The issues in farm animal welfare continue to be hotly debated across the United States, and recently
Ohio’s farm animal production practices have come under scrutiny.
On Oct. 16, an animal welfare symposium to be held at Ohio State University will offer perspectives that
are grounded in science and education.
The "Ohio State Animal Welfare Symposium: Building Partnerships to Address Animal Welfare,"
will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, located at
2201 Fred Taylor Drive in Columbus.
The symposium is organized by Ohio State’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Animal
Sciences in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, which have recently partnered
with the Animal Welfare Science Centre of Australia.
The purpose of the symposium is to celebrate the new partnership, while examining issues surrounding
animal welfare in Ohio and across the country, highlighting current animal welfare research and
encouraging balanced discussions.
For registration information and an agenda of topics and speakers, visit
http://vet.osu.edu.AnimalWelfareSymposium.htm.
Further updates on the symposium will be posted to the Web site as they become available.
For more information, contact Melissa Weber, director of communications and marketing for the College of
Veterinary Medicine, at (614) 292-3752 or [email protected].