The Science of Animal JOY – and Why It Changes Everything
Something very cool is happening in animal science… researchers (and animal care professionals!) are not satisfied anymore with just ensuring animals don't suffer. We want to know if animals are FLOURISHING - whether they experience something we might recognise as...
The Science of Animal JOY – and Why It Changes Everything
Something very cool is happening in animal science… researchers (and animal care professionals!) are not satisfied anymore with just ensuring animals don't...
Your voice changes your dogs’ body – the science of how we talk to our dogs
Think about it. You are about to leave the house for a few nights’ trip out of town with your bestie and your trusted dog loving housemate is taking...
Fake Online Animal Rescue Videos: Know your stuff so you don’t fund cruelty by mistake
So you're scrolling through your instagram feed when a video pops up, it's of a tiny fawn tangled in barbed wire, frozen in fear, as a rugged hunty...
CAEP’s First Fundraiser for the SPCA!
Our mission at the Captive Animal Enrichment Project is to address and improve the state of animal welfare - for the animals who live...
The Reality of Animal Testing, and Ethical and Relevant Alternatives
For way too long animal testing has been a cornerstone of scientific research, particularly in cosmetics and medical fields. Over a hundred million...
Compassion fatigue in animal welfare
“The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk...
A sprinkle of good news from the natural world!
Friends we all know how gloomy it can be out there. Wealthy people alter our night sky, transgender people are having their hard-won rights...
Scientists finally agree: Animals Feel More Than We Ever Acknowledged
Many of us with close animal companions have actively witnessed the layers of emotion they show us, but for decades, science largely ignored or...
When Rats Become Optimists: A Window into Animal Emotional Worlds
Imagine a world where your entire environment never changes—the same walls, the same view, the same routine, day after day. For many animals living...
Holiday snaps: How your animal selfie could be causing harm
When we travel most of us want to send our friends picture updates of us with playful monkeys sitting on our shoulders or a tiger cub falling asleep...
What to look out for in an ethical animal sanctuary
Spending time with wild and exotic animals is certainly appealing to locals and tourists, but it's becoming increasingly important to identify which...
Clever Hans: What we really learned from the genius horse mathematician
Early in the 20th century, word of an extraordinary horse named ‘Clever Hans’ travelled around Europe, causing a wave of wonder and intrigue. Under...
How rats helped us understand more about addiction
You may not agree but rats are often chosen to be used in experiments because physiologically and behaviourally, they are quite similar to humans....
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