Animal Welfare: Laws, Policy and Alternative Approaches to Drive Improvements across Animal Industries

Dear Colleagues,

Animal welfare is a key issue today as a result of our understanding around animal sentience, as well as an increased public concern about how animals are treated. A multifaceted approach to safeguarding and improving welfare is generally needed. The tools to achieve this can include legislation, quasi-legislative documents, and market- or consumer-driven approaches such as assurance schemes. In our globalized economy, there is increasingly a role for change resulting from international drivers such as the advent of free-trade agreements. Besides these more formal approaches, real welfare improvements likely need a holistic approach encompassing animal welfare education, awareness campaigns, and public engagement activities.

In this Special Issue, we encourage both original and secondary research around animal welfare laws and policies that may apply to individual animal industries or across many. We also encourage research that examines other facets that may influence welfare, such as consumer-led initiatives, media or public interest, and education programs.

Dr. Alexandra Whittaker
Dr. Rochelle Palazzo nee Morton
Guest Editors

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