Dr Heather Browning (Veit)
Scientist & Philosopher | Former zookeeper, now Lecturer at University of Southampton, specialising in animal welfare, sentience, and ethics
- So excited to see this recommendation coming from the Animal Sentience Committee, really hoping it leads to some real change in decapod protection www.gov.uk/government/p...
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- Reposted by Dr Heather Browning (Veit)Recorded a new episode substack.com/home/post/p-...
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- Reposted by Dr Heather Browning (Veit)The IWRS is hiring! Help us build the infrastructure for invertebrate welfare research—from husbandry databases to educational resources. 🐛📖 Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15. Learn more and apply here:
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- For those cephalopod lovers among you, our new updated review of the evidence for cephalpod sentience has now been published in Biological Reviews. (Sadly the picture is of birds rather than cephalopods, as this is the journal cover!) doi.org/10.1002/brv....
- Love this new evidence of the cognitive sophistication of cows and hope that it might make a few people rethink whether they want meat on their plates www.newscientist.com/article/2511...
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- New RSPCA Animal Welfare Science Update, including articles on reptile enrichment, factors influencing dog adoptions, rehoming racehorses, welfare assessment for farmed fish, and best practice for tagging wild sharks www.rspca.org.au/learn/animal...
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- Reposted by Dr Heather Browning (Veit)1st draft of the book I've been editing submitted: 'The Welfare of Wildlife'. Both milestone & anticlimax. Looking forward to publication in late 2026. @zoophilosophy.bsky.social @walterveit.bsky.social @nikolaj-bi.bsky.social @markjonesvet.bsky.social @vassilipapa.bsky.social @5mbooks.bsky.social
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- Interesting new paper shining light on the welfare issues within the exotic animal cafes common throughout Japan. While it might be nice to have a chance to get up close with an exotic animal, most species' needs cannot be met in these spaces. doi.org/10.1292/jvms...
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- Reposted by Dr Heather Browning (Veit)this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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- We have a new book review out, taking an interdisciplinary perspective on Martha Nussbaum's 'Justice for Animals' Coauthored with Lisa Dickel, @suzannetruong.bsky.social, @harfeld.bsky.social & Anna Rademann Read here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mEjgcF2Ow...
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- Today for the first time in several weeks I've got time to work on my book project, and I'm buzzing with excitement for it. A nice reminder of why I do this work, and how much I love it (when not bogged down by other tasks!)
- Interesting new paper by Ned Block, exploring the implications if subcomputational biological mechanisms turn out to be necessary for consciousness (the entertainingly named "meat hypothesis") www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
- Very happy to see the UK government making a commitment to phasing out animal testing www.gov.uk/government/n...
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- Very cool new resource frm @faunalytics.bsky.social covering the major current issues in aquaculture faunalytics.org/fundamentals...
- This study shows that in-person encounters with animals help build connection and empathy, but I can't help feel sad for the poor stingrays who were less popular across all conditions than the more charismatic elephants doi.org/10.1002/zoo....
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- Last week @walterveit.bsky.social and I found a little wood pigeon nestling who'd come out of his nest. We were able to care for him at home for a couple of days and he's now safely with a wildlife rescue for his rehabilitation and eventual release 🐦❤️
- New book chapter out with @walterveit.bsky.social, arguing that animals should still be important even from a longtermist perspective academic.oup.com/book/60794/c...
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- New podcast out! @walterveit.bsky.social and I talk with Kyle Johannsen about our book 'What Are Zoos For?' newbooksnetwork.com/what-are-zoo...
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- Auction of beautiful wildlife art, fundraising for an excellent cause (zoo welfare charity Wild Welfare) www.jumblebee.co.uk/charityaucti...
- Our new book chapter is out, looking at self-awareness/personhood in nonhuman animals, and how it may relate to questions of suffering link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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- I recently had the chance to sit on an expert panel for the first ever citizens' assembly on animal welfare - I've written here about my experience theconversation.com/how-citizens...
- "Allogrooming duration increased with bystander number, suggesting that cattle potentially advertise relationships and status to peers." I absolutey love that cattle are showing off their friendships in front of others royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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- New RSPCA animal welfare science update, featuring our recent work on welfare risks for cephalopods/decapods, plus research on guinea pig welfare needs, insect welfare indicators, increased cow-calf contact in dairy systems, and circular aviaries for captive birds www.rspca.org.au/learn/animal...
- I feel like I'll spend my life hearing one amazing song, tracking down the whole album to the disappointed realisation that the band has no other song that even comes close to resembling it
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