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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1611204235815{margin-top: -20% !important;margin-bottom: -10% !important;}"][rev_slider_vc alias="getinvolved-1"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1611202835036{padding-top: -10% !important;}"] A selection of relevant animal welfare news from around the world [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Brought to you by [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="14890" img_size="medium" alignment="center" qode_css_animation="" css=".vc_custom_1604294052678{padding-top: 4% !important;padding-bottom: 4% !important;}"][vc_column_text] Note: The text below is taken direct from linked content and does not reflect opinions of TAWC. O/S = Overseas source [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][button size="big_large_full_width" target="_blank" hover_type="default" text_align="center" link="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjVHJMEjLs1PjBeDce_mYR1BX5RJoP_0F2L_0XZ0jkgzp_ZA/viewform" background_color="#083269" hover_background_color="#f9ae42" color="#ffffff" hover_color="#ffffff" text="Send us your news!" font_size="20" margin="20px 20px 20px 20px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1611202051448{padding-top: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 2% !important;}"] News 1 - 20 January 2021 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][qode_accordion style="toggle"][qode_accordion_tab title="Cross-sectoral"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Are Some Animal Welfare Labels ‘Humanewashing’? (Civil Eats O/S) What A Delay On Canada’s Gestation Crate Ban Will Mean For Pig Welfare (Forbes O/S) Red Tractor plans stricter standards from November 2021 (Farmers Weekly O/S) Gene-editing plan ‘dark day’ for animal welfare and environment, say farming experts (Independent O/S) Animals farmed: lab-grown ‘chicken’, bird culls, and why pigs really can't fly (Guardian O/S) The good old ways: can we still farm like our grandparents? (Guardian O/S) Blurred lines between animal welfare and animal ethics (QLD Country Life) Even More Americans Ate Plant-Based Meats In 2020, And Animal Advocates Are Celebrating (Forbes O/S) RSPCA calls for cut in meat and dairy as activists launch legal fight to end factory farming (The Independent O/S) MPI's tips for animal welfare over summer (NZ Herald O/S) Giggling rats highlight call for animal law (Pet Business World O/S) Plant-based dairy, egg product sales reach $4b in 2020 (Feedstuffs O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Cattle in beef & dairy production"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Pain relief is delivering an animal welfare revolution - Peter Windsor (QLD Country Life) Curious Questions: Are cows actually super-intelligent? (Country Life O/S) Is Dairy Farming Cruel to Cows? (New York Times O/S) Tips for preventing and handling heat stress in dairy cows (Dairy News) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Pigs in pork production"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Majority of pork buyers show concern for pig welfare, survey shows (WAP Harris Poll O/S) ADHB releases UK Pork sector strategy proposal (ADHB O/S) Outlook 2021: Pig sector three-point plan for secure future (Farmers Weekly O/S) Danish expert questions value of new Chinese face recognition tool for pigs (ScandAsia O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Poultry in meat & egg production"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] South Korea culls 19 million poultry to control avian flu (Watt Poultry O/S) Egg Innovations CEO: ‘Cage-free is a step in the right direction, but it isn’t meeting the entire needs of the birds’. (Food Navigator O/S) Maintaining bird welfare during AI housing measures (Poultry World O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Sheep in meat & wool production"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Mulesing stance influenced by flystrike risk, survey finds (Ecotextile News O/S) Click go the shearers as COVID 'crisis' bucks wool industry (Sydney Morning Herald) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Animals in transit & at slaughter"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] EU hypocrisy? Foie gras and factory farming continue, but kosher and halal traditions nixed (GetReligion O/S) Live Animal Export: How Many Animals Die During Transport? (Sentient Media O/S) Improving animal-welfare in pig slaughterhouses – Tips on how to reduce stress, suffering and ease handling (2021) (Eyes on Animals O/S) Temple Grandin: Clarifying welfare guidance (Meat+Poultry O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Animals in aquaculture"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Fish Welfare Scoping Report: The Philippines (Fish Welfare Initiative O/S) Fish are more sentient than you think — and here's how you can speak up for them (Journal Pioneer O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Animals in research & teaching"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Mice may ‘catch’ each other’s pain — and pain relief (Science News O/S) How many mice and rats are used in U.S. labs? Controversial study says more than 100 million (Science O/S) Mouse Exchange wins national award for openness in animal research (University of Southampton O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Animals in racing & sports"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Dog days of Florida come to an end, with total demise of U.S. greyhound racing within sight (NBC News O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Animals in zoos, aquaria & the wild"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Lost pigeon puts animal welfare in the spotlight (The Age) A moo-ving target: fenceless grazing widens possibilities for cows and wildlife (Guardian O/S) How Covid has plunged Asia's captive elephants into fresh crisis (Guardian O/S) Aquarium agrees to delay beluga whale delivery amid lawsuit (ABC O/S) PETA labeled an LSU researcher a bird-killer. She's pushing back against the 'lies' (The Advocate O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Pets & companion animals"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Why you should desex your cat before puberty (Univ Sydney) More than 1,500 hens and cockerels bought during lockdown have been dumped and abandoned amid fears over return of bird flu, RSPCA warns (Daily Mail O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Podcasts & presentations"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]-[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Policy"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] What A Delay On Canada’s Gestation Crate Ban Will Mean For Pig Welfare (Swineweb O/S) A Glimmer of Hope for Animal Welfare in Europe (Slow Food O/S) Ohio Governor Signs Bill Requiring Cross-Reporting of Animal and Child Abuse (Animal Welfare Institute O/S) EU states can ban kosher and halal ritual slaughter, court rules (Politico O/S) Europe's push for an animal welfare label risks an epic trade dispute (The Hill O/S) Omnibus Spending for Fiscal Year 2021 Includes Gains for Animals (Animal Welfare Institute O/S) EU parliament decides fate of ‘veggie meat’ (Pig Progress O/S) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title="Other/Publications"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] I. Veissier, M. Miele, L. Mounier. Animal welfare official inspections: farmers and inspectors shared concerns, Animal, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2021, 100038, ISSN 1751-7311, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2020.100038 Hayes, M.E.; Hemsworth, L.M.; Morrison, R.S.; Butler, K.L.; Rice, M.; Rault, J.-L.; Hemsworth, P.H. Effects of Positive Human Contact during Gestation on the Behaviour, Physiology and Reproductive Performance of Sows. Animals 2021, 11, 214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010214 (registering DOI) FAO Sustainable Livestock Tech Network Newsletter (FAO O/S) Christley, R.M.; Murray, J.K.; Anderson, K.L.; Buckland, E.L.; Casey, R.A.; Harvey, N.D.; Harris, L.; Holland, K.E.; McMillan, K.M.; Mead, R.; Owczarczak-Garstecka, S.C.; Upjohn, M.M. Impact of the First COVID-19 Lockdown on Management of Pet Dogs in the UK. Animals 2021, 11, 5. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/1/5 Animal Sentience and Emotions: The Argument for Universal Acceptance of Sentience (PETA) Alexander Pekin, Hester Rynhoud, Bradley Brennan, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães. Dog bite Emergency department presentations in Brisbane metro south: Epidemiology and exploratory medical geography for targeted interventions,One Health,Volume 12,2021,100204,ISSN 2352-7714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100204 The Animals’ Manifesto – Preventing COVID-X ....