Animalethics

Animalethics

Faculty of Health and Medical Science

Danish research centre

Centre for Companion Animal Welfare

Introduction to animal ethics

The principles and practices of animal ethics

Two horses lying down on paddock - Astrid Helene Birk

Animal Ethics Dilemma

Try the interactive tool and learn about different ethical views on animal ethics

About Animalethics.net

Academic papers about animal ethics and welfare - open access when possible

Companion animals

Farm animals

Laboratory animals

Wild animals

Horse welfare

2024.10.08

Oral behaviour during riding is associated with oral lesions in dressage horses

This study included 11 warmblood dressage horses, randomly selected for oral inspection after competition. Five of eleven inspected horses had abrasion of the skin and/or mucosa.

Welfare pork products

2024.09.24

Why is welfare pork so expensive?

Inspired by data from the Danish pork market, the present study seeks to identify cost drivers in the value chain of niche pork products.

Presentation

2024.09.11

Will dog breeds as we know them today soon be a thing of the past?

Presentation by Peter Sandøe at the 5th International Dog Health Workshop (IDHW) 2024 in Helsinki, Finland.

Columns for Canadian Veterinary Journal

Ethicists’ commentary on addressing animal welfare concerns involving non-patients and non-clients

Ethical question of the month, April 2024 You are an equine veterinarian who provides services to a sport-horse facility. There is an educational clinic for young riders being held at the facility, with a guest…

Ethicists’ commentary on deciding whether to proceed with spaying an unexpectedly pregnant animal from a “no-kill” shelter

Ethical question of the month, March 2024 You provide veterinary services to a “no-kill” small animal shelter. A mature female bulldog crossbreed dog is presented for a spay procedure. The history supplied is that the…

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Contact

Peter Sandøe is professor in bioethics at the University of Copenhagen.

pes@sund.ku.dk

+45 35 33 30 59