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WERA204: Animal Bioethics

Duration:

October 01, 2000 to September 30, 2005

Administrative Advisor(s):

Charles C. Boyer (California State University, Fresno) - Co-advisor
James R. Males (ORE) - Research

NIFA Reps:

Richard Reynnells

Statement of Issue(s) and Justification:

Social structures are changing rapidly. In addition, scientific accomplishments have led to some negative consequences that were neither intended nor anticipated by scientists. Scientists typically view science as value?free enterprise, and therefore, ignore the moral considerations of their work. Nevertheless, science is a social practice and supports cultural

Objectives

1. Create a forum in which animal scientists and non-animal scientists (philosophers, social scientists, etc.) may work together to examine and discuss contentious social issuses.
2. Provide a means of encouraging the development and coordinating the activities of research projects dealing with bioethics of the animal sciences.
3. Develop mechanisms of outreach that would allow animal scientists profession in the contextt of consumers and our critics who may question our science and / or production methods.
4. Provide the means for ongoing critical analysis of the animal science profession in the context of its ability to address moral and socio-political issues.

Procedures and Activities

Expected Outcomes and Impacts:

• Increased credible dialog between science and non?scientist community about contentious social issues. This will occur through increased number of scientific lay publications.
• Increased cooperative research between Animal Scientists, social scientists and philosophers.
• Development of new methods of publishing Animal Science information in forms that are both easily accessible by society and easily understandable to the greater public.

Project Participation:

Include a completed Appendix E form

Educational Plan:

The initial activities of the committee will, of course, be focused primarily on existing participants and the sharing of information with other possible participants. The group's efforts will then develop to include symposia and presentations at national and international meetings for both animal scientist and animal producer groups. In addition, the committee will develop the methods by which (electronic) concerned citizens may ask for clarification of concerns such as BST, animal welfare, animal rights, corporate farming, biotechnology, environmental problems, etc.

Governance:

Literature Cited:

Attachments:

[petition.pdf]

Internal Linkages:

External Linkages:

Signatures:

s:/James R. Males

s:/Ching Yuan Hu

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