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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 6 - 19 October 2022 Cross-sectoral Flooding forces sheep and cattle movement in NSW and VIC (Sheep Central)Animal Welfare Committee opinion on the welfare implications of using virtual fencing systems to contain, move and monitor livestock in the UK (DEFR O/S)Survey: Majority accepts higher meat prices for more animal welfare (Indony O/S)Do Shoppers Care About Animal Welfare? (Statista O/S)Plant-based meat gets “a reality check” (Beef Central)NIFA-funded projects advance research in animal welfare (Feedstuffs O/S)New laws to protect Victorian farmers (Mirage News) Cattle in beef & dairy production Arla raises its dairy cow welfare and sustainability standards (Scottish Farmer O/S)Taking steps to defend your dairy (Hoard’s Dairyman O/S)Colorado SU receives $3 million grant to study one of most common, costly problems facing organic dairy industry (CSU O/S) Pigs in pork production Supreme Court grapples with animal welfare in a challenge to a California law requiring pork to be humanely raised (The Conversation O/S)Pig Farming Doesn’t Have to Be This Cruel (NYT O/S)Niman Ranch Voices Support of Proposition 12 in Advance of Supreme Court Arguments (Swineweb O/S)Supreme Court justices wallow in legal morass over challenge to California pork industry restrictions (NBC News O/S)Commission concludes Fitness Check current Animal Welfare legislation (EU REF Cent for AW O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production Plans to phase out battery hens and caged eggs causing confusion says industry (ABC)Researchers assess tracking of laying hens in cage-free systems (Feedstuffs O/S)Epigenetics could improve poultry welfare traceability (Watt Poultry O/S)Shift to cage-free for hens in the EU continues (Poultry World O/S)Walmart, Kroger will not meet 2025 cage-free commitments (Watt Poultry O/S)Tyson: Don’t just care for chickens, care about them (Watt Poultry O/S)Vital Farms compares cage-free houses to office cubicles (Watt Poultry O/S)Judicial review challenging the use of fast-growing broilers granted (Poultry World O/S)M&S becomes first national retailer to offer higher welfare fresh chicken (M&S Press Release) Sheep in meat & wool production ...