In animal welfare science, some areas (particularly where large industries have integrated R&D culture, like dairy/eggs/meat/wool sectors) are well funded. Other human-animal interaction research (where human health outcomes integrated) gets funded too...
... However, the animal experience/welfare side is often under-researched (or absent) in favour of human health outcomes. This is disappointing, only researches half the story & risks exploitation rather than science which helps shape evidence-based best practice #animalwelfare
It's my hope that more researchers, institutes & funders will insist on #animalwelfare being robustly measured in new studies of human-animal interaction and tricky areas like wildlife management in the future. We are lucky to have support of @UFAW_1926 @AnimalWelfareRN #science
Some areas are woefully underfunded in the absence of a regulator or industry. We need champions and philanthropists to support innovative thinking in #animalwelfare #science. There is so much room for improvement and so many clever people who want to help, but we lack resources.
I hope that launching @YAWScience will help more stories of the amazing researchers & their work in #animalwelfare #science find you. Please follow as we start this adventure to effect more positive change in the world. I'm also at @DoUBelieveInDog for all your dog #scicomm
It's been a great week at @realscientists - thanks for having me @RealSciMods ❤️ I hope to come back in another 8 years' time for a third visit to tell you what new things the field of #animalwelfare #science has discovered. Take care all! // Mia #overandout
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