{"id":26396,"date":"2025-06-11T09:38:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T01:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/?page_id=26396"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:05:58","slug":"philosophy-and-animal-welfare-studies-paws-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/philosophy-and-animal-welfare-studies-paws-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy and Animal Welfare Studies (PAWS) Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26396\" class=\"elementor elementor-26396\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fa9fb2a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched nus-page-banner elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" 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committed to examining the moral status of animals and improving their welfare through bioethics, philosophy, empirical science, and public reasoning. Our work integrates conceptual analysis with applied focus on real-world challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42be685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42be685\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6641f9\" data-id=\"b6641f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bcba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8bcba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purpose<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace7a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ace7a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To foster a vibrant intellectual community that explores the ethical dimensions of human\u2013animal relations, supports high-impact scholarship, and informs responsible decision-making across domains such as food systems, biomedical research, environmental policy, and animal welfare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-387451b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"387451b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ec99a1\" data-id=\"6ec99a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb2627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cb2627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We work to<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1725fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1725fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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to animal ethics research<\/li>\n<li><span>Encourage cross-disciplinary, high-impact collaborations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-449cc76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"449cc76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b057a4a\" data-id=\"b057a4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73a731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d73a731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affiliated Researchers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3de3346 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3de3346\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e5e58\" data-id=\"48e5e58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9ae30 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ab9ae30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Julian-Savulescu-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Julian-Savulescu-1.png 500w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Julian-Savulescu-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Julian-Savulescu-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor Julian Savulescu<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, Director <br>\nCBmE, NUS <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af2ced2\" data-id=\"af2ced2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edcae9 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6edcae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Peter-Singer.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Peter-Singer.png 500w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Peter-Singer-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/Peter-Singer-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor Peter Singer<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">VK Rajah Visiting Professor <br>CBmE, NUS  <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3664fa8 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src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Robert-Vandersluis.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26955\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Robert-Vandersluis.png 500w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Robert-Vandersluis-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/cbme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Robert-Vandersluis-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Robert Vandersluis<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">VP of AI Economics, Ethics, <br \/> and Policy at GSK and DPhil Student <br \/>University of Oxford<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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