09 Aug

Posted at 23:12h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

Dear Reader, It is with mixed emotions that we present this edition, as it signifies the final release of Animal Welfare Snapshot. We want to express our profound gratitude for your unwavering support. Many of you have reached out, expressing sadness and sharing how valuable this publication has been to you. Your feedback and engagement have made every issue special. Thank you for being such an integral part of our journey. Warmest Regards, All of us at TAWCA selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 28 July - 10 August 2023 Cross-sectoral Animal Personality Research Is on the Rise — But Does It Actually Help the Animals? (Sentient Media O/S)Ready for a challenge? Test your animal welfare knowledge (AVMA O/S)The "High" Road to Ethical Consumption (Digital Journal O/S)Animal welfare sees positive changes, but still a long way to go: expert (Viet Nam News O/S)Fake animal rescue videos are a money-making scam, say campaigners (Euronews O/S)Heatwaves and animal welfare: The ethics of livestock farming on a warming planet (Yahoo! News O/S)Sysco & Certified Angus Beef Partner to Enhance Animal Welfare and Beef Sustainability (Drovers O/S)No doubt about it, animals are expressing emotions (New Scientist O/S)Muchea Livestock Centre recognised for having the best animal welfare in Australia at national awards (Countryman)Animal Welfare Science May Not Benefit Animals (Psychology Today O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Israeli trial shows better milk quality in cows without antibiotics (Business and Innovation O/S)The Rise of Robotic Milking Systems in North America: A Technological Revolution (Fagen Wasanni O/S)Australia's first 'virtual fence' for dairy farms launches in Tasmania, but it's banned in some states (ABC)How Smart Are Cows? Everything We Know About Their Intelligence (A-Z Animals O/S) Pigs in pork production What do pork and apples have in common? Gene-editing (Successful Farming O/S)Artificial Intelligence Being Harnessed to Improve Swine Welfare (Farmscape O/S)Loading and transporting heavyweight hogs in summer heat (National Hog Farmer O/S)FERA introduces FerAppease Swine for improved welfare, performance (Feedstuffs O/S)Massachusetts Restaurants Brace for Higher Pork Prices Due to Animal Welfare Measure, Trade Group Warns (Swineweb O/S)Newly passed California law squeezes ‘lots of costs’ out of mom-and-pop pork producers (Fox Business O/S)Proposition 12: What does it mean for pork producers? (Swineweb O/S)Animal Protection Organization Alleges Torture, Abuse In Major Pork Industry Breeding Facility (Yahoo! Finance O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Campaign group's concern over 'sick' chickens at Co-op supplier farms (BBC O/S)Secret footage reveals chickens collapsing ‘in agony’ at farms supplying ‘ethical’ supermarket Co-op (Independent O/S)New ground-breaking technology will aid chicken farming (Countryman)Chickens are taking over the planet (Vox O/S) ...

26 Jul

Posted at 17:12h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

Dear Reader, We hope you have been enjoying Animal Welfare Snapshot, which TAWC has delivered each fortnight since June 2021. We wish to inform you that due to changes in the internal operations of TAWC, Animal Welfare Snapshot will no longer be delivered fortnightly. The final edition of Animal Welfare Snapshot will be on 10th August 2023. TAWC will continue to operate, and we look forward to continuing to work with many of you. Additionally, TAWC will continue to publish TAWC Talks. To stay updated and receive notifications about new episodes of TAWC Talks, simply sign up here. Regards, The TAWC Executive  A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 14 - 27 July 2023 Cross-sectoral Climate change impact on animals: Studyv (Devdiscourse O/S)British farming methods need reform to match high animal welfare standards (THE House O/S)Opinion: Communicate to deliver for animal welfare (Farmer Weekly O/S)The Rise of Smart Agriculture: How Technology is Improving Animal Health and Welfare (Fagen wasanni O/S)Animal welfare crisis warning over cost of living (BBC O/S)Biosecurity measures on farms: Here’s what it means for our food (AgDaily O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Promoting Cow Reproductive Health for Animal Health and Sustainability (Morning AgClips O/S)CSU research aims to improve dairy cattle end-of-life decisions (Feedstuffs O/S)The Growing Beef From Dairy Project Newsletter (Dairy Australia) Pigs in pork production What do pork and apples have in common? Gene-editing (Successful Farming O/S)Artificial Intelligence Being Harnessed to Improve Swine Welfare (Farmscape O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production As 'conventional cages' are phased out of the egg industry, what does that mean for hens and buyers? (ABC) Why the 2036 phaseout of cage eggs has Australia’s industry in a flap (The Guardian O/S)NSW criticised after refusing to join rest of Australia in phasing out caged eggs by 2036 (The Guardian O/S)Survey says Canadians want cage-free eggs but purchase choices don’t agree (Manitoba co-operator O/S)Why hasn’t the Better Chicken Commitment found its wings? (The Grocer O/S)Gene tech spares male chicks from cull by preventing them from hatching (Reuters O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production ...

12 Jul

Posted at 22:46h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 30 June - 17 July 2023 Cross-sectoral Do food labels create confusion about animal welfare? (New Food Magazine O/S)Sentience: Estimating the Feelings of Pain in Humans and Animals | Rights | Welfare (The Good Men Project O/S)Can Conservation Be Compassionate? (Sierra Club O/S)Cultivated meat: Lab-grown meat without killing animals (CBS News O/S)New ways for animals to safely cross habitats may save species – study (The Jerusalem Post O/S)Tips to help protect livestock against the cold (Farmers Weekly O/S)Understanding animal welfare claims on food labels (News Medical O/S)       World Farmers' Organisation rejects lab-grown food (The Pig Site O/S)What Is the Difference Between Animal Rights and Animal Welfare? (Sentient Media O/S)These researchers are reimagining animal behavior through a feminist lens (Science News O/S)Fungi bacon and insect burgers: a guide to the proteins of the future (Nature O/S)Lab-grown meat: the science of turning cells into steaks and nuggets (New Scientist O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production New research will help farmers predict health issues in cattle long before you can (Farmers Forum O/S)Dairy's Dirty Secret: Time and what to expect from RTÉ Investigates doc on animal welfare breaches of calves (Buzz O/S)Meat and Dairy Facts abhors and condemns any calf welfare breaches (Farmers Journal O/S)Advice on supportive care of scouring calves (Farmer Weekly O/S) Pigs in pork production - Poultry in meat & egg production Block battery eggs coming into UK, say animal welfare groups (The Guardian O/S)Changing the Chicken Industry for Good: Campfire Treats Becomes First Company to Fully Comply with All Aspects of the Better Chicken Commitment (Food Industry Executive O/S)B.C. free-range chickens can range free again as animal health order lifted (Vancouver Sun O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production Why Australia banning live sheep exports may be a net loss for animal welfare (The Conversation)WA sheep producer fined $4000 for...

28 Jun

Posted at 23:08h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

New episode available Stress in Farm Animals Examples from Cattle A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 16 - 29 June 2023 Cross-sectoral U.S. approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat (NBC News O/S)Can meat be produced in the laboratory? What is the food science industry? (Nation World News O/S)Is ‘speciesism’ as bad as racism or sexism? (Nature O/S)Summer 2023 Quarterly (Animal Welfare Institute O/S)Animal rights NGOs condemn BA decision on Animal Welfare Commissioner's comments (Malta Today O/S)Animal by-products provide opportunity to cut carbon footprint of feed – study (The Pig Site O/S)Government confirms CCTV in abattoirs boosts animal welfare (The Scottish Farmer O/S)Farmers trial hemp in livestock feed, expecting improved animal health, meat quality (ABC)Students Launch “Animal Passport” App to Find Stolen Animals During Eid ul Azha 2023 in Pakistan (Hamari Web News O/S)All you should know about ‘lab-grown meat’ or ‘cultured meat’ (The Economic Times News O/S)Techno-Hell: First-Ever U.S. Regulatory Approval Granted to Lab-Grown Meat (PJ Media O/S)Researchers look for ways to improve food animal quality of life (Beef Magazine O/S)Can virtual reality save animals in captivity? (Verdict O/S)E-collar ban criticised by dog trainers and sheep farmers (Eastern Daily Press O/S)Farming Animals Differently: 4 Policy Demands for Better Animal Welfare (Slow Food O/S)Will Artificial Intelligence Help Us Talk to Animals? (Discover Magazine O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production World-first disbudding alternative developed by NZ vets (Farmers Weekly NZ O/S)Multiple Benefits of Molasses Nutrient Blocks for Cattle: Helping the Fight Against Climate Change (The Good Men Project O/S)4 smart feeding technologies involved in the dairy industry (All About Feed O/S)Hot hogs beat the heat with new USDA app (Axios O/S)Can Cattle Ranching Contribute to Ecosystem Conservation? (Earth O/S) Pigs in pork production Bosnia reports African swine fever outbreak, WOAH says: The disease was detected on a pig farm (The Pig Site O/S)Can African Swine Fever lead Bazna pigs to the verge of extinction? (Slow Food O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Aussies shouldn’t worry about egg shortages, industry group says (The New Daily)GRAPHIC: More than 75% of egg-laying hens live in states with little-to-no welfare protections (Investigate Midwest O/S)NFU writes to The Guardian on concerns raised over Polish poultry supplier (NFU O/S)Aussie farmers demand compensation as caged egg phase out looms (The Canberra Times)Backpack-wearing chickens are helping change the way we study animal welfare (The Conversation) ...

14 Jun

Posted at 14:32h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 2 - 15 June 2023 Cross-sectoral Animal welfare: Emerging concept and application that needs to be promoted in Việt Nam (Viet Nam News O/S)UNE takes reins on horse welfare with new short courses (Mirage News O/S)HSA to hold one-day seminar on animal welfare at slaughter and killing (Meat Management O/S)Commission: EU cannot give up on animal welfare even if unaffordable (Euractiv O/S)Animal welfare: How to make it paw-sible (Euractiv O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Breakthrough for detecting mastitis in dairy cows (Vet Times O/S)BBC Countryfile explores project using AI to monitor dairy cow health (Farming UK O/S)Research examines ways to deal with heat stress in dairy cows (Farm Progress O/S) Pigs in pork production Opportunities available for pig producers under the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway (Pig World O/S)Abattoirs face £30k fines over animal welfare breaches (Farmers Guardian O/S)Think Piglet Health and Nutrition 2023: Early bird discount (Pig Progress O/S)Mandatory CCTV is improving welfare in abattoirs, review concludes (Pig World O/S)Probiotics offer heat stress solution for happier pigs (The Scottish Farmer O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production - Sheep in meat & wool production Improved sheep insemination a potential breakthrough for industry (UQ News) Animals in transit & at slaughter ...

31 May

Posted at 15:50h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 19 May - 1 June 2023 Cross-sectoral Learning Hub Series: New animal welfare modules (Agriland O/S)Researchers probe ear tag loss in cattle and sheep (Grampian Online O/S)Animal health, a prerequisite for animal welfare (Euractiv O/S)Animal Welfare: The benefits of Northern Arizona Animal Search and Rescue (Arizona Daily Sun O/S)Recap of 2023 Animal Care & Handling Conference (Meat + Poultry)Government delivers manifesto commitments on animal welfare (Gov UK O/S)Australia's animal health on show to the world (Farm Online)Government accused of being 'in turmoil' after dropping animal welfare bill (Farming UK O/S)Ministers accused of betrayal after animal welfare bill scrapped (BBC O/S)A Conversation with Animal Rights Pioneer Peter Singer (Nautilus O/S)Smart and Sustainable Livestock Houses Powered by IoT (IoT for All O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Dehorning cattle a dilemma for some breeders, but genetically polled on increase in national herd (ABC)How to eliminate costly transition cow diseases on your farm (Farmers Weekly O/S) Pigs in pork production Pork leader Margo Andrae calls out animal activist harassment (Sheep Central)US pork council applauds introduction of new Animal Health Bill (The Pig Site O/S)Animal activist poses as tradie to gain entry to pork industry office, claims CEO (ABC)Victorian parliament to hold inquiry into pig welfare following alleged abattoir break-ins (ABC)Woolworths ends alignment with controversial animal welfare benchmark (Beef Central) Poultry in meat & egg production Cage-free model egg farm and training centre to be built in China (Poultry World O/S)Key Welfare Indicators promote responsible poultry practices globally (Poultry World O/S)Third Press Release: Best Practices Hens, a project for alternative egg production systems, held its final conference in Brussels (Best Practice Hens O/S)World-first chicken meat research consortium forms (Grain Central O/S)Animal welfare groups lose court challenge over ‘Frankenchickens’ (The Guardian O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production Dealing with the fall-out from bad weather at lambing...

17 May

Posted at 22:06h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

New episode available Animal welfare and ethics principles for managing animal welfare and ethics conundrums A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 5 - 18 May 2023 Cross-sectoral Facial Recognition Technology Could Improve Livestock Health (Modern Farmer O/S)Why A ‘Humane’ Label On Meat And Eggs Means Very Little (Forbes O/S)Lab-Grown Meat More Harmful to Environment Than Real Meat, Claims New Study—Produces 25X More CO2! (Tech Times O/S)Animal protection charity welcomes budget funding for new animal welfare strategy (Vet Practice Magazine)EFSA: Better housing needed for dairy cows, ducks, geese, and quail to improve welfare (EFSA O/S)USDA Organic Livestock Standards Set to Improve Animal Welfare and Public Health (Foodtank O/S)Cedar the Goat’s Story Revealed Our Beliefs about Pets and Livestock (Scientific American O/S)Veterinarians explain the keys to the new animal welfare law (Nation News O/S)UFAW Early Career Animal Welfare Researcher of the year (Animal Welfare Science)What does 'No Animals Were Harmed' mean? The disclaimer is not a guarantee of animal safety (Insider O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Welfare of dairy cows (EFSA O/S)Dehorning ban among extreme measures weighed up in Europe (Irish Examiner O/S)UW’s Animal Welfare Program: ‘Giving cows a voice through science’ (The Badger Herald O/S)The power of AI and machine learning to optimise beef and dairy cattle (Farmers Guide O/S) Pigs in pork production Supreme Court’s ruling on humane treatment of pigs could catalyze a wave of new animal welfare laws (The Conversation)Animal Protection Groups Call on USDA to Require Cameras Inside CO2 Stunning Areas of Pig Slaughter Plants (Animal Welfare Institute O/S)US Supreme Court judges found common ground on a case about the humane treatment of pigs (Quartz O/S)Supreme Court backs California animal cruelty law requiring more space for pigs (KVPR O/S)  Poultry in meat & egg production Indonesia makes first-ever export of live chickens to Singapore (Antara O/S)Cage-free egg production proliferates as food corporations address animal welfare concerns (Food Ingredients First O/S)Cameras could automate broiler gait scoring, improve welfare (Watt Poultry O/S)Mitigating the detrimental effects of heat stress in poultry (Poultry World O/S)Research into pain perception in chick embryos (Poultry World O/S)2 ways technology could transform poultry health (Watt Poultry O/S)EFSA: more space in cattle and poultry farms (EFA News O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production ...

03 May

Posted at 21:05h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 21 April - 4 May 2023 Cross-sectoral Troy launch of Butec OTM is a high point in animal welfare (Sheep Central)In Europe, Animal-Welfare Rulings Needlessly Threaten Jewish Ritual and Culture (National Review O/S)China enhances wildlife protection as law takes effect (Xinhuanet O/S)Research scopes-out prospects for developing a Lifetime Animal Wellbeing Index (Beef Central)Dr. Yasam Ayavefe explains the immense importance of animal protection activities (Business Insider Africa O/S)Animal Sentience Research Gets a Big Boost in Colorado (Psychology Today O/S)Is consuming lab-grown meat ethical, nutritious, safe? What the evidence says (Observer Research Foundation OS)WA Government tips in another $22.2m for sheep and goat EID (Sheep Central)More feed additives show promise in reducing livestock methane (Sheep Central) Cattle in beef & dairy production Bucolic scenes on UK milk adverts hide reality of life for ‘battery cows’ (The Guardian O/S)Low-stress Cattle Handling’s Domino Effect on Improved Health, Productivity (AgriNews O/S)Keeping lameness under control ahead of breeding (Agriland O/S)Standardized handling training could benefit beef industry (Missouri Farmer Today O/S)New study seeks to address issue of heat stress in cows (Farming UK O/S)Updated dairy code of practice will see improvements for more than a million cows across Canada (Coast Mountain News O/S)        Animal welfare concerns and the beef industry (Farm & Ranch Guide O/S) Pigs in pork production Pig abattoir ceases operations amid investigation into 'serious and disturbing' allegations (ABC)Suffering of gassed pigs laid bare in undercover footage from UK abattoir (The Guardia O/S)PIGS Act seeks to permanently ban pregnant sow confinement (National Hog Farmer O/S)Farmer fined for neglected pigs (Shepparton News O/S)Goulburn Valley farmer fined for neglected pigs (Agriculture Victoria)Pig abattoir ceases operations amid investigation into 'serious and disturbing' allegations (ABC) Poultry in meat & egg production International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates the Joy of Chickens (PR Newswire O/S)Giant 'Franken-chickens' could be banned from supermarkets in new legal battle (Mirror O/S)Egg Prices to Jump Again as Bird Flu Outbreak Hit Numbers ‘Never Seen Before’ (VegNews O/S)How sprinklers help broilers combat heat stress (Watt Poultry O/S)ChickenTrack report reveals companies’ progress on higher welfare (The Grocer O/S)EFSA publishes new opinions on broiler, layer welfare (Watt Poultry O/S)Research into pain perception in chick embryos (Poultry World O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production ...