Wildlife conservation often relies on population counts, but stable numbers can hide widespread suffering. Research argues that true welfare depends on individual animals’ daily experiences, not just ...

Ever dreamed of living on a farm with your own chickens, ducks, or goats? Then having farm animals as pets might be the next best thing! “Farm animals make great companions,” says Matthew Aversa, ...

While an increasingly small number of people, especially academic researchers, try to argue that nonhuman animals (animals) don’t really make friends, most people, including both researchers and ...

Closeup of a quokka's face© Goglio Michele/Shutterstock.com A growing body of research suggests that this assumption does not capture the full picture. A study published in Biology Letters in January ...