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Animal Welfare Latest News
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Tyson's Waterloo Plant Temporarily Stops Production IOWA, US - Concerns over livestock herding have resulted in slaughtering operation disruptions at a Waterloo meat-packing...
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Study: Agri-Food Industry’s View on Animal Cloning IRELAND - The sale of food from cloned animals and their offspring is legal in the USA. The US Food and Drug Administration...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Safeguarding The Beef Industry US - A July 2010 consumer tracking study, funded by the beef checkoff, found that the percentage of consumers who are familiar...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Keeping Cattle Calm Increases Carcase Value US - In most situations, things go better when everyone remains calm. That's true for cattle, too, including those about...
Supermarket Chain Cuts out Castration BELGIUM - The country's largest supermarket chain has announced that it will stop selling pork from castrated pigs by the...
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
HSA Teams up with MVP Training on Duck Welfare UK - The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) teamed up with MVP Training recently to provide a welfare training course to...
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Sustainable Beef Production GLOBAL - World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and global leaders from the beef industry today announced their intent to bring together...
Friday, July 23, 2010
Stunning Chickens for Slaughter is Legal SAUDI ARABIA - The future growth of the halal food industry, estimated to be worth $500-billion, rests primarily on one simple...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Coles Urged to Avoid Double Standards on Pork AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) has for some time recognised the community and consumer concerns around the use...
Valley Ford Cheese Company Now Certified Humane US - Valley Ford Cheese Company of Valley Ford, California has been awarded the Certified Humane label for its cheese.
Monday, July 12, 2010
2011 Good Husbandry Grants Available US - Animal Welfare Approved is to offer a third year of Good Husbandry Grants. AWA is seeking proposals for projects to...
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
European Parliament Pushes for Cloning Ban EU - Eurogroup for Animals welcomes today’s overwhelming vote in favour of a ban for cloning animals for food production...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Proposed Pork Labelling Scheme is Misleading NEW ZEALAND - The Royal New Zealand SPCA is concerned that the proposed new pork industry labelling system runs the risk...
Thursday, June 17, 2010
The Dangers of a Mercosur Deal IRELAND - Following a meeting with the European Commission’s Chef de Cabinet, Irish Farmers' Association President John Bryan...
EU Sets Out New Food Labelling Rules EU - Food labels should feature mandatory nutritional information and guideline daily amounts, according to draft EU legislation...
Friday, June 11, 2010
WPX: FMD Outbreak Resources Tested US - How the US might be able to cope with an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was tested at the start of the World Pork...
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
New Slaughter Code Problematic For Rural Butchers NEW ZEALAND - The Animal Welfare (Commercial Slaughter) Code of Welfare 2010, issued by the Minister of Agriculture, encourages...
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Call for End to Pig Castration in EU EU - Welfare campaigners, Eurogroup for Animals, has called on the European Commission, producers and food chain operators...
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Welfare-Focused Pig Campaign Gets Support SCOTLAND, UK - Three Scottish pig farmers were treated to some VIP treatment when Miss Scotland, Katharine Brown, took them...
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
EU Opens Discussion of Animal Welfare in Latin America GLOBAL - The European Commission is encouraging low-cost practices and educational strategies to promote animal welfare in...

