Gemma Conroy @gvconroy.bsky.social Freelance science reporter for Nature news and editor of the Nature Briefing: Careers newsletter. Bylines also at The New York Times, ABC Science, ScienceAlert and others. https://gemmaconroy.com
Felicity Nelson @frogsandstars.bsky.social Award-winning freelance science & medical journalist | Bylines in Nature, Medscape, C&EN, Veritasium, ScienceAlert, The Guardian, ABC News, The Sick Times | http://frogsandstars.com (she/her)
La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social Chelle Starr. Head journalist at ScienceAlert. Bugs, books, black holes, and mayhem
Carly Cassella @carlycassella.bsky.social Reader, writer, nail biter (she/her)
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Michael Irving @mikeirvo.bsky.social Science journalist and copy editor at ScienceAlert. Attempted author. Obsessive Simpsons collector.
Clare Watson @clarewatson.bsky.social Science writer & freelance journalist
Words in Nature, ScienceAlert, Cosmos, Australian Geographic, Hakai Magazine, Undark, The Guardian
tessa @tesskou.bsky.social #SciComm & #Sciart 🔬🦠
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Tim Stafford @timstafford.bsky.social Passionate advocate for the benefits of reciprocal partnerships between guide dogs, assistance dogs and their people.
Luis Gonzalez Gracia @luisgonz.bsky.social He/him. DVM, MSc in Agroecosystems. PhD student at
@universitelaval. Science, applied ethology and animal welfare. Eo-parolanto. Open source enthusiast.
Dr Paulin Jirkof @paulinjirkof.bsky.social 3R Coordinator at University of Zürich. Posts about 3Rs, Animal Welfare and Research
Christopher Miller @christopherwmiller.bsky.social PhD student at Newcastle University | Animal behaviour researcher | looking at stress-related behaviours in captive and wild 🐒
Luca Hahn @lucahahn.bsky.social Fascinated by (social) minds: cognition, sociality, culture. PhD student at University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK @uniexecec.bsky.social. Investigating social relationships/networks and social information use in wild jackdaws @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social.
Mieke Van Mulders @miekevanmulders.bsky.social 💻 Project management at Sciensano 👩🔬 Scientist for the RE-Place Platform 📢 Promoting the use and development of NAMs - New Approach Methodologies ✔ Non-animal testing methods 🔬 3Rs 🐭
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Stefano Cavallo @stefano-cavallo.bsky.social Research fellow in behavioral plasticity in lobsters and cognition in dogs
Dr. Marco A. C. Varella @marcovarella.bsky.social Biologist, researcher in evolutionary psychology, educator, science writer & editor. Evolutionary perspectives on aesthetics, arts, music, mating, sexual strategies, personality, twinning, anthropomorphism, COVID-19 pandemic, chronotype, & climate crisis🇧🇷
Jackson Gross MSPH PhD @jacksongross.bsky.social Aquaculture Professor at UC Davis. My research focuses on fish and shellfish production, aquatic animal welfare, hydroponics, and innovative solutions for modern aquaculture. YouTube: @ThisIsAquaculture
Animal Welfare Matters @awsel.bsky.social #AnimalWelfare Science, Ethics, and Law (AWSEL) | Veterinary Educator | One Welfare Advocate | Sweary Australian | Animal Welfare Feed | 🐾🩺🧪🌱🦘🐑🦈🌊🌏
EAAP - European Federation of Animal Science @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social We promote research, dissemination and debate of high quality animal science findings amongst the scientific communities, the livestock industry, and groups with interests in livestock production. 🐮🐷🐔🐴🐝
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Bernhard Voelkl @bernhardvoelkl.bsky.social 
Carly Halliday @carlyhalliday.bsky.social Public Affairs Lead - Science for Animal Welfare & the Humane Slaughter Association
Esteban Fernandez-Juricic @estebanfj.bsky.social Prof at Purdue University. Visual ecology, visual physiology and anatomy, animal behavior, conservation ecology. Mixed-model and research reproducibility enthusiast.
Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social Lecturer, Newcastle University
ASAB Communications Officer
PhD, MSc, BSc (Psychology, Ethology): Specialisms - behavioural ecology, animal welfare, mixed-species groups, comparative cognition, human-animal interactions, conservation.
EARA @eara.eu European Animal Research Association | Informing about the importance of biomedical research using animals and the progress of new approach methodologies.
Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com Financial economist musing on behavioural finance, behavioral economics, emotion, markets, risk, pensions, humans, & animals.
Professor of Finance, University of Toronto
Joint Sponsors, UPP
Board of Directors, UTAM & We Animals
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social Part human, part bot, 100% UNOFFICIAL. I track Australian Research Council grant outcomes. Bot checks outcomes announcements each min. DMs open. FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/ARC-Tracker-FAQ
CHAP @chapaau.bsky.social Center for Human Animal Psychology, Aalborg University, Denmark. #anthrozoology. Projects with students on animal assisted services, losing animals, and more. Advocating compassion. We also run DK's pet grief hotline, sorgoverdyr.aau.dk . Infrequent poster
ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) has an Education Committee that supports colleagues teaching animal behaviour from schools through to higher education.
Zazie Todd PhD @zazietodd.bsky.social Writer. Dog and cat behaviour and training. Award-winning author of Wag, Purr, Bark!. Blog: Companion Animal Psychology. Podcast: The Pawsitive Post in Conversation. Maple Ridge, BC, Canada. #Dogs #Cats #Books https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/
Lili Chin she/her @lilichin.bsky.social animal illustrator and author DOGS OF THE WORLD (new!), award-winning DOGGIE LANGUAGE & KITTY LANGUAGE, small biz gift shop, board gamer, cat mom, learning mandarin, swimmer, SGV, 🍉,TCK 🇲🇾 🇦🇺 🇺🇲 🚫GEN AI.
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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org Australia’s leading animal protection organisation. Creating a kinder world — for all.
RSPCA Australia @rspca.bsky.social RSPCA Australia is the national office of the RSPCA in 🇦🇺
Authorised by Richard Mussell, RSPCA Australia, 6 Napier Close, Deakin
RSPCA (England and Wales) @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social We’re here for every kind, through rescue and rehab, advocacy, education and prevention 🐾📣👨🏫👐
Found an animal in need? Visit our website for advice: https://www.rspca.org.uk/reportaconcern
Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at ETH Zürich.
Website https://sites.google.com/view/fingerrobert/home
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=V7yA_rcAAAAJ&hl=en
Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program, New York University. jeffsebo.net
@goatdocholly.bsky.social @goatdocholly.bsky.social 
Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD @janirecas.bsky.social 🦜 Researcher at @wildanimals.bsky.social
🐒 #AnimalWelfare Postdoc at @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Opinions are my own (she/her)
Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas @ilyena.com Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Glasgow creating interactive and internet-enabled systems for animals. www.ilyena.com
Sarah Webber @sarahwebber.bsky.social Tech researcher at University of Melbourne, Australia. Nature engagement, animal-computer interaction, science communication, community building.
Stuart Barber @stuartbarber.bsky.social Vet educator, marathon swimmer, farming
Dr Peta Taylor @chookpeta.bsky.social Poultry Welfare Scientist - chook lover.
Jenna Owens @jennaowens.bsky.social 🐒🌴🧬🧠
primatologist, PhD candidate, and monkey enrichment specialist
utsa department of anthropology // southwest national primate research center
all things primate behavior, conservation, welfare, and enrichment
Dr Lauren M Robinson @drlmrobinson.bsky.social Job hunting psychologist of monkeys, wolves, dogs and anything interesting and fundable. Incapable of reading anyone's mind including my own. I research animal personality, happiness, and cognition when paid to do so. Views my own unless they're wrong
Dr. Raymond Vagell 🏳️🌈🐒 @prancingpapio.bsky.social Ph.D. Lemur Researcher. Primatologist. #QueerInSTEM #Anthropology.
Interests: Cognition, Welfare & Enrichment.
Currently in Durham, NC. Wanderlust. #PokemonGO Community Ambassador.
He/Him/His
www.raymondvagell.com
Mette S. Herskin @metteherskin.bsky.social Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark, studying behaviour and welfare of pigs, cattle and poultry during critical life events - on farm and during transportation.
Rebecca Meagher @rkmeagher.bsky.social Animal behaviour and welfare researcher. Assoc Prof at Dalhousie. Fond of cows, mustelids, cats and nerdy humour.
Mikel Maria Delgado, PhD @mikeldelgado.bsky.social Cat behavior expert, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, author of Play With Your Cat! (2024, Tarcher Perigee). Vegetarian. Punk. Californian. She/her. Covid conscious.
Sid Gustafson @sidgustafson.bsky.social Novelist and Veterinarian
Equine behavior and soundness
Horsemanship
Veterinary Telemedicine via Airvet
Sara Dusel @saradusel.bsky.social Researcher @UniHohenheim specialising in farm animal welfare. Connecting politics, economics, animal science. Passionate debater. Views are mine.
Dr Fay Clark @drfayclark.bsky.social Senior Lecturer: University of Bristol | PI: Comparative Challenge Lab | Finding Flow in animals | Primates | Cetaceans | 🧠🧩
Kat Littlewood @katlittlewood.bsky.social She/Her | Mum | Registered Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law | The Five Domains Model for Animal Welfare Assessment | Social Science Research | Co-Founder of AkoVet.org 🐱🐶🐰🐭🐮🐷🦭🦄
Anne Quain @drquain.bsky.social Animal welfare veterinarian, general practitioner, and lecturer in the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. Co-author of Veterinary Ethics: Navigating Tough Cases (5M) and the Veterinary General Practice Casebook: Small Animal Clinics (Taylor & Francis)
Vootele Voikar @vvoikar.bsky.social Laboratory Animal Science, Three Rs, Behavioural Neuroscience, Good Research Practice, Reproducibility - Uni Helsinki 🇫🇮🇪🇪
https://www.cost-teatime.org/
https://fin3r.fi/en
INRAE Herbivores @umrherbivores.bsky.social INRAE Herbivore Research Unit deals with sustainable livestock farming in grassland-based and integrated crop-livestock systems #methane #agroecology #welfare #feedvalue #meatquality #cheese #dairy #sustainability #sheep #beef
@crepuscularcat.bsky.social @crepuscularcat.bsky.social She/Her🦋 rALAT🐁 by day ornithologist by trade✨24✨chicana🇲🇽💥 all opinions my own 🦅 interested in animal welfare & all things movement ecology
Laura Hänninen @latahan.bsky.social senior clinical instructor, PhD, assoc prof (dosentti), PI, Dip ECAWBM-WSEL, ELT, University of Helsinki, eläinlääkis, eläinten hyvinvointia ja eläinsuojelua - töissä ja vapaalla. #animalwelfarescience #ethology #animalwelfare #animalbehaviour
Elodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social Associate Professor in vertebrate social behaviour, University of Copenhagen. Research: animal behaviour, bioacoustics, emotions, cognition, welfare. Mom of 2
British Veterinary Association @britishvets.bsky.social British Veterinary Association, BVA, is the voice of vets in the UK #TeamVet #AnimalHealth #AnimalWelfare
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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social Tweets about animal welfare & job opportunities in the field. Scientist & writer interested in the experiences of animals & how they can thrive in our care. katherinecronin.net
Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social Zoo➡️farm #AnimalWelfare and #AnimalBehavior @ UW Madison using tech to study the impacts of tail docking sheep 🐑 | knitter on the run 🏃🏼♀️ 🧶 | views are my own
Keeper of @midwestprimates.bsky.social 🐒
https://jocelynwoods.wixsite.com/jocelynwoods
Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social Animal welfare scientist/applied ethologist - UK/USA = based in New Mexico.
Science & Research Consultant - A World of Good Initiative
Opinions mine alone.
Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social Animal welfare scientist 🐮🐐🐖🐑. Lover of burritos. And coffee ☕️. She/her
Formerly known as @drsassenach in the other place.
Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social Researcher at FBN | Alumnus of University of Halle, Queen Mary University of London & Agroscope | Interests: animal cognition & welfare | Goat aficionado | Boardgame enthusiast | Mycophile | he/him
christiannawroth.wordpress.com
Edna Hillmann @ednahillmann.bsky.social Prof. Animal Husbandry and Ethology, Animal Welfare Science🐄🐖🐑 🐐 , Humboldt-Uni Berlin, Thaer-Institute, 🇩🇪🇨🇭
Maria Camila Ceballos @mariacceballos.bsky.social PhD, Assistant Professor at University of Calgary
Animal behavior and welfare scientist. From 🇨🇴, worked for the welfare of animals in 🇨🇴, 🇧🇷, 🇺🇸, and now in 🇨🇦. Views my own.
https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/maria-camila-ceballos
#CienciaCriolla 🇨🇴 #LatinainSTEM
Richard Mott @ro-mott.bsky.social Animal welfare scientist with an interest in perception and cognition. Climb now, work later
Dr Maria Vilain Rørvang @drmariarorvang.bsky.social PhD, Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
Studying how animals perceive their world 🐽 Fan of noses
Ass. Coms officer International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE)
(she/her) 🇩🇰🇸🇪
https://mariavilainrorvang.wordpress.com
Animal behavior opportunities @animalopps.bsky.social Jobs, PhD’s, postdocs, internships, and volunteer opportunities for ECRs in animal behavior and adjacent fields. Run and created by @juliammachado.bsky.social
Bas Rodenburg @basrodenburg.bsky.social Professor of Animal Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University - Special professor Animal Welfare, Wageningen University - Member of the Dutch Council on Animal Affairs (RDA) - Joint Editor in Chief of the journal 'Animal Welfare'
Jean-Loup @jeanlouprault.bsky.social Vetmeduni Vienna. The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated (Gandhi) #PositiveAnimalWelfare
Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social Scientist & Philosopher | Former zookeeper, now Lecturer at University of Southampton, specialising in animal welfare, sentience, and ethics
Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social Associate Prof, Animal Behaviour & Welfare-Hong Kong https://www.alanmcelligott.co.uk/ Animal behaviour, cognition, welfare; research ethics & integrity; environment; science; higher education; Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) advocate. 🌈🇮🇪 he/him 🐂 🐃🐐🐥 🦆
@steveweddell.bsky.social @steveweddell.bsky.social Qualified as a vet 20 years ago, work as Managing Editor of Animal Welfare for UFAW. Author of three books, former zoo keeper & football reporter. Hearts & LFC fan
Huw Golledge @huwgolledge.bsky.social UFAW & HSA CEO, views are my own though.
www.ufaw.org.uk
www.hsa.org.uk
Birte Nielsen @birtenielsen.bsky.social Applied ethologist, Research Director at UFAW and the HSA
A/Prof Jen Martin #scicomm @scidocmartin.bsky.social Mum • Scientist • Ecologist • Science Communicator • Leader, UniMelb Science Communication Teaching • Co-host, Let's Talk SciComm podcast @letstalkscicomm.bsky.social • Dr Jen on 3RRR 📻 • Author of 'Why Am I Like This?' • MC • Writer • Runner 🏃♀️ • she/her
Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social Dog Welfare Scientist
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