• Aussie Farms renames as Farm Transparency Project (Farmonline)
• We must respond to consumer hunger for transparency on food production (LIDL The Grocer O/S)
• Beyond rescue: Animals in disasters (IFAW O/S)
• Nine out of 10 EU citizens oppose animal slaughter without stunning, poll finds (Guardian O/S)
• ‘Challenging Assumptions’: PETA Launches High School Program to Foster Empathy (PETA O/S)
• Federal appeals court upholds California’s Prop 12 (Meat & Poultry O/S) and (HSUS O/S)
• New controls on slaughterhouses are ‘window-dressing’ (Brussels Times (O/S)
• Thai food producers shift focus to animal welfare (Nikkei Asia O/S)
• Gene map to aid studies of key traits in sheep (Feedstuffs O/S)
• Time to push for higher UK animal health and welfare standards (Scottish Farmer O/S)
• Welfare is not a dirty word (RSPCA WA)
• Empathy For Animals In Short Supply: We Need A Minister For Animal Welfare (ScoopNZ O/S)

• Plausible Future for Dairy 1 “Massive changes to subsidy regs, stricter AW policies struggling factory farms” (Lund Uni O/S)
• Plausible Future for Dairy 2 “Lab-grown dairy reaches mass scalability” (Lund Uni O/S)
• Alleged animal abuse in US dairy sector under investigation (Guardian O/S)

• Pork’s future relies on trust throughout the pork value chain (Pork Site O/S)

• 5 poultry innovations ready to change the industry in 2021 (Watt Poultry O/S)
• Better Chicken Project (GAP O/S)
• European Commission criticised for its welfare position (Poultry World O/S)

• The Collateral Benefits of Cattle Welfare during Handling and Transport – Realising the potential of animal welfare for the Australian beef industry. Alistair Corr, 2019 Nuffield Scholar. 
• The Beef Framework is owned by Australia’s beef industry, and has developed a survey to understand which sustainability topics matter most. You can take the survey here. 
• Ceres Tag adds CSIRO cattle behaviour and pasture feed intake monitoring capabilities (Mirage)

• Exporters and brokers unite to lift wool welfare declarations (Sheep Central)
• Wool leader urges pain relief after activist priorities named (Sheep Central)
• The future of mulesing (RSPCA WA)

• Provenir wins innovation award for on-farm meat processing (Ballarat Courier)
• LiveCorp releases 2025 strategic plan (LiveCorp)
• New Zealand Announces New Measures For Live Animal Exports (Reuters O/S)

• What’s the minimum light level needed in salmon RAS? (The Fish Site O/S)
• DPIPWE gave salmon farm giant Tassal green light to trap seals (ABC)
• Fish welfare must take higher priority, Salmon Group says (Seafood Source O/S)

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• Life After Racing: Bright future for former jumps horses (ABC Landline)
• New industry report finds high rehoming rate for ex-jumps horses, despite claims of animal cruelty (ABC)
• NSW government accused of undermining greyhound racing regulator (Guardian)

• Who’s who at the zoo – Wildlife sanctuaries have had to adapt to strange times (Australian)
• Judge continues halt of California’s ban on gator products (Washington Post O/S)
• Could this be a crucial breakthrough in the fight to save elephants from heart-breaking cruelty? (Mirror O/S)
• Coronavirus could drive the last nail into the mink fur trade (CNN O/S)
• Is an elephant a person? A New York court is set to decide (Guardian O/S)

• New poll shows most South Koreans reject eating dog meat (Mirage O/S)