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Dr. Jeremy Marchant

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Animal welfare scientist/applied ethologist - UK/USA = based in New Mexico. Chief Scientist - Organic Plus Trust & Global Animal Partnership Science Director - A World of Good Initiative Opinions mine alone.

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · Jun 17

International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) - EDIA Award - Nominations are now open for the ISAE EDIA Award. forms.office.com/pages/respon... (more on ISAE: www.applied-ethology.org/Mission_Stat...)

Microsoft Forms

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Mar 28

🏆 Announcing the 2025 UFAW Award Winners 🏅

We are delighted to recognise this year’s UFAW Award winners for their remarkable achievements and significant contributions to animal welfare science.

🔗 Read about our award winners here: ow.ly/NJyK50VqClb

#UFAW2025 #AnimalWelfareScience

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Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf.org.uk · Mar 24

We're getting SO close to the 100,000 signature goal!

Thank you so much to everyone who's already signed, please keep sharing to help reach all the animal lovers out there. 💚

Add your name ➡️ ciwf.org.uk/SignThePetit...

#EndTheCageAge

"100,000 signatures can secure a debate in Parliament" Petition counter passing 82,000

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Mar 24

Zero sympathy

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Jenny Splitter @jennysplitter.bsky.social · Feb 25

Trump has decimated the farm animal welfare research team at USDA, @greymoran.bsky.social reports exclusively for @sentientmedia.org. There is only team team member remaining, and the future of the lab is uncertain.

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Exclusive: The USDA’s Farm Animal Welfare Research Lab — With Just One Scientist Remaining — Dismantled by Trump

Sentient has learned that the primary federal laboratory for farm animal welfare research has lost its probationary scientists to the mass firings.

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Feb 25

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Exclusive: The USDA’s Farm Animal Welfare Research Lab — With Just One Scientist Remaining — Dismantled by Trump

Sentient has learned that the primary federal laboratory for farm animal welfare research has lost its probationary scientists to the mass firings.

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Feb 14

All USDA-ARS probationers gone.

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Feb 14

Trump has crippled USDA-ARS research on farm animal welfare. Freezing new hires and terminating probationers reduces LBRU to a single scientist. Now unit is non-sustainable. Disgrace. #FarmAnimalWelfare

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 31

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Processors move to mandatory CCTV surveillance in abattoirs - Sheep Central

UPDATED standards for the Australian Livestock Processing Industry Animal Welfare Certification System have been released, including mandatory video surveillance requirements for accredited meat proce...

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 31

www.poultryworld.net/the-industry...

Welfare, smart farming and artificial intelligence in poultry - Poultry World

Smart farming, including applications of artificial intelligence (AI), has the potential to improve farm animal welfare in many ways, but practically

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 24

Great piece by Lewis Bollard of Open Philanthropy
#FarmAnimalWelfare
farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/in-defense...

In defense of the certifiers

They’re imperfect agents of change

farmanimalwelfare.substack.com

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 19

www.animals24-7.org/2025/01/19/d...

"Depopulation" cannot stop H5N1, vet reform group & Pacelle warn - Animals 24-7

Inefficient, inhumane, & ineffective––and evades addressing the cockfighting vector

www.animals24-7.org

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 19

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Morocco's Plan to Cull 3 Million Stray Dogs Ahead of 2030 FIFA World Cup Sparks Global Outrage

Morocco has announced plans to cull up to three million stray dogs to enhance its cities' appeal to visiting fans.

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 8

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How Ireland produced the world's first animal anti-cruelty laws

The Act against the Plowing by the Tayle, and pulling the Wooll off Living Sheep was the first of its kind in the world

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 8

PETA 'overreaching'? Don't believe it! (sarcasm)

‘Complete overreach’: Peta calls for compulsory shearing shed webcams, industry fires back

Federated Farmers says the proposal is a 'complete overreach' and impractical.

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 8

www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2...

Vermont Packinghouse puts new measures in place after pigs are abused: What else it did

A federal inspector witnessed pigs being kicked out of a truck delivering them Vermont Packinghouse in North Springfield. What's happening now?

www.burlingtonfreepress.com

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 8

Every day of his last term, you'd wake up to a headline of some batshit crazy thing he'd said. This fucknuckle is at it again.

Europe will not allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat

The intervention comes after Trump reiterated his desire to acquire the autonomous Danish territory.

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 6

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Opinion | Trump’s Cabinet lineup so far is surprisingly pro-animal

As Vivek Ramaswamy put it: “Animal cruelty will eventually become a genuine concern for conservatives.”

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 6

www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/anim...

Costs of Caring for Abused Animals Are Existential Crises

Nonhuman and human well-being are tightly linked and there are good reasons to include global losses of animal well-being and increases in compassion fatigue as existential crises.

www.psychologytoday.com

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 6

www.aninews.in/news/world/a...

Taiwan considers ban on ownership of 955 animals

Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture is proposing to ban the ownership and importation of 955 additional animal species, including raccoons and alligator snapping turtles, citing public safety and animal ...

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 6

www.currentaffairs.org/news/who-wil...

Who Will Stop Amish Animal Abuse?

Abuse and cruelty to animals are disturbingly common features of Amish life, just as they are in the secular world. Laws against animal cruelty must be applied to all people without religious exemptio...

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 6

www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blo...

Animal Welfare Foundation’s Discussion Forum is back for 2025

The animal welfare issues to be debated at this year’s Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) Discussion Forum have been revealed.

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 3

www.forbes.com/sites/christ...

Why Businesses Using Eggs In Asia Are Turning To Cage-Free Credits

“It’s essentially the first cage-free credit system that allows food and hospitality businesses to offset their use of conventional or caged eggs”

Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Jan 3

cosmosmagazine.com/nature/anima...

How AI is helping us understand animal behaviour

CSIRO data researchers are working with industry partners to develop an artificial intelligence-powered system to monitor animal behaviour.

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Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social · Dec 24

www.urdupoint.com/en/business/...

Minister For National Food Security And Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain Urges For Need Of Legislation For Animal Health Welfare - UrduPoint

Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain on Tuesday emphasized the urgent need for federal legislation for animal health and welfare in the country

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