Dr. Michael Cockram, Chair in Animal Welfare, Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at AVC, has accepted an invitation to sit on two committees of the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC). He is a member of the NFACC’s Equine Welfare Code Development Committee, representing research/academia, and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. He also represents the International Society for Applied Ethology on NFACC’s Sheep Welfare Code Scientists’ Committee. Dr. Jeff Wichtel, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at AVC, also serves as a scientific expert on the NFACC’s Sheep Welfare Code Scientists’ Committee. The NFACC addresses national animal care issues related to farmed animals, with a primary focus on animals raised for the production of food for humans.