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A new research project will conduct a first study of the way fish die in fishery with the aim to examine how billions of fish living in mid waters die in trawling, and whether fishing methods can be developed to support a more humane killing of these sentient animals. Eurogroup for Animals’ member Animal Protection Denmark and the Danish Pelagic Producers Organization are the architects behind the multi-year project. Scientists from the Swedish University of Agriculture, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Aqua) and the Danish Institute of Technology will carry out the research. The project is funded by Open Philanthropy, an American research and grantmaking organisation.

Fishers, scientists and Animal Protection Denmark join forces to conduct first study on animal welfare in the fishing industry

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A new JRC study describes almost 300 non-animal models used for research on respiratory diseases and the development of new drugs and therapies.

Tackling respiratory diseases with advanced non-animal models

21 September 2020

What works and what doesn’t when it comes to describing plant-rich foods? World Resources Institute's findings identify four kinds of language to avoid and three to embrace to help restaurants and the food industry boost sales of plant-rich menu items.

It’s all in a name: How to boost the sales of plant-based menu items

21 September 2020

Our knowledge of fish welfare is still scant relative to the enormous demands created by aquaculture expansion and focuses primarily on preventing poor health without considering provision of environments conducive to positive experiences.

Article: "From land to water: Taking fish welfare seriously"

7 September 2020

Pig welfare is still above standard in Denmark but not at the absolute peak of the world, concludes a new Danish study that has compared pig welfare in five European countries.

Danish pig welfare lagging behind in new study

Calves that still need to be fed with milk or are accustomed to milk replacer (unweaned calves) place special demands on the technical equipment of transport vehicles during long-distance transport.

Germany's Friedrich Loeffler Institute issues technical requirements for long-distance transport of unweaned calves

Is it possible to keep dairy cows and their calves together in automatic milking systems? What are the effects on milk yield, calf growth, health and fertility?

Researchers investigate if it is possible to keep dairy cows and their calves together in automatic milking systems

The study is one of the first of its kind to examine what risk COVID-19 in humans poses to their pets and why some animals become infected while others do not.

University of Guelph researchers studying Coronavirus infection in pets

An Italian study found horses and dogs can play together, communicating their intentions of playing and reading and mimicking each other’s facial expressions.

Horses and dogs understand and adapt to each other in play

Without speaking the same language, it’s impossible to know for sure what your horse thinks or feels. Every horse is different, and every horse/human relationship is different, but science can give us hints at what’s going on in your horse’s mind.

Do horses miss their owners when they're not around?

If people are properly informed about cultured meat, most are willing to pay nearly 40 percent more for it than for regular meat, according to research at Maastricht University (UM), where Professor Mark Post created the world's first lab-grown hamburger in 2013.

People will pay a premium for cultured meat if given the right information

The New Scientist has published alarming data stating that fish are infected with nearly 300 times more parasitic worms than in the 1980’s. Here we discuss the many alternatives to consuming conventional seafood, for our health and for the sake of the planet.

Study reveals fish contain 283 times more parasites than 40 years ago

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