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Friday, August 19, 2011
Govt Welfare Committee Seeks New ExpertiseUK - Applications are invited for members of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) with expertise in animal slaughter, fish farming, pig and deer farming.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Encouragement to Share Story of Food ProductionCANADA - The Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan says, with the public increasingly disconnected from the farm, it's critical for those involved in agriculture to be involved in telling the story of what...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Research Community Helps Kickstart New Pork CRCAUSTRALIA - Applications for the 2011-2012 inaugural funding round for research projects with the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork are in and early indications are that the research community and...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
New Rules on Slatted Floors from 2013DENMARK - With fully slatted floors banned from July 2015, interim measures will be introduced in January 2013, when producers who want to continue with their existing fully slatted floors will need to...
Friday, August 12, 2011
Iowa Leads Project to Reduce Pig LamenessUS - Understanding and solving lameness in pigs, especially in sows, could save producers $23 million a year.
Campaign Starts Against 'Cruel & Inhumane' RitualTAIWAN - Animal welfare campaigners are calling for an end to the ritual of rearing so-called 'divine pigs'.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
EFSA Consults on GM Effects on Health & WelfareEU - EFSA has launched a public consultation on draft guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from genetically modified (GM) animals and related animal health and welfare aspects.
Monday, August 08, 2011
Chair of Health & Welfare Board AppointedENGLAND - Michael Seals has been appointed as the Chair of the new Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE).
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
New Sessions for Animal Care & Handling ConferenceUS - The Animal Care and Handling Conference organised by the American Meat Institute (AMI) in October will feature new sessions on sustainability and the impact of the media.
Monday, August 01, 2011
Slaughterman's Licence in Abuse Case RevokedUK - The Food Standards Agency has revoked the licence of a slaughterman following the publication of footage allegedly taken by Animal Aid at Cheale Meats in Essex.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Secret Film Claims Cruelty to Pigs in AbattoirUK - Animal rights group, Animal Aid has released film footage it claims was shot secretly a pig slaughterhouse in Essex and that the group says shows severe animal cruelty.
Consumers Say Animal Welfare Labelling ImportantUS - A study shows mandatory labelling of animal welfare practices is important to more than 60 per cent of consumers.
Enhancing Welfare Explored by Industry LeadersUS - Enhancing welfare in livestock production was explored by industry leaders at the second Annual Novus University Day.
Animal Welfare Concerns, Doubt About RegulationsNEBRASKA, US - Nearly 70 per cent of rural Nebraskans define animal welfare in terms similar to those promoted by advocacy groups, but most don't think increased regulation of the state's livestock practices...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Welfare Groups Want Modern Farming Banned INDIA - Humane Society International and the Animal Welfare Board of India have asked the Commerce Minister to prohibit foreign direct investment that introduces intensive farming systems.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Ministers Meet with Farming UnionsNORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill last night hosted a meeting with her southern counterpart and the north’s two farming unions.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Pork Imports Must Meet EU StandardsNORTHERN IRELAND, UK - An influential report on the pig sector in Europe, published last week by RaboBank has highlighted the challenges which must be overcome to allow the sector to prosper in Northern...
Accurate Info on Food Production in DemandCANADA - The executive director of the Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan says, as the public becomes increasing interested in issues related how the food they buy is raised, it becomes more important...
Good Welfare Costs Less than a Box of ChocolatesUK - Consumers believe better farm animal welfare would cost them too much, according to a recent survey but Freedom Foods says the additional cost is the same as just one treat in the shopping basket...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Implementation of Animal Welfare Directives EU - Several European Animal Welfare Directives for the protection of broilers, laying hens and pigs are reaching their final implementation dates in 2010, 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Contract Research Programme ReinvigoratedCANADA - The president and CEO of the Saskatoon based Prairie Swine Centre reports improved profitability in the swine industry is allowing the centre to reinvigorate its contract research programme, Bruce...
Market Preview: Sow Stall Decisions Being Haunted?US - In this week's "Market Preview" from National Hog Farmer magazine, Steve Meyer discusses the latest announcement by the United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society of the United States...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Alternatives to Surgical Castration of PigsEU - Eurogroup welcomes the news that during the last meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH), Member States unanimously voted in favour of the financing decision...
International Conference on Welfare Assessment CANADA - The 5th International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level will be held at the University of Guelph on 8 to 11 August 2011.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Organic Farming Welfare Claims Judged MisleadingUK - A magazine advertisement that maintained that organically farmed animals were reared in better welfare conditions than non-organically reared animals has been ruled misleading by the Advertising Standards...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
VION Receives CIWF Pig Welfare AwardUK - Leading European meat processing company VION receives has been awarded a leadership award in pig welfare from Compassion in World Farming.
Positive Reaction to We Care Billboard CampaignCANADA - The Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan reports the public's reaction to this year's We Care billboard campaign has been positive, Bruce Cochrane writes.
Monday, July 11, 2011
'Save Our Antibiotics' Alliance FormedUK - Compassion in World Farming, Sustain, and The Soil Association welcome the joint letter from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Medical Association (BMA) on the use and misuse...
Friday, July 08, 2011
NPPC Statement Regarding Overall Pork ProductionUS - The US pork industry is committed to animal well-being and continuous improvement in all aspects of pork production, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) said in a statement yesterday.
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