Award: Murdoch University Distinguished Alumnus Award

Award: Murdoch University Distinguished Alumnus Award

On 15th November, I was profoundly honoured to be awarded Murdoch University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, along with five others. There have been 38 previous recipients. Murdoch has over 100,000 alumni in total and I was the 4th vet graduate to receive this....
Article: influenza risks from pig and poultry farms

Article: influenza risks from pig and poultry farms

Most new and emerging human diseases come from animal populations, and among these, viruses – especially influenza viruses – are the most dangerous. Viral transmission and mortality can be very high. Influenza pandemics have previously killed many millions...
Book: animal welfare – 100,000+ downloads

Book: animal welfare – 100,000+ downloads

Our new textbook, the 2023 Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare, which is freely available online, has now surpassed 100,000 chapter downloads! And the complete textbook has been downloaded around 10,000 times. It is now one of the world’s leading textbooks in animal...
Article: climate change and diet

Article: climate change and diet

Our major new study on climate change solutions has just been published in leading open access scientific journal Heliyon. Our planet is in a state of emergency and we only have a short window of time (7-8 years) to enact meaningful change to prevent a global climate...
Chapter: vegan pet health

Chapter: vegan pet health

This chapter in The Encyclopedia of Animal Nutrition briefly summarised the scientific evidence concerning health outcomes in dogs and cats fed vegan pet food, published by 2023.     Knight A (2023). Vegan dog and cat food. In C Phillips (Ed.). The...
Technical letter: vegan cat health

Technical letter: vegan cat health

This technical letter, published in a leading UK veterinary journal, summarised the evidence extant by Oct. 2023, about health outcomes of cats on vegan vs meat-based diets. Three studies had shown equivalent or superior health outcomes, when vegan diets were used....