Certified Humane Internship

This summer I am pursuing an internship at Certified Humane Raised and Handled through the organization Humane Farm Animal Care. This animal welfare certification organization is located in Herndon, Virginia. Through this internship I hope to gain experience with animal welfare audits (welfare investigations on food animal farms) in order to conduct my own audits as a component of animal welfare research in Nicaragua next summer. In order to intern for Humane Farm Animal Care, I have been faced with new challenges. Along with accustoming myself to a new city and lifestyle, I have acquired the skill of driving manual transmission (stick shift) in order to utilize the car provided for me in the area in which I am living. Additionally, I am required to navigate around Washington D.C. and budget my own summer with meals, transportation, and time. However, all of these new experiences are preparing me for my independent research in Nicaragua next summer. Not only am I acquiring experience in animal welfare audits, I am applying my adaptability and practicing independence in an unfamiliar setting. This summer will contain many yield self-development through various applications.