Many of the following items are peer-reviewed publications based on bespoke and confidential reports produced for clients such as Humane Being (UK), Animal Equality (USA), Animals Now (Israel), the Representing Animals Foundation (UK), and others. Reviews, illegality statements, consultancy, and critical feedback have also been provided to NGOs such as the Animal Welfare League (Ghana). Copy has also been produced for Faunalytics and research has featured at conferences such as Fauna Connections; the Welfare, Behaviour, and Evolution Research Group at Stirling University; and the European Association for Critical Animal Studies Conference. Media interviews have also been conducted such as with ITV (further links forthcoming once aired later in 2025).

Ex-commercial chicken care

  • Mace, J.L. (forthcoming). Suprelorin® hormonal implants in hens: Insights from veterinarians.
  • Mace, J.L. (forthcoming). Suprelorin® hormonal implants in hens: Insights from guardians.
  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2024). From the backyard to our beds: The spectrum of care, attitudes, relationship types, and welfare in non-commercial chicken care. Animals. 14(2), 288. Freely available here.

Farmed animal welfare

  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2025). Pig welfare and ethical considerations during abattoir stunning: CO₂ versus alternative methods such as argon gas. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12(Mar), [online]. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. (2025). Welfare Report: Non-Stun Sheep Slaughter Footage. View freely here.
  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2024). Summary of Pig Welfare Concerns During Stunning: CO₂ and Alternatives. Response to call for information from Defra.
  • Mace, J.L. (2024). Welfare Report: Chicken Slaughter. Report link forthcoming.
  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2024). Expert Report: Chick Welfare at US Hatchery (footage review). Report link forthcoming.
  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2023). Influenza risks arising from mixed intensive pig and poultry farms, with a spotlight on the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10(Dec), [online]. Freely available here. Based on report here.
  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2022). The impacts of colony cages on the welfare of chickens farmed for meat. Animals. 12(21), 2988. Freely available here.

Miscellaneous

  • Mace, J.L. (2025). An application of the 4Ns to pronatalism: Implications for animal welfare. Journal of Animal Ethics. (accepted, forthcoming).
  • Bandoli, F., Mace, J.L., & Knight, A. (2023). The integrated effect of environmental conditions and human presence on the behaviour of a pair of zoo-housed Asian small-clawed otters. Animals. 13(13), 2228. Freely available here.
  • Knight, A., Mace, J.L., O’Brien, C., & Carter, A. (2022). Development of a screencast-based flipped classroom, to enrich learning and reduce faculty time requirements, in an animal welfare masters degree. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. e20210117. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. & McCulloch, S.P. (2022). Yoga teachers on consuming animals: Dietary journeys, barriers to veganism, and negotiating ahimsa. Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology. 27(1-2), 57-85. Available here. (Also see the Animalia Asana initiative created).
  • Mace, J.L. & McCulloch, S.P. (2020). Yoga, ahimsa and consuming animals: UK yoga teachers’ beliefs about farmed animals and attitudes to plant-based diets. Animals. 10(3), 480. Freely available here. (Also see the Animalia Asana initiative created).