Animal Welfare Research Network

动物福利研究网络

• 批准号: BB/S012974/1
• 负责人: Michael Mendl
• 金额: $ 13万
• 依托单位: University of Bristol
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=BB%2FS012974%2F1
• 关键词: Animal; Welfare; Research; Network

Animal welfare continues to be an important issue for many members of the public. In a 2016 Eurobarometer survey of nearly 28,000 EU citizens, 94% believed that it was important to protect the welfare of farmed animals, and 57% said that it was very important to do so (Special Eurobarometer 442, 2016). A consequence is that debates on animal usage and animal welfare can be highly charged and emotive affairs, open to the influence of vested interests and biased argument. However, decisions by government and other stakeholders for future directions need to be based on information that is as unbiased and objective as possible. This information comes from systematic and scientific animal welfare research. A strong and sustained animal welfare research community is thus essential to underpin well-informed decisions that maintain and improve welfare. To achieve greater interaction and cohesion within the UK animal welfare research community (probably the largest of its kind in the world), the Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN) was set up in 2016. Since that time, its membership has grown to nearly 500, including animal welfare researchers but also neuroscientists, immunologists, social and political scientists and other academics, alongside representatives from charities, industry, research funding organisastions, policy-makers and government. Surveys indicate that members have benefitted by forming new collaborations, improving their skills as a researcher, improving their understanding of animal welfare research, becoming more aware of opportunities in the area, and achieving grant success.In the next phase of the AWRN, we aim to continue and develop our activities including: (i) running 2-day annual meetings which incorporate networking activities, workshops (e.g. grant-writing), and research spotlight sessions with invited speakers; (ii) developing our early career researcher (ECR) activities to stimulate, encourage and mentor ECRs to develop into the next generation of PIs leading research grants applications and establishing animal welfare research groups (e.g. via researcher-exchange and cross-institute PhD training and mentoring); (iii) funding 3 member-led workshops per year to bring together animal welfare researchers and stakeholders / researchers in other relevant areas to discuss emerging topics of interest, run training sessions, and develop new contacts (at least one of these will be ring-fenced for ECRs each year); (iv) maintaining and developing our website (awrn.co.uk) with a particular focus on encouraging use of the internal-facing members area for discussion, sharing of information on methods, skills, new technologies, and findings; (v) further increasing membership, including exploring the potential for internationalisation with the support of a potential Network co-funder (UFAW); (vi) exploring future funding opportunities, including with UFAW and also bodies such as OpenPhilanthropy which has started to fund animal welfare-related projects, and considering the imposition of joining or subscription fees.

对于许多公众来说，动物福利仍然是一个重要问题。在 2016 年欧洲晴雨表对近 28,000 名欧盟公民的调查中，94% 的人认为保护养殖动物的福利很重要，57% 的人表示这样做非常重要（Special Eurobarometer 442, 2016）。其结果是，关于动物使用和动物福利的辩论可能会变得高度激烈和情绪化，容易受到既得利益和偏见论据的影响。然而，政府和其他利益相关者对未来方向的决定需要基于尽可能公正和客观的信息。这些信息来自系统、科学的动物福利研究。因此，一个强大而持续的动物福利研究团体对于支持维持和改善福利的明智决策至关重要。为了在英国动物福利研究界（可能是世界上最大的同类研究界）内实现更大的互动和凝聚力，动物福利研究网络 (AWRN) 于 2016 年成立。自那时起，其成员已增至近 500 名包括动物福利研究人员，还包括神经科学家、免疫学家、社会和政治科学家和其他学者，以及来自慈善机构、工业界、研究资助组织、政策制定者和政府的代表。调查表明，成员通过形成新的合作、提高研究人员的技能、提高对动物福利研究的理解、更加了解该领域的机会以及取得资助成功而受益。在 AWRN 的下一阶段，我们的目标继续和发展我们的活动，包括：(i) 举办为期 2 天的年度会议，其中包括网络活动、研讨会（例如拨款写作）和受邀演讲者的研究焦点会议； (ii) 开展我们的早期职业研究员 (ECR) 活动，以刺激、鼓励和指导 ECR 发展成为下一代 PI，领导研究资助申请并建立动物福利研究小组（例如通过研究员交流和跨机构博士培训和指导）； (iii) 每年资助 3 次由成员主导的研讨会，将动物福利研究人员和其他相关领域的利益相关者/研究人员聚集在一起，讨论新出现的感兴趣的主题、举办培训课程并发展新的联系（其中至少一个将是环形的）每年都针对 ECR 进行围栏）； (iv) 维护和开发我们的网站 (awrn.co.uk)，特别注重鼓励使用面向内部的成员区域进行讨论、分享有关方法、技能、新技术和发现的信息； (v) 进一步增加成员数量，包括在潜在网络共同资助者（UFAW）的支持下探索国际化的潜力； (vi) 探索未来的资助机会，包括与 UFAW 以及 OpenPhilanthropy 等机构（已开始资助动物福利相关项目），并考虑征收加入费或订阅费。

项目成果

Animal welfare and other ethical implications of Precision Livestock Farming technology

精准畜牧技术的动物福利和其他伦理影响

• DOI: http://dx.10.1186/s43170-021-00037-8
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
• 作者: Schillings J

How Happy Are Equine Athletes? Stakeholder Perceptions of Equine Welfare Issues Associated with Equestrian Sport.

马术运动员有多快乐？

• DOI: http://dx.10.3390/ani11113228
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: an open access journal from MDPI
• 作者: Furtado T

The Potential for New Donkey Farming Systems to Supply the Growing Demand for Hides.

新的驴养殖系统满足不断增长的生皮需求的潜力。

• DOI: http://dx.10.3390/ani10040718
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: an open access journal from MDPI
• 作者: Bennett R

Social behavior in farm animals: Applying fundamental theory to improve animal welfare.

农场动物的社会行为：应用基础理论改善动物福利。

• DOI: http://dx.10.3389/fvets.2022.932217
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Frontiers in veterinary science
• 作者: Lee VE

Demand for donkey hides and implications for global donkey populations

对驴皮的需求及其对全球驴种群的影响

• 发表时间: 2019
• 作者: Bennett R