World Animal Protection

About: World Animal Protection is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Animal welfare & Animal Welfare (journal). The organization has 36 authors who have published 37 publications receiving 2412 citations. The organization is also known as: World Animal Protection.

Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies

Abstract: Food security is high on the global policy agenda. Demand for food is increasing as populations grow and gain wealth to purchase more varied and resource-intensive diets. There is increased competition for land, water, energy, and other inputs into food production. Climate change poses challenges to agriculture, particularly in developing countries ( 1 ), and many current farming practices damage the environment and are a major source of greenhouse gases (GHG). In an increasingly globalized world, food insecurity in one region can have widespread political and economic ramifications ( 2 ).

Rough Trade: Animal Welfare in the Global Wildlife Trade

Abstract: Wildlife trade is a big and burgeoning business, but its welfare impacts have not been studied comprehensively. We review the animal welfare impacts of the wildlife trade as they were reported in the literature between 2006 and 2011. Rarely was the term welfare mentioned, evidence of welfare impact documented, or welfare improvement recommended. Literature focused on mammals and on animals killed on site, for luxury goods or food, and for traditional medicine. Welfare impacts may be underreported, particularly in international, illegal, and wild-caught trade and trade in reptiles. Greater attention should perhaps be paid to the welfare of animals traded alive and in larger numbers (e.g., birds, reptiles, amphibians) and to those—including mammals—potentially subject to greater impacts through live use (e.g., as pets). More evidence-based research is needed. Animal welfare should be integrated with wider issues; collaboration between conservationists and welfarists and the development of health and welfare levers to influence trade offer benefits to both people and wildlife.

Resolving Human‐Bear Conflict: A Global Survey of Countries, Experts, and Key Factors

Abstract: Human-bear conflicts cause annoyance, financial losses, injuries, and even death to people In poorer parts of the world, conflicts with bears can affect local economies Retaliation against bears may threaten the future of small, isolated populations Our survey of the world's bear experts revealed that the problem is worsening in terms of severity of conflicts and their impact on bear conservation on all four continents inhabited by bears However, the main drivers of conflict, and its manifestations, differ among bear species We reviewed human-bear conflict management plans from which we identified 10 categories of mitigating interventions that together comprise a ubiquitous bear conflict management toolbox Within this toolbox, the peer-reviewed literature indicates heavy reliance on education and physical barriers for conflict mitigation In customizing these general approaches to local circumstances, it is important to be mindful of starkly varying geopolitical and social circumstances There is a pressing need to improve transfer of knowledge from places with active empirical research on mitigation (especially North America), and adapting methodologies to other parts of the world We saw little evidence of evaluation and adaptive management in the conflict plans Failure to mitigate conflicts may reduce society's tolerance of bears and diminish conservation efforts

Designing programs for eliminating canine rabies from islands: Bali, Indonesia as a case study.

Abstract: This study was funded by the UK Medical Research Council (grant G0901135), the Wellcome Trust (grant 095787/Z/11/Z), the RAPIDD program of the Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, and the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health.

A practitioner's guide to working dog welfare

Abstract: Research conducted by the Anthrozoology Institute and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has shown that many working dogs exhibit high levels of physiologic stress in response to kenneling (Hiby et al., 2006; Rooney et al., 2007a). Furthermore, these dogs tend to perform poorly during training, establishing links between welfare and working ability (Rooney et al., 2005, 2007b). Subsequently, we have been studying how kenneling affects welfare and working ability. Specifically, we have investigated which elements within housing and husbandry influence welfare, which of these seem to be the most important, and how environmental enrichment (e.g. feeding devices) can affect welfare and working ability. This paper draws together results from all of these studies, identifying signs that may be indicative of compromised welfare, and providing guidelines, based on scientific evidence, for how to improve kenneled working dog welfare. It reproduces an unpublished guide designed to primarily inform and advise practitioners who are responsible for caring for, and/or handling working dogs. This paper aims to ensure that practitioners are updated of the most recent advances in working dog welfare, and hence many of the studies summarized here are yet to be published in full, in peer-reviewed journals.