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Apply here Learn more 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 22 July - 4 August 2021 Cross-sectoral SEEKING APPLICANTS: The Daylight Project Council (TAWC, Apply HERE)Understanding consumers attitudes to animal welfare (AHDB O/S)Battery cages, duck shooting, whips – RSPCA Vic calls time on big animal welfare issues (Mirage News)Tyson Foods integrates the five domains of animal welfare across its global operations (The Cattle Site O/S)Planet-Score: New eco-label factors in pesticides, biodiversity and animal welfare (Food Navigator O/S)ASPCA: Are they really helping or hurting animals? (AgDaily O/S)New Red Tractor standards equip British Farms for the future (Red Tractor O/S)CP Foods unveils new humane farming model for swine and poultry (The Pig Site O/S)Bank Australia rejects RMAC, AgForce concerns about misconduct (Farm Weekly)Bank Australia’s ethics tested (Banking Day) Cattle in beef & dairy production Lotfeeder Stockyard secures Australian agriculture’s first sustainability-linked loan (Beef Central)New bank loan to beef business linked to meeting targets on emissions and animal welfare (ABC) Pigs in pork production Converting to free farrowing systems could cost the industry £200 million (Pig Progress O/S)Biomarkers Offer Potential as Animal Welfare Indicators (Farmscape O/S)Saving the bacon: will British pig farmers survive a ban on cages? (The Guardian O/S)US pig industry watches California’s Prop 12 rule (Pig Progress O/S) Poultry in meat & egg production French egg industry backs chick culling ban, calls for EU-wide extension (Euractiv O/S)Study: effects of different types of fiber-rich feed on welfare in broiler breeder pullets (The Poultry Site O/S)Chickens died of thirst and dead birds left to rot at suppliers to Tesco, Sainsbury, Lidl and KFC (The Independent O/S)100% cage-free eggs in US Krispy Kreme donuts by 2022 (Watt Poultry O/S)SE Asian hospitality sector moves toward cage-free eggs (Poultry World O/S)Cage-free eggs: US food companies under pressure (Poultry World O/S)Broiler welfare improvements need to be shared with consumers (Watt Poultry O/S)French Lab-Grown Meat Startup Makes Foie Gras More Appealing Than Ever (Forbes O/S)KFC drops a C-bomb and finally talks about chicken welfare (The Drum O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production ...