Formation of a Humane Handling Institute recently was unveiled at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The institute will provide hands-on training for current meat-industry workers in humane pre-slaughter handling, transport, stunning and equipment maintenance.
Humane Handling Institute launched
A Humane Handling Institute is launched at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. From left are Steve Van Lannen, president and chief operating officer of American Foods Group; Maria Gallo, chancellor of the UW-River Falls; Kurt Vogel, livestock welfare and behavior associate professor, UW-River Falls; Randy Romanski, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Dean Olson, interim dean of the UW-River Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; and Steve Kelm, chairman of the UW-River Falls Animal and Food Science Department.





