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Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · 20h

🔍NEW OPINION PAPER warns that framing #cat confinement as an uncomplicated “win-win” for #wildlife and cats risks misleading the public and undermining trust in #conservation and #animalwelfare messaging.

🔗 Read the full paper here: ow.ly/Km3l50X8pKy

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 2d

📢 The UFAW & AWRN seminar series Influencing for Impact – Translating #AnimalWelfare Research into #Law & #Policy continues next week with Claire Bass, Senior Director of Campaigns & Public Affairs at Humane World for Animals.

🔗 Register here: ufaw.org.uk/researchtopolicy

A flyer for the UFAW/AWRN Seminar Series: Influencing for impact - translating animal welfare research into policy and law. The UFAW and AWRN logos are displayed in the top left-hand corner. A photo of Claire Bass (Senior Director Campaigns and Public Affairs, Humane World for Animals) is shown. The text reads: “Engaging political animals: using Parliamentary events and party conferences to influence policymakers.”

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 6d

📢Applications are now open for the UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarships!

Are you a student with an idea to improve #animalwelfare? UFAW scholarships offer the chance to bring your research to life and gain hands-on experience.

🔗 Apply here: ufaw.org.uk/awss
📅 Closing date: 28 February 2026

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Nominations are now open for the UFAW Early Career #AnimalWelfare Researcher of the Year Award!

Know a PhD student, or someone within six years of completing theirs, making a big difference in animal welfare? Nominate them today!

📆 Nominations close 10 December 2025 ➡️ ow.ly/WK6v50TMwEh

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 8d

📢Nominations are now open for the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to #AnimalWelfareScience!

Do you know an individual whose research, teaching, service, or advocacy has significantly benefited the welfare of animals? Nominate them here: ow.ly/Bs7b50X3ENT

📅 Nominations close 10 December

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 9d

📢 Join us on Thursday for the next instalment of the UFAW & AWRN online seminar series.

We’re pleased to welcome Alick Simmons (former UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Surgeon), who will be speaking on “How much does evidence really influence #animalwelfare policy?”

🔗 ufaw.org.uk/researchtopolicy

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 9d

📢 We’re hiring!

Together with our sister charity, the @the-hsa.bsky.social, we are seeking a Scientific Communications & Content Assistant to join our talented Scientific Comms Team.

📅 Apply by 19 October 2025
🔗 For further details: ow.ly/nkFp50X3BFG

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 12d

📢 We’re pleased to announce that all recordings from the 2025 UFAW International #AnimalWelfare Conference are now available to watch on our YouTube channel.

📽️ Watch the sessions here: ow.ly/5nQI50X2S7c

🔗 View abstracts for all talks and posters: ow.ly/40c950X2Sh7

#AnimalWelfareScience

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Alick Simmons @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social · 14d

This series of seminars are free for all. If you have an interest in animal welfare, it’s a must. I promise to be equal parts informative, entertaining and provocative.

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Next up in the UFAW & AWRN seminar series, Influencing for Impact, is Alick Simmons, former UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Surgeon, speaking on “How much does evidence really influence #animalwelfare policy?”

🔗 Register for this and the remaining sessions at: ufaw.org.uk/researchtopolicy

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 14d

We’re thrilled to announce the dates for the UFAW Centenary Conference 2026:

📅 23-25 June 2026
📍Senate House, University of London, UK and online

Join us as we celebrate 100 years of science for animal welfare! More details coming soon: ufaw.org.uk/ufaw100

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Next up in the UFAW & AWRN seminar series, Influencing for Impact, is Alick Simmons, former UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Surgeon, speaking on “How much does evidence really influence #animalwelfare policy?”

🔗 Register for this and the remaining sessions at: ufaw.org.uk/researchtopolicy

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Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · 21d

🔍 NEW STUDY explores how horse owners conceptualise chronic pain within the context of everyday interactions with their horse, what drives them to seek veterinary involvement, and how these interactions shape perceptions of pain and its management.

🔗 ow.ly/Wt2S50WYaG9

#AnimalWelfareScience

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Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · 21d

🔍 NEW STUDY highlights gaps in awareness, enforcement, and practices affecting livestock welfare during transport and at markets in Nigeria.

🔗 Read the full, open access article here: ow.ly/kH9K50WY7hC

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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

Hi @drmiacobb.bsky.social, thanks for getting in touch. Our centenary conference will be held 23-25 June 2026 at the University of London. We will make a formal announcement soon.

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Sep 4

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Dr Abdi Feyisa, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, and Head of Department of Clinical Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

🔗Interested in joining our LINKs scheme? Visit: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

#AnimalWelfare

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Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA) @lasa-uk.bsky.social · Sep 1

The @rspcalabanimal.bsky.social and @ufaw.bsky.social are pleased to present the 32nd Rodent Welfare Group Meeting on 7 October 25 with a focus on home-cage monitoring.

🕙 10:00 - 16:00
📍 Scotland
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Closing: 28/09/25

#AnimalScience #AnimalWelfare #HomecageMonitoring

32nd RSPCA/UFAW Rodent Welfare Group Meeting - Registration

The RSPCA and UFAW are pleased to present the 32nd Rodent Welfare Group Meeting, hosted at the University of Edinburgh. This year, one of the meeting's key themes will be around the use of home cage...

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Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔍NEW STUDY examines undergraduate attitudes towards animal welfare science and implications for teaching.

🔗 Read the full open access article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · Aug 22

🔍 NEW STUDY explores the challenges small mammal owners face in providing optimal housing and welfare for their pets.

🔗 Read the full open access article here: ow.ly/eAEy50WJBTv

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Aug 21

Are you an undergraduate or master’s level student carrying out #animalwelfare research? Would you benefit from guidance and support in the early stages of project planning? If so, apply to join the UFAW Mentoring Scheme!

🔗 Apply here: ufaw.org.uk/mentor

📅 Deadline: 15 Sept 2025

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Aug 21

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Dr Jean Claude Manirambona, Lecturer at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Rwanda, and part-time Lecturer at the Department of Animal Health and Productions, University of Burundi.

🔗Interested in joining? ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

#AnimalWelfare

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢 The UFAW & AWRN seminar series: Influencing for Impact – Translating #AnimalWelfare Research into Law & Policy, returns on 18 September.

Dr Benjamin Lecorps and Dr Eugénie Duval will discuss: “Trials and Errors in Bridging Animal Welfare Science and Policy.”

🔗Sign up here ➡️ lnkd.in/eS8cK3PQ

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Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · Aug 13

🔍 “I want them to live their best lives”: Owner experiences of walking with their cats.

This qualitative study examined the practice of walking domestic cats on a leash as a potential compromise between indoor-only & free-roaming lifestyles.

🔗 Read the open access article here: ow.ly/pJCW50WF7S7

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Aug 8

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Dr Kate Creutzinger, from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Vermont, USA.

🔗Interested in joining our LINKs Scheme? Visit: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

#AnimalWelfare

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Professor Victoria Eugenia Pereira Bengoa, from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de La Salle, Colombia.

🔗Interested in joining our University LINKs scheme? Visit: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

#AnimalWelfareSciecne #AnimalWelfare

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Jul 30

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Professor Caleb Kudi, from the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.

🔗Interested in joining our LINKs scheme? Visit: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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