Event Title
The 21st Century Farm Animal: Legal Perspectives on Animal Welfare, Human Health, and Regulation
Location
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Start Date
20-10-2010 12:00 PM
End Date
20-10-2010 4:00 PM
Description
The rise of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), known for the intense confinement of farm animals in unhygienic living conditions, has undoubtedly raised ethical issues about the treatment of farm animals. These practices, however, have also revealed a link between the general welfare and living conditions of animals raised for food and numerous human health risks. Such facilities increase the risks of food-borne illness, antibiotic resistance, and various ailments related to the environmental damage that necessarily follows from CAFO operations. These increased risks have bolstered the movement for legislation to regulate the treatment of animals raised for food. Our distinguished speakers will each discuss an aspect of this problem, the current legal landscape, and potential options for legislative reform.
The 21st Century Farm Animal: Legal Perspectives on Animal Welfare, Human Health, and Regulation
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
The rise of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), known for the intense confinement of farm animals in unhygienic living conditions, has undoubtedly raised ethical issues about the treatment of farm animals. These practices, however, have also revealed a link between the general welfare and living conditions of animals raised for food and numerous human health risks. Such facilities increase the risks of food-borne illness, antibiotic resistance, and various ailments related to the environmental damage that necessarily follows from CAFO operations. These increased risks have bolstered the movement for legislation to regulate the treatment of animals raised for food. Our distinguished speakers will each discuss an aspect of this problem, the current legal landscape, and potential options for legislative reform.