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
Omelette, Hamlett, Ebony and Ivory, the pig subjects in a Purdue University study, were able to use a joystick to play a multilevel version of a game that loosely resembles Pong.
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Tougher penalties likely for illegal killing of wildlife
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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.
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