Doctor Temple Grandin - Understanding Animals - NAPS-TV

AN UNUSUAL WOMAN HAS FOUND A SURPRISING WAY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE MEAT YOU EAT—AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IN A NEW MOVIE. DOCTOR TEMPLE GRANDIN OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED AUTISTIC PERSON, WRITES THE ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES FOR THE AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE.
BECAUSE AUTISM AFFECTS HER SENSORY PERCEPTION, GRANDIN EXPERIENCES THE WORLD IN A PARTICULARLY VISUAL WAY. JUST LIKE LIVESTOCK, SHE CONTENDS. SHE TAUGHT THE MEAT INDUSTRY HOW TO BUILD FACILITIES AND LIVESTOCK-HANDLING SYSTEMS THAT WORK WITH ANIMALSʼ NATURAL INSTINCTS, WHICH REDUCES STRESS. NOW HER LIFE IS PORTRAYED IN A NEW HBO FILM STARRING CLAIRE DANES.

PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY, AND ORIGINALLY, JUST GETTING DOWN IN THE CHUTES TO
SEE WHAT ANIMALS WERE SEEING. BUT THEN THEY SAW THAT IT WORKEDAND I GOT VERY GOOD AT DESIGNING FACILITIES.

HER GUIDELINES REFLECT THE STRONG INTEREST AMONG MEAT COMPANIES IN HUMANE ANIMAL HANDLING. ENSURING OPTIMAL WELFARE, GRANDIN SAYS, IS NOT ONLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT ALSO RESULTS IN HIGHER QUALITY MEAT PRODUCTS. LEARN MORE AT ANIMALHANDLING.ORG.

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Pets & Animals

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• Meat
• Temple Grandin
• Autistic
• Sutism
• Livwestock
• Claire Danes
• NAPS
• NAPSTV
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