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Monday, March 08, 2010
View news from Czech Republic EU Gives Home Slaughtering Green Light
CZECH REPUBLIC - The Czech Republic claims to have won an important victory for the home slaughtering of pigs for the manufacture...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
View news from China Pigs Relax to Music Before Slaughter
CHINA - A pig deserves at least 12 hours of solitude, walking, patting, and music if possible before it is slaughtered, a...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
View news from European Union EU Council Agrees in Principle on Better Welfare Labels
EU - At its meeting yesterday (22 February), the Agriculture and Fisheries Council agreed that consumers need more information...
View news from Canada Saskatchewan's Heated Truck Cuts Chicken Losses
CANADA - Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have developed a way to reduce mortalities from cold in chickens during...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
View news from United Kingdom Newspaper Investigates Welfare of Imported Meat
UK - One quarter of the meat sold in the UK is imported from countries with lower standards of animal welfare, according...
Thursday, February 04, 2010
View news from United Kingdom NFUS Pleased with Results of FSA COOL Survey
SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland has welcomed the results of a Food Standards Agency (FSA) nation-wide consumer survey, which...
View news from United States Instructions On Humane Slaughtering
US - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued two Humane Interactive Knowledge Exchange (HIKE) scenarios...
Thursday, January 28, 2010
View news from United States Farmland Foods First to Receive USDA Designation
US - Farmland Foods said yesterday that it became the first US pork producer to receive USDA's "Never Ever 3" (NE3) designation...
View news from Australia Free Range Pork Demand Prompts WA Piggery Deal
AUSTRALIA - The Craig Mostyn Group has purchased the West Australian Great Southern Pig Company from the Paspaley Group.
Monday, January 25, 2010
View news from United States Instructions On Humane Handling And 28-Hour Law
US - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued FSIS Notice 06-10: Humane Handling at All Entrances and the...
Friday, January 22, 2010
View news from Netherlands Albert Heijn to Take Only Welfare Friendly Pigs
NETHERLANDS - Dutch supermarket group Albert Heijn is to source all its pig meat from sustainable and welfare friendly sources...
Thursday, January 14, 2010
View news from Germany Wiesenhof Presses Charges over Alleged Cruelty
GERMANY - Poultry company, Wiesenhof (part of PHW Group), is pressing criminal charges against the former operating company...
Friday, December 18, 2009
View news from European Union Council Discusses Animal Welfare Labelling Scheme
EU - At the 2986th Council meeting on Agriculture and Fisheries earlier this week, progress was discussed in the development...
View news from United Kingdom HSA Opens Welfare Award Nominations
UK - The Humane Slaughter Assocation (HSA) is calling for nominations for its award relating to significant advances in humane...
Thursday, December 17, 2009
View news from Finland Minister Defends Pork Brand Promotion
FINLAND - Minister of Agriculture Sirkka-Liisa Anttila says the recent controversy over shoddy conditions at some pig farms...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
View news from United Kingdom University of Oxford Offers Masters-Level Course in Welfare
UK - Oxford University's Animal Welfare Masters-level programme has been designed for the meat and livestock supply chain....
Thursday, December 10, 2009
View news from United States FSIS Updates Humane Handling Directive
US - The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated its directive on humane handling of livestock and poultry...
Monday, December 07, 2009
View news from New Zealand Confusion Likely to Continue for Pork Products
NEW ZEALAND - Consumer New Zealand says new labelling for fresh pork products is unlikely to prevent confusion among cus...
Monday, November 23, 2009
View news from Canada Animal Welfare Schedule Gets Favourable Response
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods reports producers who supply hogs to its Brandon pork processing plant have responded favorably...
View news from United Kingdom Bristol Academic to Lead Welfare Advisory Board
UK - Dr Mohan Raj of the University of Bristol has been appointed to lead Animal Welfare Approved's Scientific and Technical...
 
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