Call for openness about farm-animal experiments

CALL for Open Experiments

In this paper, we briefly describe the limitations of present CALL systems, caused both by technological factors and by the limited agenda of CALL developers, whose design goals tend not to result in software tools for practical everyday language learning activities. We also note the lack of creative new ways of using computers in language education and a gradual shift towards traditional teach...

WikiLeaks is a wake-up call for openness

WikiLeaks' recent public disclosure of troves of classified U.S. Government records has been big news around the world, but it has been particularly significant in the open government community. For decades, groups like ours that are concerned with open government have been working to reform serious problems associated with pervasive and excessive U.S. Government secrecy, including the overclas...

Modelling Farm Animal Welfare

The use of models in the life sciences has greatly expanded in scope and advanced in technique in recent decades. However, the range, type and complexity of models used in farm animal welfare is comparatively poor, despite the great scope for use of modeling in this field of research. In this paper, we review the different modeling approaches used in farm animal welfare science to date, discuss...

Economics and Farm Animal Welfare

A New Method for On-Farm Euthanasia with Animal Welfare Considerations

Objective: Euthanasia of animals is a highly stressful situation for veterinarians and may be source of ethical dilemmas; also, it is very difficult to decide “which technique is more appropriate for the given situation”? The aim of this study was to describe a new humane method for on-farm euthanasia. Design: Pilot clinical trial. Animals: thirteen animals including three horses, six sheep ...