Faunalytics

Shelter Animals Count and the National Animal Care & Control Association collaborated to produce the first-ever national report on animal control field services data in the United States. Historically, this type of data hasn’t been widely collected or reported at a national level, despite the essential role that field services play in public safety, community enga...

From raccoons to coyotes to pigeons to deer, cities share their streets, parks, and buildings with countless wild animals. Yet when conflicts arise, local governments have historically responded with reactive, often lethal measures that cause significant animal suffering and frequently fail on their own terms. This policy brief from researchers at New York Un...

As animal agriculture faces growing ethical scrutiny, genome editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 promise more efficient breeding with potential welfare and environmental benefits, such as increased heat tolerance or feed efficiency. However, these technologies also raise concerns about unintended harms to animals and further intensification of animal farming.

We are now several years into the boom of generative AI, and in many ways animal advocates are still trying to figure out how to use these tools without inheriting their problems. We’ve written about this twice already on the blog: once about the

Selective breeding for extreme physical features has created a quiet crisis for companion dogs in the United Kingdom. Breeds with severely flattened faces, shortened legs, or excessive skin folds are popular, but their distinctive appearances often come at the cost of chronic health problems, including breathing difficulties, eye disorders, and joint disease....