Dr Ed Pajor is a Professor of Animal Welfare at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. He is recognised internationally for his research in farm animal behaviour and welfare. He has served on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Animal Science and Applied Animal Behaviour Science and as the US representative to the International Society of Applied Ethology. Dr Pajor also advises numerous organizations including the McDonald's Animal Welfare Panel, the National Pork Board's Animal Welfare Committee, and Humane Farm Animal Care.