Research
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Reports that are relevent to the food industry, legislators, educators and the media
Making progress in animal welfare depends on scientific research. Our researchers network with scientists and study scientific literature to assess the welfare issues which affect farm animals in search of solutions. We are recognised for our rational evidence-based approach to the welfare of farm animals.
"The judges felt that Compassion in World Farming had created an exceptional body of sound scientific evidence that’s had an impact round the world. They’re never shrill, they don’t rely on emotion and hype to make their case, but on rational, unarguable evidence available to anyone with an interest in how we treat the living creatures who are a major part of our food supply."
BBC Radio Food and Farming Awards 2007
Research publications
We produce high-level fully-referenced reports to drive change.
Recent reports include:
We also contribute to the writing and editing of books and scientific journals. Recent publications include:
- Animals, Ethics and Trade: the Challenge of Animal Sentience, ed J Turner and J D’Silva 2006
- Sentience in Animals, Applied Animal Behaviour Science 100:1-2, 2006
- Animals in Islam by Al-Hafiz Basheer Ahmad Masri, published by the Islamic Foundation 2007
- Long Distance Transport and the Welfare of Farm Animals, ed M Appleby et al 2008
Conferences
International conferences provide an excellent opportunity to make the case for animals both to industry and to academia. We organise and contribute to conferences around the world. Our recent conferences include the ground-breaking From Darwin to Dawkins: The science and implications of Animal Sentience, the first ever Humane Education Symposium in Australia and The importance of animal welfare science to sustainable agriculture in China.
To download our reports, factsheets and briefings, please go to our
publications
section.
