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- Horse Behaviour and Psychology: Welfare - Defines "welfare" and "well-being" and presents the welfare code of the New Zealand Equine Federation. Highlights welfare contraventions inherent to intensive management practices, particularly in the racing industry.
- Almanac of Policy Issues: Welfare - Background information and links on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and U.S. federal welfare policy generally.
- Welfare Reform: An Issue Overview - An overview of the 1996 welfare law and issues affecting its reathorization by Congress.
- Heritage Foundation: Welfare - Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank.
- Animal Welfare Centre - Dedicated to improvements in the welfare of farm, laboratory, and companion animals. Publications, information on upcoming projects and meetings, and contact information.
- Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare - Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues.
- European Commission: Animal Welfare - Objective, issues, current and proposed legislation, advice, and inspection and control responsibilities involving the welfare of animals on the farm, during transport and at slaughter. European Union.
- Farm Animal Welfare: the Power Struggle - The struggle between the differing interests of consumers, farm animals, farmers, retailers, media, politicians, scientists, vegetarians and welfare campaigners.
- Rodeo Animal Welfare - National Senior Pro Rodeo Association article refuting many of the claims made about welfare infringements and cruelty to horses, cattle and calves used in rodeo sports.
- 1999 World Trotting Conference - Horse Welfare - Paper presented by Dr Hugh Wirth outlining RSPCA Australia's stance on horse welfare issues, including the use of horses for harness racing and other forms of entertainment. Outlines areas of concern and the difficulties of defining "welfare".
Wikipedia Articles
- Welfare reform - Welfare reform is the name for a policy change in countries with a state-administered social welfare system to reduce dependence on welfare, as demanded by political conservatives. A movement to change the federal government's social welfare policy which shifted responsibility to the states and cut benefits.
- Student welfare organisation - Student Welfare Organisation () is a legal entity responsible for the welfare of students of universities, university colleges, scientific universities and other colleges in Norway. The 25 organisations are regulated by the Student Welfare Organisation Act from 1996 and based on compulsory membership of all students attending the associated institutions.
- Welfare capitalism - Welfare capitalism refers to the practice of businesses providing welfare-like services to employees. Welfare capitalism was centered in high wage industries (not in the industries characterized by low pay, high turnover, child labor, or dangerous working conditions.
- Health, Welfare and Food Bureau - The Health, Welfare and Food Bureau () of Hong Kong oversees the policies on health, welfare, environmental hygiene and food issues. The Health, Food and Environmental Hygiene, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation and Social Welfare departments report to the Bureau.
- Social welfare function - In economics a social welfare function can be defined as a real-valued function that ranks conceivable social states (alternative complete descriptions of the society) from lowest on up as to welfare of the society. Inputs of the function include any variables considered to affect welfare of the society (Sen, 1970, p.