Day: June 22, 2010

Animal-welfare-education experts needed

The AVMA is leading a collaborative effort to develop a model curriculum for the study of animal welfare in colleges/schools of veterinary medicine as described in the attached Project Brief (PDF). Nominations and expressions of interest are sought for membership in the AVMA Animal Welfare Curriculum Planning Group that will create the plan to guide this process. The Planning Group is expected to comprise 6 to 10 subject experts, plus representatives of key partner organizations. Read More…

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June 22, 2010 No Comments

Expert tackles animal-welfare and animal-rights issues

The words being tossed around are more contentious than the sharply pointed barbs being tossed by the U.S. Congress at BP CEO Tony Hayward. It’s a battle over the hearts and minds of the 98% of an urbanized American public that has no recollection of life in farm country. With no direct connection, most of them believe what they read and the folks on the other side of the debate are making sure that the message is not that of the old-fashioned, good-neighbor farmer and his family. Instead, they’re painting a picture of American agriculture as overrun

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June 22, 2010 No Comments