UFAW Conference latest

Registration is now open for our 2021 conference – Recent advances in animal welfare science VIII to be held online on 29th -30th June 2021

Training methods do have an impact on dog welfare

Latest research, funded by UFAW, highlights the importance of positive rewards. Image Credit: Ana Catarina Vieira de Castro

New study could help improve adoption outcomes for shelter dogs

Why do adoptions fail, resulting in the return of the dog? A new study by researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada may provide an answer

UFAW funds study to help evaluate marine wildlife deaths in Cornwall

UFAW has part-funded a study which aims to provide a greater understanding of the impact of “bycatch” on cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises and whales) in Cornwall and to prove the efficacy of the Bycatch Evidence Evaluation Protocol (BEEP) Project.

Statement from UFAW CEO Huw Golledge

Covid-19 statement from our CEO Huw Golledge

Genetic welfare problems in companion animals

A comprehensive information resource for all concerned about pet welfare

UFAW’s international peer-reviewed journal

Animal Welfare

Science in the Service of Animal Welfare

UFAW is an internationally recognised, independent, scientific and educational animal welfare charity concerned with improving knowledge and understanding of animals’ needs. It promotes high standards of welfare and practical, long-lasting solutions to welfare problems for farm, companion, laboratory, captive wild animals and those with which we interact in the wild.

Please support UFAW

UFAW’s work relies on your support. Please help us to continue our vital work. You can pledge a monthly amount of your choice (click on the box below)

£3 A month could help us to provide educational materials to improve animal welfare in developing countries£10 A month could help us to progress our outreach work to help animals around the world

or you can make a one-off donation of your choice

£20 will help us to fund initiatives like the garden wildlife healthproject £50 helps us to fund projects such as our research into lifetime indicators of animal welfare

Latest Appeal

Please click on the box below to see UFAW's current Appeal.

Ways you can help support UFAW

Spring Newsletter now out

Catch up with the latest news

Find out more

35% off Wiley-Blackwell books

for UFAW members

UFAW responds to DEFRA consultation on genome editing, highlighting potential welfare benefits but also significant dangers

In a recent consultation on the regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) produced by genome editing (GE) or other genetic technologies, DEFRA* made a distinction between genetic changes that could have been developed using traditional breeding methods and those that could not. However, the use of traditional breeding methods as a benchmark for what is and what is not acceptable is neither useful, nor scientifically logical.

Rodent glue traps consultation

UFAW is pleased to see that the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWC) recommends a ban on the use of glue traps in its recently published report on the use of rodent glue traps in Scotland.

These devices are used to control ‘pests’ including rats and mice by catching them on a sticky board. Captured animals (which sometimes include non-target species) may remain alive and stuck to the board for hours, causing severe suffering as they try to escape. Astonishingly, these traps can currently be freely sold to, and used by, the general public in the UK.

UFAW lends support to The Wild Animal Welfare Committee’s virtual conference

UFAW will be hosting the Wild Animal Welfare Committee’s (WAWC) one day conference on the GoToWebinar platform to enable hundreds of delegates from around the world to be able to attend.