Animal Welfare Foundation puts out require scientists to make an application for financing
The Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) is seeking to invest £70,000 in research study covering the subject: “Breeding for better welfare: enabling human behaviour that leads to animals experiencing a better life”.
AWF, the British Veterinary Association’s charity, has actually long acknowledged the value of human behaviour modification science and its critical function in supporting the veterinary and animal well-being occupations to favorably affect animal well-being. It is now getting in touch with UK-based scientists to send propositions that address this call, with a specific concentrate on breeding problems.
The charity, which utilizes veterinary and clinical understanding to enhance animal well-being, will award a combined overall of £70,000, consisting of £40,000 from the Norman Hayward Fund to go towards research study into horses, livestock and sheep and £30,000 for research study on any types from the AWF General Funds.
Chair of AWF Julian Kupfer said: “AWF’s Research Call for 2023 gives a unique opportunity for researchers to utilise human behaviour change science to positively advance animal welfare through innovative research, bridging the gap between knowledge and real-world impact leading to animals experiencing a better life.”
Past AWF-funded jobs consist of Dr Rowena Packer’s 2020 examination into the inspirations and behaviours of UK owners getting puppies throughout lockdown. Nicknamed ‘Pandemic puppies’, this initial AWF financing has actually because leveraged a more £200,000 of financing for follow-on jobs.
In 2022, Dr Sandra Baker’s “An assessment of the relative welfare impacts of different rat control methods” research study findings supported BVA glue traps policy and notified the 2022 Glue Traps Offence Act, a big win for enhancing animal well-being.
The due date for research study proposition submissions is 9am on Friday 4 August 2023.
For more info about the available financing, task requirements and to use, go to animalwelfarefoundation.org.uk/research-call-2023/
