OSU Animal Science Ethics Course Wins Humane Society Award

Three Oregon State University faculty members from the Animal Sciences Department have received national acclaim for developing and teaching a course that challenges students to discuss and debate ethical issues about the treatment of animals in production agriculture and scientific research.

"This course is a crucial component of the education we deliver to animal science students because it helps them look at society's use of animals from another point of view," said course instructor Candace Croney. "All of our students get a broad-based background in animal science from the standpoint of animal production. However, this encourages students to view animals primarily as end-products rather than as living, conscious beings. The ethics course helps students broaden their outlook on how other members of society see and value animals."

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