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A report reveals the continued expansion of China’s ocean theme parks and the serious welfare issues faced by over 1,300 captive whales, dolphins, and porpoises.| Faunalytics
Across the European Union, member states have taken different approaches to animal welfare legislation, causing gaps in protection that leave farmed animals vulnerable to harmful systems and practices. The post Animal Welfare Legislation In The European Union: A Call For Consistency appeared first on Faunalytics.| Faunalytics
For as long as humans have been able to imagine other minds, we’ve wanted to speak to animals. With the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence models, scientists believe we may only be a few years away from a world where we talk to animals — and they talk back. The post The Ethics Of Using AI To Talk To Animals appeared first on Faunalytics.| Faunalytics
A report reveals the continued expansion of China’s ocean theme parks and the serious welfare issues faced by over 1,300 captive whales, dolphins, and porpoises.| Faunalytics
As wildlife disappears, much of it goes untracked and unnoticed. But hope may literally be rising from the ground up. By combining ancient animal tracking with new technology, scientists can now use footprints to find and protect hidden species, giving us a powerful new way to save nature. The post Tracking Without A Trace: How Footprints And Non-Invasive Methods Could Transform Wildlife Monitoring appeared first on Faunalytics.| Faunalytics
Caviar is marketed as a luxury food, but for the sturgeons who produce it, life is anything but glamorous. Whether harvested through traditional or so-called ethical methods, both systems involve serious suffering that challenges the notion of cruelty-free caviar.| Faunalytics
This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about hammerhead shark fishing, the impact of playtime on cat hunting behavior, air pollution from industrial animal farms, and more.| Faunalytics
The Open Sanctuary Podcast is a free resource for anyone looking for discussions about important topics for animal sanctuaries and rescues.| The Open Sanctuary Project
Researchers mapped the links between food production and antimicrobial resistance, revealing a complex web connecting animal, human, and ecosystem health.| Faunalytics
This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about quail farming, gaps in global conservation funding, app-based veg*n challenges, and more.| Faunalytics
When it comes to the exotic pet trade, news stories emphasize animal welfare, while peer-reviewed research addresses it from multiple angles — conservation in particular.| Faunalytics
Researchers critique the scientific literature on insect farming, revealing flawed assumptions about sustainability, feed sources, and economic viability.| Faunalytics
Researchers quantify the intensity and duration of pain for rainbow trouts exposed to the air, a common practice during slaughter.| Faunalytics
Can large language models harm animals? The novel Animal Harm Benchmark uncovers biases and blind spots in how these models talk about animals.| Faunalytics
This may seem like a question from no particular point of the World-We-Live-In Compass, but I wonder how […]| The Slog
