Max Taylor ๐ธ @maxrtaylor.bsky.social ๐ท Researcher on animals, food systems, and AI
๐ Author of a forthcoming HarperCollins book on how AI affects animals
๐ค Writer of the Sentient Futures newsletter
Canadian Journal of Animal Science @canjanimalsci.bsky.social A @cdnsciencepub.com journal reporting peer-reviewed research on all aspects of animal agriculture and animal products.
@forisbori.bsky.social @forisbori.bsky.social 
Megan Lucas @meganlucas6.bsky.social Animal Welfare Scientist with a a broad interest in animal welfare and behaviour across species and settings, with primary expertise in pig welfare.
Yves Van der Stede @yvesvanderstede.bsky.social From Belgium. senior scientific officer at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Parma, Italy. Team leader for Animal welfare in the BIOHAW unit. Interests in animal health and welfare and contribution to scientific policy
Meghan Barrett, PhD @beebytes.bsky.social Asst Prof of Bio @ IUPUI; Director of the Insect Welfare Research Society; Insect neuroscience, farmed insect welfare meghan-barrett.com
opinions mine & do not reflect views of IUPUI
EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & Welfare @efsa-biohaw.bsky.social Science for safe, sustainable, resilient food systems.
We are @efsa.europa.eu's BIOHAW unit dealing with animal health & welfare, biological hazards, food-borne pathogens, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance.
International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social Www.applied-ethology.org
ManyPigs @manypigs.bsky.social 
Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info The official resistance account of off-duty NPS rangers. Fighting for national parks and park employees! https://www.resistancerangers.org/
https://linktr.ee/resistanceranger?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=8d19b18e-7568-4236-9d00-e6ea9c0c44ae
Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading |
Most of my recent writing is on animal consciousness and welfare
The Lincoln Swan Project @lincolnswans.bsky.social The Lincoln Swan Project aims to understand swan ecology, behavior and health. Report sightings via our App: https://forms.office.com/e/R48KghwsKF
https://www.keele.ac.uk/lincoln-swan-project/
Chris Law @chrislaw.bsky.social Principal Research Scientist @ University of Washington
Affiliate Curator @ Burke Museum
Artist @ AnimalisDesigns
he/him | firstgen BS & PhD
chrisjlaw.com
Jan Dutkiewicz @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Pratt Institute
Contributing Editor at The New Republic
Feed the People! (Basic Books 2026)
www.jandutkiewicz.com
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
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net We mobilize the fight for science and democracy - because science is for everyone! ๐งฌ๐งช๐
Donate here: https://bit.ly/SUFS_GIVING
Learn more โฌ๏ธ
https://linktr.ee/standupforscience_bluesky
Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org Grumpy. Associate Professor of Political Philosophy. Animal rights, ethics of activism, political philosophy.
Homepage: https://stevecooke.org/
Dr Andrew S Cooke @the-wild-biologist.bsky.social Bioveterinary scientist at the University of Lincoln
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Garrett M. Steede, Ph.D. @gmsteede.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Agricultural, Food & Natural Resource Communication at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.
All views are my own. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐จโ๐พ๐จโ๐ซ
Nuno Henrique Franco @nunohfranco.bsky.social Teacher, Biologist. PhD in Biomedical Sciences
Animal Welfare & Ethics, Thermobiology, Scientific Quality, Science and Veterinary Education.
More a beneficiary of good fortune than of good judgement.
"I used to play one mean guitar" - Leonard Cohen
@emschaub.bsky.social @emschaub.bsky.social 
Emily Miller-Cushon @emillerc.bsky.social Animal behavior and welfare researcher. ๐ ๐ด
Parizad Baria-Unwalla @parizadb.bsky.social 
The Alex Foundation @thealexfoundation.bsky.social Visit our website: www.alexfoundation.org. Dr. Irene Pepperberg researches the cognitive and communicative abilities of African Grey parrots. Visit our shop: https://teespring.com/stores/alexfoundation
https://www.facebook.com/thealexfoundation1
@derosast.bsky.social @derosast.bsky.social 
Hannes J. Koenig @hjkoenig.bsky.social HumanโWildlife Coexistence | Policy & Governance | Wolf Management & Livestock Protection | Research Fellow @ Humboldt University Berlin
Monica Battini @monicabattini.bsky.social 
Johanna Stenfelt @johannastenfelt.bsky.social PhD student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences ๐ธ๐ช Ethologist interested in all things cognition and emotion ๐ฎ๐ด๐ท๐ถ
Animal Behavior & Conservation @abchunter.bsky.social Graduate Program of Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College, CUNY
Louise Kandler @louisekandler.bsky.social PhD researcher at the University of St Andrews studying personality in rats ๐๐๐
Zoologist interested in all things animal behaviour and animal welfare.
She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Delcianna Winders @delcianna.bsky.social Professor and Animal Law and Policy Institute Director at Vermont Law and Graduate School
Rebecca Gourlay @rebeccagourlay.bsky.social Animal lover. ๐พ Penguin fanatic. ๐ง
MRes Animal Behaviour - St Andrews University
She/They
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Dee Sidhu @karendeepsidhu.bsky.social PhD student | Evolutionary Biology | Climate change and sexual selection | Animal Behaviour | Heawaves| Decolonising | QUADRATdtp | University of Aberdeen | opinions are my own | she/her
๐ต๐ธ Free Palestine
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Trans rights are human rights
ManyPrimates @manyprimates.bsky.social Establishing a Culture of Collaboration in Primate Cognition Research | manyprimates.github.io
ManyGoats Project @manygoatsproject.bsky.social multi-site | open | collaborative - ManyGoats is an initiative focusing on goat behaviour and welfare | posts by
bethologist@bsky.social
georgia ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ @blahttodea.bsky.social phd student studying the evolution of sociality in subsocial insects (aka cockroach whisperer) @ the uni of aberdeen ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
entomology, animal behaviour, horror films, and all things welsh
all views my own ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐
Rowan Kuminski @rowankuminski.bsky.social They/them - PhD student - interdisciplinary scientist studying: predation on seabirds, language barriers in ecology, effects of linguistic imperialism on ecological engagement, and LGBTQIA+ experiences in ornithology ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Katy Hartley @hartleyekaty.bsky.social Masters by Research student in Animal Behaviour studying Social Cognition in red-footed tortoises
She/her/hers
Anna Wilkinson @coldbloodedcog.bsky.social Cold-blooded cognition and more
Profile pic by Sophie A. Moszuti
The Humane Slaughter Association @the-hsa.bsky.social Improving the welfare of farmed animals worldwide during transport and slaughter.
Visit our website: hsa.org.uk
Become a member: hsa.org.uk/support/memberships
Donate: hsa.org.uk/support/make-a-donation
Huw Golledge @huwgolledge.bsky.social UFAW & HSA CEO, views are my own though.
www.ufaw.org.uk
www.hsa.org.uk
@bomairiso.bsky.social @bomairiso.bsky.social Animal Welfare; Ruminant Nutritionist; Lecturer at University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Nicki Phillips @nicki-loki.bsky.social PhD student at the University of Lincoln. Studying human-animal interactions in zoos. 
Animal Welfare - the Science for Animal Welfare Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social The international journal of animal welfare science
The official journal of Science for Animal Welfare. Published Gold OA by Cambridge University Press.
Read the latest open access publications here: bit.ly/3ZGao56
bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social 
ASAB @asab.org We promote the study of animal behaviour, organise conferences, fund research & support the teaching of animal behaviour. Co-publisher of #AnimalBehaviourJournal. For meeting coverage, follow @asab-meetings.bsky.social
Kate Lewis @kate-lewis.bsky.social Animal Welfare Researcher, working with rhesus macaques. Research interests: animal behaviour and welfare (particularly in macaques ๐ & horses ๐), communication, facial expression
Kinder Ground @kinderground.bsky.social We are Kinder Ground. Sounds like KIND, as in, BE KIND.
Join us to support the farming community to elevate the welfare of animals in food production.
Check us out: https://kinderground.org/
Farmer Wish List here: https://bit.ly/FarmerWishList
Courtney Graham, PhD @courtneyandcats.bsky.social Research. Cats. Research about cats (she/her)
AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social The Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) is the preeminent association for animal studies in the region. www.animalstudies.org.au https://www.youtube.com/@AASA_Animals
Animal Welfare Science Centre @awsc.bsky.social We contribute to improved animal welfare as a world leading provider of expert information, advice and education underpinned by rigorous research.
Rebecca Grut @rebeccagrut.bsky.social ๐ฎ PhD Student at LNU ๐ธ๐ช
With a special interest in Animal Welfare and Behaviour ๐ด๐ฝ๐
Richard Mott @ro-mott.bsky.social Animal welfare scientist with an interest in perception and cognition. Climb now, work later
ManyBirds Project @themanybirds.bsky.social A Big Team Open Science collaborative approach to avian cognition and behaviour research | ๐๐ฆ
๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฆฉ๐ฆ๐ฆ| Run by Co-Founder @drrmiller.bsky.social | Website: www.themanybirds.com
Alina Schaffer @karlandthegang.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher @UniLeipzig and @MPI_EVA_Leipzig.
Working on ungulate cognition, behaviour & welfare ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
Dr Ellen Williams @drelliephants.bsky.social Animal behaviour and welfare researcher, interested in social behaviour and how managed environments impact on animal welfare ๐
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ellen-Williams-6
Dr Jenny Dunn @jennycdunn.bsky.social Birds, parasites, vectors. Researcher and lecturer. Thoughts often random, always mine. Owned by two loopy labradors ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ #LincolnSwans
Vitor H. B. Ferreira @vitorhbf.bsky.social PhD in Animal Behavior and Cognition. ๐ง๐ท Researcher at INRAE ๐ซ๐ท and CEB team (Cognition, Ethology and Animal Welfare) ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐
Shoko Sugasawa @shokosugasawa.bsky.social Academic Track Research Fellow at Newcastle University. Studying object manipulation by animals without hands ๐๐ฅ๐ชบ animal behaviour, ecology, cognition, evolution. Dog and food lover. Mum. Views my own. she/her https://shokosugasawa.weebly.com/
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.
Eden H @eden999.bsky.social Dog trainer, animal behavior nerd, wildlife photographer, gardener, hiker, voracious reader, politically engaged, business owner, lifelong learner.
Sonja Wild @sonjawild.bsky.social Dr Wild โข postdoc affiliate @ucdavis โข behavioural ecology โข env. change, animal cognition, social learning, personality, animal culture ๐ฌ ๐ฆ ๐ฟ โข ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ally โข hobby photographer โข she/her โข https://sites.google.com/view/sonjawild
Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social Principal Research Scientist @ The Arthur Rylah Institute l Assoc Prof (Adjunct) @ The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences l Board Member @ ipcp.ch & sortee.org l Assoc Editor @ ES&T & Proceedings B
michaelbertramlab.org l ethocred.org
Keller Kopf @kellerfish.bsky.social Ecology - Conservation - Rivers - Fish and Fisheries
Senior Lecturer Charles Darwin University
Julie K. Young @drjuliekyoung.bsky.social Scientist. Professor & Institute Director. I research wildlife ecology & animal behavior, primarily studying ๐ป๐ฆ๐บ๐ฑ, their prey, & ๐ฆซ to reduce conflicts and increase coexistence | she, her
https://drjuliekyoung.weebly.com
Dr Cassandra Raby @cassandraraby.com Conservation biologist: animal behaviour and health.
Studies ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ | Stats, GIS, Fieldwork
Teaching Fellow, University of Leeds. FHEA.
Outdoor adventures and allotment grower
she/her (Cass/Cassie)
Thibault Boehly @thibhly.bsky.social Researcher affiliated to the Cognitive Zoology Group of Lund University. I study the evolution of cognition in crocodylians, dinosaurs ands birds. | he/him
Also on Mastodon: @thibhly@ecoevo.social
Dr LeaGrie @leagrie.bsky.social Houston Professor of Ornithology, University of Saskatchewan. Ornithology and behavioural ecology, especially chemical communication and microbial ecology. Views are my own. #NewPI ๐ชถ๐
Dr. Jeremy Marchant @jnmarchantphd.bsky.social Animal welfare scientist/applied ethologist - UK/USA = based in New Mexico.
Chief Scientist - Organic Plus Trust & Global Animal Partnership
Science Director - A World of Good Initiative
Opinions mine alone. 
Marc Gilles @marcgilles.bsky.social Behavioural ecologist investigating the smell of birds | Animal behaviour | Chemical communication | Ornithology | https://marc-gilles.github.io/ | he/him
Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social PhD, post doctoral researcher working on animal welfare, cognition and emotions in the context of human animal interactions.
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SLU ALNARP, Sweden
oceane-liehrmann.webador.fr/cv
Leanne Proops @leanneproops.bsky.social Associate Professor, Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK ยท comparative psychology ยท evolution ยท social cognition ยท thanatology ยท equid behaviour ยท animal welfare ยท working equids ๐ ยท she / they ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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'
Catherine Williams @cjaw.bsky.social Vet, Assistant Prof, Artist, Mum.
Comparative physiologist with interests in anaesthesia, analgesia โค๏ธ ๐ซ ๐ง and bone. Currently studying these in the context of ๐ keel bone fracture.
Birte Nielsen @birtenielsen.bsky.social Applied ethologist, Research Director at UFAW and the HSA
Niclas Hรถgberg @niclashoegberg.bsky.social 
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
Sarah Dalesman @sarahdalesman.bsky.social Researcher in animal behaviour and cognition, mostly working with aquatic snails and dogs. And sometimes both!
Dog agility trainer, judge and competitor in my spare time.
Lecturer at Aberystwyth University in Wales @aberdlsagb.bsky.social
Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social Prof. of Behavioural Biology | cooperation, communication, cognition, corvids and physiology | equity & diversity research | addressing biases in animal behaviour
https://claudiawascher.github.io/
she/her โป๏ธ๐๐|๐ณ๏ธโ๐ & ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ally|โ๐ฟ ally|๐ช๐บ|
EARA @eara.eu European Animal Research Association | Informing about the importance of biomedical research using animals and the progress of new approach methodologies.
@ciomalley.bsky.social @ciomalley.bsky.social Animal behavior and welfare scientist. Runner. Amateur birder.
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Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD @janirecas.bsky.social ๐ฆ Researcher at @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social
๐ #AnimalWelfare Postdoc at @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Opinions are my own (she/her)
Dianne @dianne9m.bsky.social Great ape zookeeper surrounded by lilacs. My views are my own. she/her- F Tom Wright @feedlandontario.bsky.social Dairy cattle specialist with OMAFRA, located in Animal Biosciences, Univ of Guelph. Posts are my own.
@dairyadvisor.bsky.social @dairyadvisor.bsky.social 
Brad Kelly @bradkellyaw.bsky.social PhD student at UTK, studying animal welfare and behavior. Focused on abnormal behaviors of dairy calves, and interested in a lot more!
https://animalwelfare.tennessee.edu/
https://artsci.utk.edu/research-and-creative-activity/research-centers-and-institute
Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social Zooโก๏ธfarm #AnimalWelfare and #AnimalBehavior @ UW Madison using tech to study the impacts of tail docking sheep ๐ | knitter on the run ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐งถ | views are my own
Keeper of @midwestprimates.bsky.social ๐
https://jocelynwoods.wixsite.com/jocelynwoods
Christine Sumner @chrissysumner.bsky.social Animal welfare science, ethics, and advocacy for all sorts of animals. Happy to live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social BioNept is a Marine Ecology Research Group with a strong interest in ecological, evolutionary and conservation questions.
Katy Willcox @katywillcox.bsky.social Kathryn (Katy) Willcox | PhD @ecobird.bsky.social | social environments <-> bird behaviour and cognition | ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฆฆ๐ | โค๏ธ welfare & outreach | also ๐ถ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฉโ๐ณ๐ฟ | she/her
@boodr.bsky.social @boodr.bsky.social 
Gerard Cramer DVM DVSc @dairycowfootdoc.bsky.social Professor at UMN, dairy cow veterinarian that specializes in foot health. For fun run long distances preferably on trails
@keelinodriscoll.bsky.social @keelinodriscoll.bsky.social 
Dani Sorbie @dani-sorbie.bsky.social PhD Student @Manmetuni | Machine Learning x Dog Welfare ๐ถ ๐พ | Partnering with @DogsTrust | Views are my own
Julia Machado @juliammachado.bsky.social PhD student at Nottingham Trent University - interested in cognition, affective states, and welfare across the animal kingdom ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ on the hunt for a postdoc ๐ I run @animalopps.bsky.social
Animal behavior opportunities @animalopps.bsky.social Jobs, PhDโs, postdocs, internships, and volunteer opportunities for ECRs in animal behavior and adjacent fields. Run and created by @juliammachado.bsky.social
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
Niki Khan @bula-niki.bsky.social Former academic turned industry researcher. Zoologist studying stress, reproduction, welfare, & humane killing. Big fan of decapod crustaceans. 1st gen, Pasifika (Fiji), BME. She/her.
Marianne Freeman (she/her) @msfreeman.bsky.social Animal Researcher and Lecturer | Welfare | Behaviour | Conservation | Education | Management | Zoo