Dennis Halladay speaks to consumer questions saying, “Animal welfare is turning up on dairy conference programs with rapidly growing frequency these days, often asking questions that may be uncomfortable.” He shares the toughest six questions he has heard this year and adds the last two to consider:
- Are dairy cattle cared for with compassion?
- Do they have feelings and/or emotions?
- Do they feel safe in their environment?
- Do they feel pain?
- Do they have lives worth living?
- Do their lives end humanely?
- How would consumers answer those six questions?
- Are we brave enough to ask consumers for their perceptions?
Source: Hoard’s Dairyman, August 6, 2018. Link.
INSIGHTS: As animal health pros deal with dairies, keeping these questions in mind can help you shape the welfare and production value of your customers’ animals.