Background: Animals play a crucial role in social occupational fields. The positive effects of animals are described in theory and practice. However, the significance of animal welfare in animal-assisted intervention settings has not yet been extensively researched, so that the aim of this...

In developing sustainable production and consumption models based on animal welfare, there is a need to determine the commercialization capacity of animal welfare-friendly products. This study was carried out to examine the cognitive, affective, and behavioural sub-dimensions of the West Aegean...

Animal welfare is an issue that drawing more and more attention all over the world. To encourage more production of animal welfare-friendly products, the support from consumers is quiet necessary. This survey was conducted to investigate the consumer awareness and willingness to pay for animal...

Animal welfare is a growing public concern that has the potential to undermine the social license of zoos and aquariums. The lack of consensus on how animal welfare is defined across such a diverse sector combined with and a widespread belief that commercial priorities such as entertaining visitors ...

This paper tries to provide an overview of what we currently know about perceptions of animal welfare in different societies across the developing world and to discuss possible scenarios on how the state of animal welfare could evolve in the future. To do so, the paper first defines animal welfare. ...

There is growing public concern about the welfare of farm animals, and farm animal welfare can be considered an ethical attribute of product quality. This paper elicits consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for animal welfare attributes in pork products using a choice experiment (CE) in China....

Slaughter of animals is a necessary step of meat production process that takes place out of public view, but that is a subject of consumers' and civil society organisations' concern. Public policies are progressing constantly to meet social expectations and optimize official controls in...

The transition to a more sustainable livestock sector represents one of the major challenges of our time. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is recognised as the gold standard methodology for assessing the environmental impact of farming systems. Simultaneously, animal welfare is a key component of...

The relationship between animal welfare at slaughter and slaughterhouse profitability is complex, with potential trade-offs between animal welfare costs and benefits. Slaughterhouses currently lack data support for decisions on investments that can improve both animal welfare and profitability....

Animal welfare is a multiparameteral concept that encompasses the physical and mental health of animals and includes various aspects such as physical wellbeing, absence of hunger and thirst, and ability to express motivated behavior, to which farmers usually attach different importance. The...