PHAIR paper alert: “Understanding Animal Minds and Mirroring their Emotions”
New paper by Piazza et al. develops a new tool for assessing people’s tendency to experience affective and cognitive empathy towards animals
New book: Animal and Vegan Advocacy
Animal and Vegan Advocacy: The Psychological Science and Practice of Attitude, Behavior, and Social Change will be published by Routledge on September 21, and is now available for pre-order. This book provides cutting‑edge research on animal and vegan… Read More
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PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2027 Mark your calendars for the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference, taking place 14–17 July 2027 at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. Bringing together researchers, advocates, practitioners, funders, and organizations from around the… Read More
Helping animals effectively: An interview with Alina Salmen about “Better for Animals”
Alina Salmen explains ACE’s Better for Animals, a resource on the state of evidence for animal advocacy interventions.
PHAIR Society Joins VARC
Join us at the Vegan and Animal Rights Conference (VARC), 20-22 March 2026 in Manchester (UK)! Next week, the Vegan and Animal Rights Conference (VARC) returns to Manchester, bringing together advocates, change-makers, and movement leaders from across the… Read More
Student Showcase: Tina Bagus
Tina Bagus speaks with us about her PhD research on the developmental emergence of the meat paradox
What Muslim Consumers Know (and Don’t Know) about Animal Welfare in Halal Food Production
Sueda introduces Animetrics and shares findings on Muslim consumers’ perceptions of halal food production.
PHAIR 2025 Conference: An extraordinary gathering
Thank you for an inspiring and unforgettable PHAIR 2025 Animal Advocacy Conference in Edinburgh! 🌱 Over the past few days, we witnessed something truly special: a coming together of 200 brilliant minds and compassionate hearts from all over… Read More
Fauna Connections: Call For Presentation Proposals
Faunalytics is excited to host their fourth annual remote symposium, Fauna Connections, for animal advocates on September 18, 2025 (tentatively 12pm-5:30pm EDT). They invite academics and scientists from the social and behavioral sciences, or related disciplines, to submit a… Read More
Don’t Mind Milk? An Interview with Maria Ioannidou
Research on the psychology of animal product consumption is rapidly expanding into new areas, including dairy, egg, and fish consumption, moving beyond just meat consumption. Maria Ioannidou has been at the forefront of this emerging research, with several… Read More
Why Childhood May Be the Ideal Period for Vegan Education
Jared considers recent findings from developmental psychology regarding children’s relationship with animals and animal products, and explores why childhood may make an ideal period for vegan education.
Call for Papers: The Causes and Consequences of Animal Abuse (Deadline Extended)
The journal Aggressive Behavior is currently receiving papers for a Special Edition: The Causes and Consequences of Animal Abuse, guest edited by Emma Alleyne. This is a fantastic opportunity to curate some of the latest theoretical and empirical papers that capture the… Read More
