Pain is an undesirable potential consequence of many of the procedures conducted on animals in the course of scientific research, and in most cases it is unnecessary. The US Congress, the public ...

Sarah Cannizzo, an associate veterinarian at Forth Worth Zoo, is one of only two zoo vets in Texas certified to conduct ...

Disbudding is preferred over dehorning because it carries a lower risk of complications and is significantly less invasive and painful; however, recent research shows that even disbudding causes pain ...

Pain causes behavioral, autonomic, and neuroendocrine changes and is a common cause of animal welfare compromise in farm animals. Current societal and ethical concerns demand better agricultural ...

K-State is one of four entities chosen to received Food and Drug Administration funding to work on pain management in animals, officials announced Monday.

experiencing chronic pain. In total, she's conducted acupuncture on about 20 of the zoo's animals, she said. Cannizzo added that she has also had luck with some eye acupuncture, specifically ...

Cannizzo said animal acupuncture can be used to relieve chronic pain in the zoo's geriatric animals. Cannizzo received her International Veterinary Acupuncture Society certification in January ...