title: Development of a model animal welfare act curriculum.
abstract: Animal-welfare issues are often controversial and frequently have an emotional component. Veterinarians have extensive knowledge, experience, and scientific perspective and are arguably the professionals best suited to advise and develop recommendations on animal welfare. The development of an Animal Welfare Act (AWA) teaching module is a first step toward educating veterinary students about animal welfare. This article presents the current development status of this curriculum project, which is intended to be a valuable addition to the evolving veterinary education on animal welfare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1619, USA. sue.vandewoude@research.colostate.edu
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: VandeWoude
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D003479:Curriculum; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D006801:Humans; D013663:Teaching; D014495:Universities; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards*