Topics included public perceptions
of agricultural animal welfare, ethics, the role of animal welfare in biomedical research, and current issues in companion animal welfare science.
It's mission to prevent cruelty to animals has never changed and it was founded to address the abuse
of agricultural animals, particularly working horses.
She lends her expertise as a communicator and understanding of animal welfare through her degree
in Agricultural Animal Biology to her role on the Guelph Humane Society board of directors.
New laws making it illegal to take pictures or
film agricultural animals came into force in the US states of Utah and Iowa, lobbied for by an industry attempting to keep secret what happens on factory farms.
Genome sequencing has helped scientists understand pets such as dogs and cats;
agricultural animals like cows and pigs; crop plants such as rice, corn, barley; and a host of other living things.
which employs veterinarians through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) working on biosecurity, environmental quality, public health, meat inspection, regulatory medicine, and
agricultural animal health, or the investigation of disease outbreaks.
Research Interests: cognition; companion and
agricultural animal welfare; enrichment; animal bioethics; public perceptions of animal agriculture.
Clinical Associate Professor,
Agricultural Animal Care and Use Program and College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Training of leaders in U.S. animal agriculture to better understand and facilitate resolutions on publicly debated issues pertaining to
agricultural animal bioethics is critically needed to adequately prepare young scientists and future animal industry leaders in this important trans - disciplinary subject area.
Peas have also been studied for feeding to
agricultural animals such as pigs to see if they could replace soybeans in the diet.
Our Large Animal Clinic will travel to provide emergency medical field service throughout east - central Illinois for equine and
agricultural animals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Mill dogs are classified as
agricultural animals, and often wear a numbered brass tag on a permanent chain around their necks.
They have the right to be protected from cruelty (unless they are
agricultural animals) the right to sustenance and shelter (if they are domestic animals), the right to adequate habitat (if they are endangered), and the list goes on.