Joining efforts to address animal welfare for a responsible development of the livestock sector

FAO provides a platform for a global, multi-stakeholder approach to enhance animal welfare
Animals enrich our lives as companion animals, they help to plough the fields and to transport harvests to market, they provide essential nutrients through dairy, meat and eggs as, well as other products such as wool and leather. Their welfare is essential to animal production and to human health, but animal welfare is a complex and multi-faceted issue that calls for all involved parties (governmental institutions, private sector, civil society, intergovernmental organizations and academic and research centres) to join forces. [...]

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