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Center for Animal Welfare Science s virtual symposium to discuss lessons learned from COVID-19

Center for Animal Welfare Science’s virtual symposium to discuss lessons learned from COVID-19 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. The 2021 CAWS Virtual Symposium, set for May 19-20, will focus on understanding how the pandemic has influenced perceptions about the human-animal bond. “One Welfare: What has COVID-19 taught us about balancing human and animal interests?” will also explore the effects of the pandemic on animal welfare, human health and well-being. “There have been relatively few animal behavior and welfare meetings lately because of COVID-19, especially ones that cover these topics,” said Candace Croney, director of the Center for Animal Welfare Science (CAWS) and a professor of animal behavior and well-being who holds a joint appointment in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. “The symposium is an excellent opportunity to bring together people with livestock interests and those with companion animal interests, as well

Pigs can learn to manipulate joystick and react to video game screen, researchers say

Tougher penalties likely for illegal killing of wildlife

Tougher penalties likely for illegal killing of wildlife We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Victorians who kill or injure native animals could face new fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars after community outcry over the failure of the state’s wildlife protection laws sparked a legal review. Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio announced the legislation would be overhauled after the deaths of dozens of koalas that were bulldozed at a blue-gum plantation in western Victoria last year, and the shooting and poisoning of hundreds of wedge-tailed eagles in Gippsland.

Pigs can be taught how to use joysticks, experiment finds

Pigs can be taught how to use joysticks, experiment finds CNN 2/11/2021 By Sara Spary and Ada Wood, CNN © Candace C. Croney/Sarah T. Boysen/Frontiers in Psychology The pigs were found to be capable of operating a joystick to trigger an automatic treat dispenser. The intelligence of pigs has long been renowned and scientists in the US have now found that they are clever enough to be able to use computer joysticks. Researchers from Purdue University in Indiana said they were able to train four pigs to carry out a joystick operated video game task to get treats. The pigs success rate in the task was described by researchers as remarkable, and indicative of their behavioral and cognitive flexibility.

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