Rutgers Welfare Judging Team

Rutgers Welfare Judging Team We are the newly founded Rutgers Welfare Judging Team!

Students from the Rutgers Department of Animal Sciences preparing to compete in the AVMA sponsored Welfare Judging Competition each semester.

This Pride Month, the Rutgers Animal Welfare Judging Team celebrates love, inclusion, & compassion — for people and anim...
06/01/2026

This Pride Month, the Rutgers Animal Welfare Judging Team celebrates love, inclusion, & compassion — for people and animals alike 🏳️‍🌈

Animal welfare is rooted in empathy, respect, and creating a world where every living being is treated with dignity. We’re proud to support a community where everyone belongs and can show up as their authentic selves!

Love is love. Kindness has no boundaries 💜

It is both my favorite and least favorite day of the year, graduation. I consider myself so lucky to watch these student...
05/18/2026

It is both my favorite and least favorite day of the year, graduation. I consider myself so lucky to watch these students grow from new, timid students to confident, close-knit, forever friends. As much as I wish I could just keep them around forever, I am so excited to see what these two will do post-Rutgers!

will be attending University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in the fall. And will continue working at her vet clinic before applying for vet school this summer. I can’t wait to see all the amazing things they do!

It is never goodbye on this team. It’s just until the next big thing we have to tell each other or funny joke to send in the group chat, but I will miss seeing you both at practice each week. Thankfully it was so hot today I have no more water left to give to tears 😅😭

Welfare team forever 💚

What a weekend for Rutgers Animal Welfare Judging at the Spring 2026 AVMA Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest ...
05/11/2026

What a weekend for Rutgers Animal Welfare Judging at the Spring 2026 AVMA Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest (AWJAC)! 🐓🐇❤️

Competing against 140 individuals from 23 universities across the country, Rutgers had an incredible showing in this year’s competition focused on free-range broiler chickens and show rabbits.

✨ Undergraduate Junior Division:
🥇 Daisy Pursell — 1st Place 
🏅 Aspen Wu — 4th Place

✨ Undergraduate Senior Division:
🥇 Stephanie Tomshaw — 1st Place
🥈 Max Wu — 2nd Place
🥉 Jacob Bazer — 3rd Place
🏅 Aditri Singh — 5th Place
⭐ Jahla Brown — Top 10 Finish (8th Place)

And an extra special shoutout 🙌 to Tyler Fanslow & Lyric Ames for their hard work and strong performances throughout the competition and all semester long 😻

We wrapped up the weekend celebrating at the Edison Diner and getting in some puppy snuggles after class — the perfect ending to an amazing semester 🐶🥞❤️

Next stop: Fall 2026 AWJAC at Texas A&M University featuring bearded dragons, bucking bulls, cat café cats, and raptors 👀🔥

Woohoo Rutgers Animal Welfare Judging! 🎉

photo dump to celebrate ONE HUNDRED followers 😍We are so incredibly grateful for each and every one of you that supports...
04/28/2026

photo dump to celebrate ONE HUNDRED followers 😍

We are so incredibly grateful for each and every one of you that supports the best team ever! Whether it’s new memories or old, the Rutgers Welfare Judging Team is truly a family — both in and out of the classroom ❤️

It has been a true adventure watching this team grow, thank YOU for your support every step of the way!

Go down memory lane with us to celebrate this milestone, here’s to you and us 🥂

☆ ALUMNI ALERT ☆ Angely Morocho is a proud alum of the Rutgers Welfare Judging Team and was an integral member of some o...
03/03/2026

☆ ALUMNI ALERT ☆

Angely Morocho is a proud alum of the Rutgers Welfare Judging Team and was an integral member of some of our original teams! Keep reading to hear all about what she’s done post Rutgers and how our team has helped her 🐄🐄

“Almost through year one. From twelve lectures a week to stinky GI labs and slippery clinical skills, it’s been a ride. Moved to Glassboro with my partner, got a scholarship, and founded the first ever Student Chapter of the American College of Animal Welfare—we’ll be competing in welfare assessments soon. Through it all, we still find time for themed parties and chili nights. Couldn’t ask for a better year. Excited for the summer as I’ll be part of the Inaugural Veterinary Summer Scholars Program at SSVM. Missing the Rutgers Welfare Judging Team and working on bringing a piece of it here at SSVM.”

We couldn’t be prouder and love our welfare family, both past and present 💗
angely

The LAST set of Welfare Team members just dropped 🚨‼️Strategic thinkers ✅ Big picture analyzers ✅ The kind of people who...
02/19/2026

The LAST set of Welfare Team members just dropped 🚨‼️

Strategic thinkers ✅
Big picture analyzers ✅
The kind of people who casually reference Fraser mid conversation ✅

Together, the Spring 2026 team isn’t just studying animal welfare — we’re raising the standard 🏆

It was FURR-tastic to meet all of you, keep watching to see what our awesome members accomplish 😍🐓🐇

Back with MORE Welfare Team members who keep things moving and grooving 🕺💫Meet more of the passionate individuals who ma...
02/16/2026

Back with MORE Welfare Team members who keep things moving and grooving 🕺💫

Meet more of the passionate individuals who make Rutgers Welfare Judging what it is. Different strengths, shared missions, and a whole lot of drive behind the scenes!

We’re spotlighting everyone, so keep watching 👏
AND let us know YOUR favorite ice cream flavor 🍦😝

The faces behind the reasons 🗣️✨Meet the first part of our team that’s putting science, ethics, and advocacy into action...
02/12/2026

The faces behind the reasons 🗣️✨

Meet the first part of our team that’s putting science, ethics, and advocacy into action — one scenario at a time ✨🫶🏻

SWIPE to get to know us & drop your FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR in the comments 🍦 😋

LOOKOUT, we’re just getting started 😍 keep checking our page to see who the rest of the team is 👀

What is AWJAC? 🐾👀The Animal Welfare Judging & Assessment Contest teaches students how to critically and objectively eval...
02/11/2026

What is AWJAC? 🐾👀

The Animal Welfare Judging & Assessment Contest teaches students how to critically and objectively evaluate animal welfare using science-based evidence 🧬✍️

This mock hamster scenario is one of many practice cases where we analyze housing, enrichment, and care to determine which setup best meets an animal’s needs. Because welfare matters at every scale 🐹✨

Team House 1 or House 2 ?! Let us know your pick in the comments 🏆

BACK & BETTER THAN EVER 🚨🚨🏆🏆Bright and early this morning, we kicked off the FIRST PRACTICE of the semester! This is our...
02/05/2026

BACK & BETTER THAN EVER 🚨🚨🏆🏆

Bright and early this morning, we kicked off the FIRST PRACTICE of the semester! This is our BIGGEST team yet, and the work hard play hard vibes are stronger than ever!

Recognize any members, new or old?! Keep a look out for our MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS 🌟🌟🌟 to get officially acquainted with our Spring 2026 Team!

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