22 Mar

Posted at 22:53h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

New episode available How to create change NOW A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by Click bolded text to access links. O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 9 - 23 March 2023 Cross-sectoral Queensland producer backs new eNVD app (Sheep Central)Police warn of potential animal activist activity on farms (Mirage News O/S)La Niña has ended, with signs of drier weather coming (Sheep Central)Welfare fears following supply issues of Trimediazine for animal feed (All About Feed O/S)RFID Tags For Livestock Management Market to grow at a CAGR of 9.75% from 2022 to 2027, Driven by the regulations for animal welfare – Technavio (Yahoo Finance O/S)AWI Funds Innovative, Humane Strategies to Resolve Human-Wildlife Conflicts (AWI O/S)New Technologies Make Factory Farming More Palatable. That’s Not Good Enough (Forbes O/S)Animals in disaster: Caring for your pets and livestock (ABC) Cattle in beef & dairy production Meet Smartbell, the data intelligence firm involved in a ground-breaking dairy cow project (Dairy Reporter O/S)‘Emaciated and weak’: How Canada’s slaughter dairy cows fall through the cracks (Dairy Reporter O/S)UK to import high-carbon beef and low-welfare pork in trade deals (The Guardian O/S) Pigs in pork production New poll shows less than one in five Brits support the use of farrowing crates on farms, as campaigners call for caging pigs to be banned (Humane Society International O/S)Pork industry says cheap imported meat trumps our animal welfare standards (Stuff O/S)Can hormones in pigs' hair shed light on stress, resiliency in swine? (National Hog Farmer O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Even chickens can de-stress with a good bath (Sciencenorway.no)How free-range eggs became the norm in supermarkets – and sold customers a lie (The Conversation O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production Sheep sector advised to heed regulator greenwashing advice (Sheep Central)Growing concerns from sheep farmers ahead of mandatory electronic tagging (ABC) ...

08 Mar

Posted at 23:40h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

New episode available humane research australia (HRA) – The code: limitations and the need for review A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by Click bolded text to access links. O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 24 February - 9 March 2023 Cross-sectoral Are we world-leading in animal welfare? Or just welfare-washed? (Stuff O/S)Animals' 'sixth sense' is more widespread than previously thought (Phys.org O/S)Media release: Funding available for scientific researchers (NSW Gov)Study: By 2040, over half of the meat we eat will be vegan or lab-grown (The Manual O/S)World Wildlife Day: We have animal rights for pets and livestock – why not insects? (The National News O/S)What Does “Free-Range” Mean? (Sentient Media O/S)‘We keep pets and eat livestock, why not this?’: China’s defiant fur farmers (The Guardian)The Emotional Life of Animals—And What It Means for Us (Greater Good Magazine O/S)Research reveals attitudes to precision technology in livestock (NFU O/S)Over $20 million additional funding for animal welfare (NSW Gov)Being a public scientist is not an easy choice (Times Higher Education O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Read the behavior of cattle in their state of health (Nation World News O/S)How a low-cost camera improves lameness detection for dairy farm (Farmers Weekly O/S)Reducing respiratory illness in calves (Morning Ag Clips O/S)Boyanup saleyard lease renewed for a decade as operator commits to improve animal welfare (ABC)Ticking the (black) box on feedlot feedback + Video (Beef Central) Pigs in pork production A promising model for sow lameness detection (Pig Progress O/S)How point-of-care platforms can elevate pig care (National Hog Farmer O/S)Emerging Chinese farming technique prompts disease and welfare concerns (Yahoo News O/S)Well-fed pigs show more play behaviour (Pig Progress O/S)‘Good for climate and welfare’: Assisted fertilization in development for pigs, but some animal rights groups push back (Genetic Literacy Project O/S)More details published on grants to support slurry management and animal health and welfare (Pig World O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production EU farming organizations aghast at EFSA broiler and hen welfare recommendations (Feed Navigator O/S)Iceland steps up food safety checks on poultry (Watt Poultry O/S)Animal welfare: Cages for hens in the EU must go (The Brussels Times O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production ...

22 Feb

Posted at 11:14h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

New episode available TAWC Talks – Assessing animal welfare through facial expression A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by Click bolded text to access links. O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 9 - 23 February 2023 Cross-sectoral Celebrating 150 years of animal welfare with the Lowell Humane Society (The Sun O/S)Aldi To Move To Higher Animal Welfare Standards For All Chilled Meat, Sausage Products (European Supermarket Magazine O/S)A catalyst, not a hindrance: Animal welfare as a key aspect of sustainable food production (Farmersguide O/S)AI helps Wildlife Protection Solutions safeguard endangered species (Enterprise AI O/S)Business Benchmark on Animal Welfare has no place in Australia (National Farmers Federation)Animal welfare consultations under spotlight during senate estimates (The Mandarin)Volunteers from animal shelters in Türkiye, Syria race against time to save thousands of animals trapped under rubble (ABC)Woolworths reviewing use of farm animal welfare benchmark (Beef Central) Cattle in beef & dairy production India tried to rebrand Valentine’s Day as ‘Cow Hug Day.’ Here’s how it backfired (CNN O/S)8 tips for cattle farmers this February (Agrinews O/S)Be alert about pinkeye in livestock during summer (The Courier)How to reduce mastitis ahead of spring calving (Farmer Weekly O/S)New interactive video game teaches employees proper cow handling skills (Wisconsin State Farmer O/S)Queensland reviews future of cattle branding amid shortage of combinations (ABC) Pigs in pork production - Poultry in meat & egg production Supply chain transparency matters to most meat consumers (WattPoultry O/S)PSA asks me about sensors to enhance poultry welfare (WattPoultry O/S)Egg Producers Open Their Minds To Opening Hen Cages (Faunalytics O/S)How to beat the great egg shortage (Stuff NZ O/S)Maltese eggs under threat as EU pushes to ban cage-farmed chickens (Times of Malta O/S)EFSA: alternatives to cages recommended to improve broiler and hen welfare (European Food Safety Authority O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production Indraloka Animal Sanctuary Rescues Neglected Herd Of Pregnant Sheep & Other Farm Animals & Provides Them A Loving Forever Home...

08 Feb

Posted at 12:36h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

New episode available TAWC Talks – Australian Alliance for Animals A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by Click bolded text to access links. O/S = Overseas source  Send us your news! News 26 January - 9 February 2023 Cross-sectoral Are we world-leading in animal welfare? Or just welfare-washed? (Stuff O/S)RSPCA disappointed at post-Brexit progress on animal welfare (Agriland O/S)Fur import ban could be dropped in the UK. Here’s which EU countries still support the industry (yahoo! News O/S)Pastoral relief provided in wake of Kimberley floods (Government of Western Australia)The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education Newsletter Feb 2023 Issue (JMICAWE O/S)‘But he’s still eating’: experts warn against judging horses’ welfare based on food intake (Horse & Hound O/S)How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals (Scientific American O/S)Concerns Over the Well-Being of Sentient, Emotional Reptiles (Psychology Today O/S)Animals Farmed: a leap in salmon deaths, superbug fears and the life of a Spanish shepherdess (Guardian O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production “Pain relief won’t cut it” in European markets, press club told (Beef Central)129 ‘neglected’ cattle seized from B.C. property where SPCA says dead cows also found (Globalnews O/S)Small shipment of cattle heading for Cambodian charity (Beef Central)Cattle futures weighed down by weakness in cash markets – CME (The Pig Site O/S)Army airlift for hungry cattle (Australian Government Defence)Hear from international expert on cattle (Gippsland Times)RSPCA renews calls for calf roping ban after new study confirms high levels of animal distress (ABC)New Zealand dairy manufacturer Fonterra bans bobby calf slaughter, but Australian arm rejects move (ABC)Sustainability, animal welfare top concerns in Merck consumer study (Beef Magazine O/S)Translating and Applying Genomic EPDs (Beef Magazine O/S)How technology can boost dairy farming Smart agriculture (Farm Kenya O/S)Do cows cause climate change?: FFGSC (Australian Rural & Regional News) Pigs in pork production USask awarded $5.2 million for livestock, forage research projects (National Hog Farmer O/S)Switzerland has too many pigs, leading to animal welfare concerns (le News O/S)How to apply biosecurity basics in swine farms (Pig Progress O/S)What is the impact of heat stress on breeding herds’ farrowing rate? (Pig Progress O/S)Link between pigs’ tails and health not so straightforward (Pig Progress O/S)Ireland in midst of 'pig crisis' as pandemic pets now abandoned (Irish Examiner O/S)How do we improve technology adoption in the swine industry? (National Hog Farmer O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production The Humane League Works To Free Factory Farm Animals From Horrid Conditions (Forbes O/S)Cumberland introduces Scout robot to promote poultry health and performance (Agrinews O/S)Slowing broiler growth with nutritional interventions (Poultry World O/S)6 things poultry producers can do to cut antibiotics further (Farmers Weekly O/S)Free-range egg producers in the UK face labelling changes (Poultry World O/S)Activists fail to acknowledge HPAI, cage-free logistics (Watt Poultry O/S) ...

24 Jan

Posted at 16:00h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

Send us your news! News 12 - 25 January 2023 Cross-sectoral New US Legislation Prioritizes Emergency Preparedness to Help Farm Animals and Taxpayers (AWI O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Health and welfare of UK dairy herd vital for success (Dairy Global O/S)Why So Many Broken Tails? (Dairy Herd Management O/S)Improving calf welfare during disbudding (Dairy Global O/S) Pigs in pork production Hog welfare laws covered less than 3% of all hogs in U.S. in 2022, USDA says (Investigate Mid-West O/S)HyLife weaning ramp receives Temple Grandin endorsement (National Hog Farmer O/S)Norwegian police weigh animal cruelty charges against pig farmers (Courthouse News Service O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Update - National Chicken Council Broiler Welfare Guidelines and Audit Checklist (National Chicken Council O/S)‘Please don’t get a chicken’: New Zealand egg shortage sparks scramble for poultry (The Guardian)Colony cages: the struggle continues for chickens (SPCA NZ O/S)Belgian region ends force-feeding as last foie gras farm closes (Euractiv O/S)Focus - higher welfare in poultry production (Poultry World O/S)Lasers could encourage broiler movement, welfare (Watt Poultry O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production Shearing worker shortage leads to sheep crutching invention at Springleigh Station (ABC) Animals in transit & at slaughter ...

11 Jan

Posted at 23:50h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

Send us your news! News 16 December 2022 - 11 January 2023 Cross-sectoral Insects may feel pain, says growing evidence – here’s what this means for animal welfare laws (The Conversation O/S)More than 500,000 US farm animals died in barn fires in 2022 (The Pig Site O/S)An exploded aquarium and chimpanzees shot dead: Is it time to stop keeping animals in captivity? (Euronews O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production How enrichment could help cow welfare and public perception of dairy (Farmers Weekly O/S)Study looks at how composting shelters affect dairy farm systems (NZ Herald O/S) Pigs in pork production USDA Issues Report Showing Current Status Of Hog Welfare Laws (SwineWeb O/S)ERS examines impact of state sow welfare policies on pork production (National Hog Farmer O/S)Welfare quality through the piglet perspective (Pig Progress O/S)Is antibiotic reduction related to pig welfare? (Pig Progress O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Major Swiss 3-year toe pecking in layers study (Poultry World O/S)Controversy over lack of eggs has been years in the making (StuffNZ O/S)New Zealand bans battery cages for hens – but replacement ‘just as bad’ (The Guardian)Australia ‘decades’ behind in phasing out battery-farmed eggs, animal advocates say (The Guardian)Israeli innovation could end the slaughter of day-old male chicks (Jewish News O/S)Golda, the Israeli hen that lays only female eggs (Israel 21c O/S)Gene-edited hens may end cull of billions of chicks (BBC O/S)Cage-Free Eggs: Yay or Nay? (Health News O/S)Walmart, Kroger will not meet 2025 cage-free commitments (Watt Poultry O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production Key details of Irish sheep welfare scheme ahead of January 9 closing date (Independent.ie O/S) ...

15 Dec

Posted at 10:59h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

A selection of animal welfare news from around the world Brought to you by 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 Send us your news! News 1 - 14 December 2022 Cross-sectoral Cattle in beef & dairy production Low-cost thermal image devices to detect cow lameness (Dairy Global O/S)How enrichment could help cow welfare and public perception of dairy (Farmers Weekly O/S)Calves Could Benefit from Physical Enrichment (Dairy Herd Management O/S)Scientists develop smartwatch-like health trackers for cows (The Guardian (O/S)New Exposé Shines Light On Lameness ‘Epidemic’ Among  UK Dairy Cows (Plant Based News O/S)Plant-based meat substitutes having little impact on domestic consumers, MLA Updates told (Beef Central) Pigs in pork production Social stress assessment in pigs (Pig Progress O/S)Compass Group USA Aims to Increase ‘Higher Welfare Pork’ (Farm Journal O/S)China’s 26-storey pig skyscraper ready to slaughter 1 million pigs a year (The Guardian O/S)How Pigs Resolve Conflicts, According to Science (Sentient Media O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Broiler research points to lasers as environmental enrichment devices (Iowa SU O/S)Dual-purpose chickens – an alternative to culling day-old male chicks (Poultry World O/S)Managing intact beak laying hens (The Poultry Site O/S)Making the case for culling day-old layer males (Poultry World O/S)Calls for stronger poultry welfare rules across Europe (Poultry World O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production AWI non-mulesed wool inaction slammed in ANAO submission (Sheep Central) Animals in transit & at slaughter Farmers...

30 Nov

Posted at 23:50h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

A selection of animal welfare news from around the world Brought to you by 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 Send us your news! News 17 - 30 November 2022 Cross-sectoral Two centuries since the first law to prevent animal cruelty, how much has changed? (The National News O/S)Humane Handling Institute launched (Agri-View O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Options to help prioritise dairy cow comfort (Dairy Global O/S)QR codes on milk cartons to offer window into livestock health and welfare (Phys.org O/S) Pigs in pork production Is better welfare equal to better pork quality? (Pig Progress O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Business case for higher animal welfare (The Poultry Site O/S)Slow-growing broilers (RuSource O/S)Ready, steady, slow! Slow-growing broilers are healthier and have more positive welfare (Farming Connect O/S)Advice for UK free-range egg producers facing bird flu threat (Poultry World O/S)Cage-free caveats are quickly becoming the new normal (Watt Poultry O/S)Global companies continue to move towards cage-free systems (Poultry World O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production Chief executive gives some AWI wool sustainability insights (Sheep Central)Is PETA kicking an own goal with its US$1m vegan wool challenge? (Sheep Central)Lamb chopper airlifts flock to safety as inland sea surrounds Condobolin (The Guardian) Animals in transit & at slaughter ...

16 Nov

Posted at 22:44h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

A selection of animal welfare news from around the world Brought to you by 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 Send us your news! News 3 - 16 November 2022 Cross-sectoral How is human health impacted by the welfare of animals (Open Access Govt O/S)Organic Label’s animal welfare rule is close to crossing the finish line (Food Safety News O/S)Algae: a natural source of pain relief (Teagasc O/S)One in 300 animal welfare complaints at UK farms lead to prosecution – study (The Guardian O/S)Is Big Ag out to kill animal welfare rule for the Organic Label? (Food Safety News O/S)Tyson Center for Food Animal Wellbeing Hosts 2022 Symposium (Univ Arkansas O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production ICMSA warns of dairy sector’s ‘self-destruction’ on calf welfare (Irish Farmers Journal O/S)Secure profits by investing in cow welfare (Pig Progress O/S)Modern humans have evolved on a diet high in animal foods for four million years (Beef Central)The Pros and Cons of Caustic Paste (Dairy Herd Management O/S) Pigs in pork production Pig welfare and water use (Teagasc O/S)Is better welfare equal to better pork quality? (Pig Progress O/S)Pig housing law exposes a divided veterinary profession (VIN News O/S)Welfare quality through the piglet perspective (Pig Progress O/S)Prop 12 – US Supreme Court ruling expected by February 2023 (Pig Progress O/S)Pigs Get Their Day in Court in Smithfield Gestation Crate Cruelty Case (Veg News O/S)Animal welfare advocates should learn from hog farming case | Guest Commentary (The Sentinel O/S)Gait analysis to detect sow lameness (Pig Progress O/S)Farm visit: Taking organic pig farming to the next level (Pig Progress O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production ‘The birds are all back inside’: could this be the end for free-range eggs in the UK? (The Guardian O/S)SMART Broiler Phase II Grant advances broiler chicken welfare (Feedstuffs O/S)First in US begins sparing male chicks as alternative meat source (Poultry World O/S)US farms lobby to use ‘cruellest’ killing method as bird flu rages (The Guardian O/S)Walmart, Kroger will not meet 2025 cage-free commitments (Watt agnet O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production ...

02 Nov

Posted at 13:44h in Animal Welfare Snapshot

A selection of animal welfare news from around the world Brought to you by 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 Send us your news! News 20 October - 2 November 2022 Cross-sectoral Animal welfare trends in Canadian food industry troubling: Report (Food Canada O/S)Greenstock’s Anna Speer highlights biggest consumer trends (Beef Central)Scientists called on to sign ‘Dublin Declaration’ supporting balanced view on meat (Beef Central)The Dublin Declaration of Scientists on The Societal Role of Livestock (Dublin Declaration O/S)Species-specific tips to livestock advocacy (Dakota Farmer O/S)Warnings of animal well-being, food safety at risk in UK (Watt Poultry O/S)Animal welfare trends in Canadian food industry troubling: Report (Food Canada (O/S)Animal welfare, religious slaughtering practices in spotlight at European Union session (Washington Times O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Dairy vs beef production – expert views on welfare of cattle in common food production systems (animal O/S)Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme a 'step in the wrong direction' (Irish Farmers Journal O/S)Yungngora Association handed suspended $250,000 fine for animal cruelty after Noonkanbah cattle deaths (ABC)Dealing with downer cows (Farmers Guardian O/S) Pigs in pork production New Defra-funded project to develop automated pig welfare system (Farming UK O/S)New To Netflix: ‘Hogwood’ Documentary Exposes Animal Abuse On UK Pig Farms (Plant Based News O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Bird flu: poultry to be kept indoors in England ‘until further notice’ (The Guardian O/S)Production levels of higher welfare poultry grow in UK (Poultry World O/S)Scottish scientists develop ways to measure bone quality in poultry (Agriland O/S)Egg prices rise as chickens move to roomier digs (Stuff NZ O/S)Denmark bids farewell to cage egg production (Eurogroup for animals O/S)Egg farm to raise male layer chicks for meat production (Watt Poultry O/S)Undercover Footage Shows Lidl’s Cheap Chicken Makes Farmed Animals Pay the Price (Sentient Media O/S)Production levels of higher welfare poultry grow in UK (Poultry World O/S)Animal welfare: EU countries call for ban on killing male chicks (The Brussels Times O/S)Simmons Foods shares how to build customer trust (Watt Poultry O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production ...