Citation
Woodruff, Michael L. (2019) Smart sheep need more protection. Animal Sentience 25(9)
Thread
Lori Marino and Debra Merskin, Intelligence, complexity, and individuality in sheep
Abstract
The target article unequivocally establishes that sheep are far more intelligent and cognitively sophisticated than is generally acknowledged. For this reason, the authors advocate for significantly more stringent regulation of agricultural and research practices when sheep are used. I briefly review the existing US regulations governing the use of sheep in research and discuss the extent to which they are applied to sheep. I then discuss weaknesses in the current regulations, concluding that they should be changed to mandate housing all research animals in environments that accommodate the psychosocial needs of each species.
DOI
10.51291/2377-7478.1442
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