Animal welfare science is a relatively new scientific discipline, evolving mostly from within
veterinary medicine over the latter half of the twentieth century into an independent specialty�…

In this chapter, we introduce some of the principal issues that have arisen in relation to
scientific approaches to animal welfare, most of which are treated in more detail later in the�…

What is animal welfare? Why has it proved so difficult to find a definition that everyone can
agree on? This concise and accessible guide is for anyone who is interested in animals and�…

Animal welfare is an issue that concerns us all. Recent advances in scientific understanding
of welfare and proposals for ways of keeping animals have not fully reached the public�…

There are many decision contexts in which we require accurate information on animal
welfare, in ethics, management, and policy. Unfortunately, many of the methods currently�…

The overall aim of the work outlined in this statement is to help establish a common
framework for future scientific opinions dealing with the use of animal‐based measures to�…

The Detroit Zoological Society's (DZS) Center for Zoo Animal Welfare (CZAW) was created
to advance the science and policy of the welfare of exotic nonhuman animals in captivity�…

Despite the diversity of animal welfare definitions, most recognise the centrality of the
feelings of animals which are currently impossible to measure directly. As a result, animal�…

In assessing the relative merits of farm animal production systems or research procedures
using live animals, the impact on the welfare of the animals involved is increasingly being�…

Welfare is a word widely used by the public in many situations and its meaning is often not
precise. However, an objective definition is needed if the concept is to be used scientifically�…