communication

Animal welfare and society concerns finding the missing link

August 20, 2014September 1, 2014admin2 Comments

Young adults in developed countries are distanced from agriculture and the meat industry needs to do a better job of communicating with them. A major welfare concern is slaughter without stunning. Other concerns, such as poor stunning or high levels of bruising, can be easily corrected by management who is committed to maintaining high standards. […]

Pachyderms’ secret vocabulary explored

May 14, 2011May 3, 2011adminLeave a Comment

Elephants are renowned for their intelligence and long memories, but that they also frequently communicate with each other, using a sophisticated language largely undetectable to the human ear, has only recently been identified. A team of scientists at the San Diego Zoo, led by acting Director of Behavioural Biology at San Diego’s Institute for Conservation […]