animal welfare farming and wildlife health food Five Domains Model
During the past decade, the term “welfare” has been widely discussed in animal industries. The growing number of wildlife-human conflicts caused by urban expansion and climate change reveals the urgent need of solutions that can ensure both wildlife welfare and human development requirements. In terms of farm animals, with the promotion of intensive production, whether intensification is leading to the suffering and poor welfare of animals has been a highly debated Research Topic. Pet species such as cats and dogs also received widespread welfare concerns to improve their quality of life. However, some issues related to animal welfare have been studied less in depth than others, more research is warranted to understand animal welfare issues across animal production systems and to come up with innovative solutions to improve animal health and wellbeing.