This is a linkpost for Positive Wild Animal Welfare by Heather Browning and Walter Veit, which was originally published on Biology & Philosophy on 12 March 2023. The abstract and last paragraph of the introduction are below. I am still guessing soil animals have negative lives, but I have been very uncertain.

Abstract

With increasing attention given to wild animal welfare and ethics, it has become common to depict animals in the wild as existing in a state dominated by suffering. This assumption is now taken on board by many and frames much of the current discussion; but needs a more critical assessment, both theoretically and empirically. In this paper, we challenge the primary lines of evidence employed in support of wild animal suffering, to provide an alternative picture in which wild animals may often have lives that are far more positive than is commonly [...]

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(00:32) Abstract

(01:37) Introduction

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10539-023-09901-5

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