Animal welfare could be improved by new understanding of their emotions

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 00:30 in Psychology & Sociology

New research from researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) looking at how goats express subtle positive emotions could lead to greater understanding of animal welfare. While there has been a great deal of research into negative emotions and stress in animals it is often hard for those who work with animals to know when they are in more subtle positive states.

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