Coping with compassion fatigue in the swine industry
Those who work with livestock regularly have to perform pain-inducing procedures on their animals and make end-of-life decisions, but what are the impacts of this on their mental health?
13 November 2018
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Monique Pairis-Garcia
Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science at Ohio State University (OSU)
Dr Pairis-Garcia teaches undergraduate level animal welfare and behaviour and serves on the Pig Welfare Committee for the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV).
Caitlyn Mullins
Caitlyn is an Ohio State University graduate in Meat Science (Honors) and has an MSc in Animal Welfare and Behaviour. She has conducted research pertaining to beef and pork tenderness and has also been involved in the creation of a computer-based interactive training programme related to timely euthanasia for swine caretakers that is now hosted by the National Pork Board.
