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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), Animal Welfare League (Ghana), Sinergia International (Brazil), the Representing Animals Foundation (UK), the Sustainable Pet Food Foundation (UK), and others. Reviews, welfare reports, illegality statements, consultancy, and critical feedback have also been provided. Copy has also been produced for Faunalytics, and research has featured at conferences such as PHAIR; 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.

FARMED ANIMAL WELFARE / ETHICS

  • Mace, J.L. & Knight, A. (2026). To what extent do chickens suffer when gassed with CO2? Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12, 1719226. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L., Knight, A., Vieira, F., Tatemoto, P., & Gameiro, M. (2025). The missing target: Why industrialized animal farming must be at the core of the climate agenda. Animals. 15(22), 3256. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. (2025). Illegality & Welfare Report: Dairy Cow Farm Footage. Pertains to this exposé.
  • 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. Freely available here. Pertains to this news story.
  • 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 Gas Slaughter Footage. Freely available here. Pertains to this exposé.
  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2024). Expert Report: Chick Welfare at US Hatchery (footage review). [Report link forthcoming].
  • 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.
  • 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).

COMPANION (AND EX-COMMERCIAL) ANIMAL WELFARE

  • Mace, J.L. (forthcoming). Care of ex-meat chickens: Interviews with guardians.
  • Mace, J.L. (forthcoming). Suprelorin® hormonal implants in hens: Insights from veterinarians.
  • Mace, J.L., Bauer, A., Knight, A., & Nicholles, B. (2025). Consumer acceptance of sustainable dog diets: A survey of 2639 dog guardians. Animals. 15(20), 2988. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L., Bauer, A., Knight, A., & Nicholles, B. (2025). Consumer acceptance of sustainable cat diets: A survey of 1380 cat guardians. Animals. 15(20), 2984. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2025). The expanding market for ethical companion animal food. Faunalytics. Freely available here.
  • 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.

PUBLIC HEALTH

  • Mace J.L. (2025). Calling for sanctuary and companion animal exemptions from “stamping out” policies during disease outbreaks. Journal of Animal Ethics. 15(2), 121–126.Available here.
  • 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.

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Mace, J.L. (2025). Should governments await day-zero in-ovo sexing before banning male chick culling? Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. (2025). Banning the culling of male chicks: Drawbacks of dual purpose chicken breeds as a solution. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. (2025). Feasibility statement: Use of whole-as-possible animal by-products as replacement raptor feed. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. (2025). Proposition: Use of entire killed male-embryonated eggs as replacement raptor feed. Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. (2025). Sustainably feeding captive raptors and reptiles: Are there alternatives to culled male chicks? Freely available here.
  • Mace, J.L. & Knight A. (2025). AI model selection: An animal advocacy case study. Faunalytics. Freely available here. See Appendix A.
  • Mace, J.L. (2025). An application of the 4Ns to pronatalism: Implications for animal welfare. Journal of Animal Ethics. 15(1), 40-55. Available here.
  • Mace, J.L. (forthcoming). Interviews with conservative/right-wing vegans.
  • 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.

EXEMPLAR PRESENTATIONS

  • Mace, J.L. (2025). Ex-commercial chicken rescue: Subversive care or compounded exploitation? PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference. Edinburgh, July 2-5 2025. Slides available here.
  • Mace, J.L. (2024). Pushing the boundaries in companion chicken care. Fauna Connections. Online, September 2024. Freely available here.