Animal-welfare symposium planned at Ohio State

Columbus, Ohio

-- Animal-welfare experts, veterinarians, food-animal producers, consumers and others with an interest in food-animal production are invited to a symposium on farm animal welfare issues Oct. 16 arranged by The Ohio State University's Department of Animal Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine.

Animal-welfare experts and social scientists from around the world will discuss scientific, ethical, legal and social issues associated with food-animal welfare at OSU's Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.

"This is an opportunity for people to hear a wide range of animal-welfare perspectives, hear what others are doing and discuss what needs to be done," says Naomi Botheras, animal-welfare program specialist for OSU Extension. "It's also a chance to learn from other countries about how they have handled animal-welfare issues, so we don't have to re-invent the wheel or make any of the mistakes they've identified."

For additional information about the event and to register, click here.