WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science will bring together researchers, producers, government officials and others in its first symposium exploring how science can help allay mounting public concern over the well-being of animals.
The daylong event, “Addressing Current Animal Welfare Issues: Scientific Challenges and Their Societal Context,” will be held May 21 at the Stewart Center, 128 Memorial Mall, on the West Lafayette campus. The program is intended to be useful for scientists, students, veterinarians, animal producers, various animal industry personnel, legislators and interested members of the general public. Topics to be explored will include agricultural, companion and laboratory animal welfare challenges and opportunities.
The keynote address will be delivered by Bernard Rollin, a distinguished professor of philosophy, animal sciences and biomedical sciences at Colorado State University. He will give a presentation on the topic of putting current societal debates on animal welfare into context.
Registration information for the symposium is available at http://bit.ly/1N5BcOE.
