The Animal Welfare Collaborative

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Please note that the articles below do not reflect opinions of TAWC. Although we aim to provide comprehensive coverage, there are likely articles that we’ve missed.

O/S = Overseas source

News 1 – 14 April 2021

Cross-sectoral

Keeping livestock: Can we end the cage age? (Science Daily O/S)
2020 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW O/S)
Fish Welfare Report – (Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation O/S)

Cattle in beef & dairy production

‘They don’t belong in a concrete shed’: cows still happiest outside (Guardian O/S)

Pigs in pork production

Producers asked to help shape pig welfare scheme (Farmers Weekly O/S)
Transport and tail docking of pigs among EU animal welfare priorities (Pig 333 O/S)

Poultry in meat & egg production

The future of bird welfare (Poultry World O/S)
Food companies ask EU Commission to phase out enriched cages (Poultry World O/S)
150,000 hens hatched without male chick culling (Poultry.Network O/S)
Market insights for Australia’s chicken meat industry (Agrifutures)
For a more enriching environment, Tyson Foods’ animal welfare team lets chickens do the choosing (The Poultry Site O/S)

Sheep in meat & wool production

Stress test: Australian study finds herding sheep via drone better for their welfare (Guardian)
Wool exporters seek finalised sheep freeze branding report (Sheep Central)
Genetic option to mulesing can keep quality wool on Merinos (Sheep Central)
‘Premature’ wool declaration review sparks feedback (Sheep Central)
Woolgrowers say they are accountable and consumers can have trust in Australian wool (ABC)
‘Vegan wool’ Weganool’s marketing riles up Australian woolgrowers (ABC)

Animals in transit & at slaughter

Calls to improve quality of conditions for horses in transit (Mirage News)
PETA Pushes New Zealand Government To Ban Live Export As Decision Looms (Scoop NZ O/S)
Australian meat processors back RSPCA welfare standards call (Sheep Central)
On The Road Again (Canadian Beef Cattle Research Council O/S)
Protests at ‘inhumane’ export of live horses to Japan for food (Guardian O/S)

Animals in aquaculture

Animal welfare risks of global aquaculture, Becca Franks, Christopher Ewell, Jennifer Jacquet, Science Advances 02 Apr 2021 : Eabg0677. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg0677

Animals in research & teaching

Animals used in research could be rehomed under government plan (The Age)
Animal testing suspended at Spanish lab after ‘gratuitous cruelty’ footage (Guardian O/S)

Animals in racing & sport

Animals in zoos, aquaria & the wild

Sydney Zoo and World Animal Protection respond after chimpanzee Mogli dies (7 News)

Pets & companion animals

If you bought a dog during lockdown, they’ll need help coming out of it (Guardian O/S)
Spike in pronged dog collar imports prompts warning from RSPCA (RSPCA)
Cain, C.J.; Woodruff, K.A.; Smith, D.R. Factors Associated with Shelter Dog Euthanasia versus Live Release by Adoption or Transfer in the United States. Animals 2021, 11, 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11040927

Podcasts & presentations

Policy

Other/Publications

RSPCA Animal Welfare Science Update Issue 72 – April 2021 (RSPCA)
ISAE Papers by members – (ISAE)
Eye-opening acts of empathy in the animal kingdom (Washington Post O/S)
Virtual reality teaching students cattle handling skills safely (ABC)
What Science Says About Athletes Going Vegan (Discover O/S)

Conferences, Seminars & Events

DIARY HOLD – Animal Welfare Horizons 2021, Brisbane, December 1^st (TAWC)
DIARY HOLD – The National Primary Industries Animal Welfare Strategy 11^th Annual Forum, Brisbane. December 2^nd – Further details to be announced. Express interest on NAWRDES Webpage
National Livestock Wellbeing Seminars (Univ Adelaide)
The Great Livestock Industry Day Out. 25 June 10.30 AEST (Australian Association of Animal Sciences)
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. Recent advances in animal welfare science VIII. 29-30 June. (UFAW)
Graham Centre Livestock Forum. 30 July. (Graham Centre for Ag Innovation)
54^th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology (on-line). 2 – 6 August. (ISAE 2021)
8th International Conference on The Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level. 16-19 August – Virtual Conference. (WAFL)
11th World Virtual Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences 22-27 August 2021. (WC11)
One Welfare World Conference – Virtual. 15-16 Sept 2021. (OneWelfareWorld)
LIVEXchange, Nov 10 – 11. Darwin. (LIVEXchange)
Australasian Pig Science Association Conference. 15 – 18 November. (APSA)

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