The One Health framework recognises that human, animal, and environmental health are inseparably linked, with implications for how animal welfare is integrated into broader public health and sustainability strategies.
The One Health framework provides institutional architecture for integrating animal welfare into mainstream public health and sustainability policy. When animal welfare advocates can demonstrate that welfare improvements also reduce AMR risk, prevent pandemic emergence, and contribute to food security, the case for welfare investment gains traction with audiences motivated by human interests. This is not a compromise of animal-centric welfare values but an expansion of welfare advocacy into arenas where it can achieve systemic change. One Health approaches are increasingly funded by major public health bodies, creating opportunities for welfare interventions that would otherwise lack institutional support. The framework's greatest potential is in elevating animal welfare from a specialist concern to a mainstream public health priority.