The final part of my series talking about pain awareness for September's Animal Pain Awareness Month, and I'm getting into a kind of nebulous discussion about the legal differences in how different countries regulate animal welfare, which can have to do with how we are aware of pain in animals, especially our livestock species. The United States, where I live and practice veterinary medicine, is pretty lackadaisical about animal welfare regulations as pertaining to livestock, especially as compared to other countries. In this episode, I talk about the differences in these laws, regulations and requirements between different countries, what that means for how we handle some management areas in our livestock species, what I have experienced as a vet as far as people's willingness to prevent pain and improve the welfare of their own animals, and what I hope that might mean for revisiting our animal welfare principles as a country in the future. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.