Animals & Society Institute News
ASI Call for Papers—Human-Animal Relationships and Welfare in the Anthropocene: Pandemics, Climate Change, and Other Disasters
The ASI-managed Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (JAAWS)—the leading peer-reviewed academic journal on the science of animal welfare—has issued a Call for Papers for a Special Issue dealing with original research related to "Human-Animal Relationships and...
Concerns over New Pandemics and Climate Change Spur UK NGOs to Take Legal Action to End Factory Farming
The crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 virus both exacerbated and illuminated animal abuses within industrialized animal agriculture. In addition to the inhumane conditions under which animals become meat through factory farming, the connections between factory farming...
ASI Welcomes New Board Members
The Animals & Society Institute, an independent human-animal relationship think tank dedicated to improving the lives of animals and people through research and analysis, is excited to announce the election of our new members of the Board of Directors who will...
Grant Proposal Writer Opportunity
ASI is looking for a Grant Proposal Writer. This contracted position is responsible for actively supporting ASI programs and cultivation activities. The successful candidate will have the expertise to craft funding proposals and reports in a clear and compelling...
ASI’s Spring Matching Gift Campaign Doubles Your Donation
ASI is excited to share that we have a generous donor who has agreed to match all donations during our 2021 Spring Matching Gift Campaign—up to $10,000! As the leading think-tank in the human-animal studies field, your support is critical to ensure that humane policy...
The Coronavirus Pandemic Fuels the Growth of ‘Alternative Meat’
Concerns over industrialized agriculture schemes are nothing new. The treatment of animals raised and processed through them, environmental sustainability, and climate change impacts all factor into arguments against the industry, and meat eating itself. Now it...
The ‘Zoo’ in Zoonotic: Will COVID-19 Infections and Financial Considerations Trigger Change for Zoos?
The pandemic has challenged zoos is several ways, among them the vulnerability of zoo animals to COVID-19 infections. New scientific modelling suggests even more species of animals kept in zoos are at high risk of COVID-19 infection. In addition, steep revenue losses...
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