Calling for the UK to become a global leader in animal welfare, Jonathan Birch aims to further shape animal rights policy with new research at the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience at LSE.

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6:30pm Wed 7 Oct | Dr Julie Elie, Dr Irene Pepperberg, Professor Yossi Yovel | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

Scientists are learning more than ever about animals’ inner lives, challenging long-held assumptions about what they think and feel

6:30pm Wed 7 Oct | Dr Julie Elie, Dr Irene Pepperberg, Professor Yossi Yovel | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

Steven McCulloch argues that the American Veterinary Medical Association's support for federal legislation overturning state farm animal welfare laws is incompatible with veterinary responsibilities.

New technology can detect pain in farm animals, but critics say it may do more to bolster the system than improve it.

Wildlife protection frameworks in both the EU and the UK need stronger and more consistent implementation – and must recognise animals as “individuals capable of experiencing suffering&rdq...

Scientists just confirmed bumblebees can solve problems the way chimps do. The surprise is where these tiny geniuses are hiding: your backyard lawn.

An Argentine court just ruled that two fish in a sushi restaurant window are "sentient beings" with legal rights. Here's what that actually means, and why it matters far beyond the fish tank

Slow-motion videos suggest that the insects display distinct behaviors when they like or dislike a snack. The findings might offer a new way to study their emotion-like states

Today we debate in law whether animals feel fear, pleasure, pain and distress. In 1872, Darwin was already there – reading emotion in a pawing horse, an affectionate dog, a bristling cat and a chimpan...

Animals may inhabit the same world as us, but new research shows how their perceptions of what is around them differs, says research fellow Ishan Singhal

Why is America’s leading veterinary association supporting farmed animal suffering?

Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures

Join us for an evening with Professor Jonathan Birch, Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Acharya Prashant, Philosopher and Author. Date: Friday, June 26, 2026 Doors: 6:20 p...

Take a closer look at the animal welfare and sentience issues facing the public in 2026. See where we've taken positive steps, and where more needs to be done.

In The Edge of Sentience, Jonathan Birch (2024) provides a thought-provoking synthesis of current perspectives on animal (and artificial) sentience. He addresses the question from conceptual, ethical,...

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Science chats with a researcher whose team is using “timescapes” to understand how nonhumans experience the world

It is becoming increasingly clear that animal cultures have intrinsic, irreplaceable value, and yet they are not adequately protected by preserving habitat. The time has come for UNESCO to explicitly ...

Experiments show 29 animals moved towards a treat-filled bucket 60% of the time when guided by a researcher

Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like...

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Insects join list of species capable of solving simple ‘box-and-banana’ problem that demonstrates basic intelligence

Like humans, bumble bees can plan ahead when working through a problem, even pausing to consider the solution