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Free Farmed Certification Press Release Lacey Toney
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Dr. Brenda Coe Joins Free Farmed As Director of Animal Science Programs For Immediate Release: December 11, 2001 Washington, DC
– Farm Animal Services, which administers, monitors and certifies the
Free Farmed™
labeling program, today appointed Dr. Brenda L. Coe as director of
animal science programs. The
label, unveiled last year, is the first-ever program to certify that
farm animals are raised in a humane manner. A Free Farmed™
label assures consumers the meat, poultry, egg, and dairy products they
purchase come from animals that were treated according to animal welfare
standards developed by the American Humane Association. “I’m very
pleased Dr. Coe will join the Free Farmed team,” said Adele Douglass,
executive director of Farm Animal Services.
“Her background will be invaluable as we work to improve the
treatment of farm animals. Dr.
Coe has been involved with the Free Farmed program from the beginning,
especially in developing the welfare standards.
I’m glad she’ll now be working with us on a full-time
basis.” “The Free
Farmed program is already making a difference for farm animals across
the country,” Dr. Coe said. “I’m
proud of what we’ve accomplished in just a year.
And, as director of animal science programs, I’m excited about
how much more we’ll achieve in the coming years.” Dr. Coe most recently worked as a Veterinary Extension Associate in Veterinary Science at Pennsylvania State University, where she, among other things, developed programs and educational materials on Dairy Quality Assurance and Dairy Market Cows. Prior to those efforts, Dr. Coe was an Animal Welfare Perceptions Project Associate at Penn State where she coordinated development and implementation of an extensive training program for the Humane Society Police Officers in Animal Husbandry. She also helped develop and teach an undergraduate Companion Animal Care and Nutrition course. While at Purdue University, Dr. Coe served as an Animal Behavior Research Assistant, Veterinary Pathobiology Assistant, and Meat Science Technician. She also worked on the University of California’s Sierra Foothill Range Field ranch conducting behavior studies on cattle and was involved in daily ranch operations. Dr. Coe received her Ph.D. in Agricultural and Extension Education with a minor in Instructional Design, from The Pennsylvania State University, 1998. She also received a Master of Science in Animal Science-Physiology and Behavior from Purdue University in 1987 and a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from the University of California, Davis, in 1983. ###
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