Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Science in the Service of Animal Welfare

30 year career in animal welfare recognised

UFAW Medal awarded to Professor Paul Flecknell in acknowledgement of his exceptional contribution to the welfare of laboratory animals

Outstanding young animal welfare scientist recognised

Dr Rebecca Meagher, a Lecturer in Dairy Animal Science at the University of Reading, has been recognised by UFAW for her exceptional contribution to the field of animal welfare. See here for further information

UFAW welcomes new legislation to tackle genetic welfare problems in dogs

New legislation which will come into effect on the 1st of October this year heralds a potential break-through in tackling genetic welfare problems in dogs. See here for further information

Want happy elephants? Ask the experts

Research captures the valuable experience and expertise of stakeholder groups to inform welfare assessment of captive elephants, click here for further information

Genetic welfare problems in companion animals

A comprehensive information resource for all concerned about pet welfare

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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.

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UFAW reaches its 100th LINK

Through the LINKs, UFAW promotes its work and grant opportunities and encourages welfare linked educational and other activities for the students and staff at academic institutes around the world. Thank you to those members and supporters who donated to last year’s Spring Appeal to help the charity build more international LINKs - with the acceptance of a LINK at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Teramo, Italy, UFAW is pleased to announce it has now established LINKs at 100 Universities.

Should crabs and lobsters be given the benefit of the doubt and included in animal welfare legislation?

UFAW responded to a recent consultation from Defra on the Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017 arguing that the animal groups protected by the legislation should be explicitly defined and should include not only vertebrates but also cephalopods (these are protected by some existing European animal welfare legislation).

NC3Rs award for UFAW-funded Research into Lab Mouse Housing

The National Centre for Replacement, Refinement and Reduction (NC3Rs) of animals in research recently awarded Dr Georgia Mason, Dr Michael Walker and colleagues from the University of Guelph, Canada, a highly commended award in their annual prize for their UFAW-funded work on mixed-strain housing for female mice to promote both refinement and the reduction of animals used in research.