Alberta ranching family donates $5 million for cattle welfare research

A father and daughter’s donation could help the University of Calgary become a world leader in animal behaviour and welfare research. Jack Anderson and his daughter Wynne Chisholm of W.A. Ranches have donated $5 million for cattle research. Chisholm and her dad have a passion for technology and animal care, and decided to act when they heard the University of Calgary’s vet school could use some research money. The donation will help establish the U of C as a world authority on cattle research. “I think what we’ll see is Calgary emerging as a national, international leader in the area of animal welfare in the cattle industry,” said Pajor. “I think you’ll see lots of different discoveries.”...more