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Dr. Temple Grandin is a renowned animal welfare activist as well as a professor and author. She has a unique perspective into the minds of animals thanks to her autism, and because of her hard work, half of the cattle in the United States are handled in facilities Dr. Grandin designed. Through her efforts in animal welfare and involvement in writing standards for the livestock industry, Dr. Grandin has done away with a lot of the "vague" language these standards often contain, and she's working to eradicate the rest. "Animals that are afraid of people are less productive. That is known," she says. This is why it's not only the conscientious and right thing to treat animals humanely, it's also advantageous for business and production. "There's a whole lot of scientific research that shows that good stockmanship matters," she emphasizes. Listen in to hear from one of the preeminent voices in animal welfare today.
Dr. Temple Grandin is a renowned animal welfare activist as well as a professor and author. She has a unique perspective into the minds of animals thanks to her autism, and because of her hard work, half of the cattle in the United States are handled in facilities Dr. Grandin designed. Through her efforts in animal welfare and involvement in writing standards for the livestock industry, Dr. Grandin has done away with a lot of the "vague" language these standards often contain, and she's working to eradicate the rest. "Animals that are afraid of people are less productive. That is known," she says. This is why it's not only the conscientious and right thing to treat animals humanely, it's also advantageous for business and production. "There's a whole lot of scientific research that shows that good stockmanship matters," she emphasizes. Listen in to hear from one of the preeminent voices in animal welfare today.