24 September 2009
Minister Launches Animal Welfare Guidelines for Managing Acutely Injured Livestock On Farm
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, today officially launched a new booklet produced by the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC) entitled 'Animal Welfare Guidelines for...
18 September 2009
Animal welfare legislation passes House
Recently approved legislation in the Michigan House of Representatives aims to increase certain animal welfare standards in the state's agriculture industry, and local industry experts say they know what is...
12 September 2009
Greek government condemned for failure to enforce animal welfare laws
On the 10th of September the European Court of Justice ruled in a case brought by the European Commission against the Greek government that alleged Greece had failed to enforce...
04 September 2009
The Humane Society of the United States Urges Tyson Foods to Reduce Suffering of Animals at its Slaughter Plants
The Humane Society of the United States filed a shareholder resolution encouraging Tyson Foods to begin offering some products from chickens killed by a higher-welfare slaughter system called controlled-atmosphere killing....
03 September 2009
Give chickens more space
The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is calling on the UK Government to bring in higher welfare standards for British chickens.
