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How many people know this about the AnimalWelfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Most animals in the U.S. This is really interesting.
Ahold Delhaize—the global company behind Food Lion, Giant Food, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop—is under fire for failing animals. Despite publicly claiming to support animalwelfare, the company has delayed its goals and failed to report meaningful progress on its existing promises.
Issue 2 in Ohio would create 13-member state board to oversee the care of farmanimals in the State. The Humane Society and other groups oppose it as a power grab by big agriculture to prevent another Proposition 2 (the initiative passed last year in California to improve standards for farmanimal care.)
My 2010 resolution is to try and track animal rights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Tags: europe portugal farmanimalwelfare. Spain is much more advanced than Portugal in this area, but both need improvement (as do we all.).
Animalwelfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farmanimalwelfare. From the Associated Press.
A new study, published online in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, suggests that animal assisted therapy for people with mental disorders can be effective with farmanimals. After six months of animal assisted therapy with farmanimals, all patients reported significantly increased coping skills.
World FarmAnimals Day was today. Tags: depressed farmanimalwelfare. Perhaps it's because of gloomy October or maybe it's because I'm getting over the flu, but I felt very sad. There was a picture on the bus commemorating the event with a picture of a cow looking, dare I say it, noble and long-suffering.
Thanks to FarmedAnimal Net for this information from August 8. In a unanimous decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court rejected a broad challenge by animal protection advocates to the state’s rules on the care of farmedanimals) but struck down regulations that regard husbandry practices as being “humane” merely because they are routine.
The animal is well-treated during its life in terms of having space to roam, living free of fear and abuse, and being well-fed in clean conditions. In other words, the proverbial happy farmanimal. However, the factory farm system we have in any country does not lend itself to either of the two criteria.
From the Farm Sanctuary. For 25 years, Farm Sanctuary has relied on the Walk to support its mission to protect farmanimals from cruelty and inspire change in the way society views and treats farmanimals. For more information on the Walk and how to register, please visit walkforfarmanimals.org.
Another big issue gaining momentum is animalwelfare. Tags: farmanimalwelfare us agribusiness. It's a small mention in this Ag Week article about issues coming up in 2009 , but worth noting. The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says.
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animalwelfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farmanimalwelfare factory farm.
Katie Couric did a story on the use of antibiotics on factory farms in the US and the potential harm to humans. According to her, there was a message that removing the use of antibiotics would actually improve these poor animals' welfare. Unfortunately, I missed this series as we don't watch network television.
While the Humane Society was pretty happy with Vilsack as Obama's pick for the Department of Agriculture, the Farm Sanctuary is wary. Bauer is the president and co-founder of the Farm Sanctuary. As Iowa’s Governor, Tom Vilsack took steps to protect animals, including vetoing a bill that allowed dove hunting.
A Union County grand jury has decided the owner of a Union County dairy farm caught in an abuse scandal should not face criminal charges.on the tape {from an undercover investigation by Mercy for Animals,) Conklin is shown kicking a cow that is lying down. From the Columbus Dispatch.
It's in response to the HBO film "Death on a Factory Farm." The Pork Board has planned delegate meetings at the {annual Pork Industry} forum to discuss quality assurance rules including animal handling, and how much money to allocate to promote animalwelfare. I have a hard time with the logic of that statement.
We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animalwelfare. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animalwelfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Tags: economics pigs farmanimalwelfare agribusiness. Here's an example.
California really is at the forefront of animalwelfare and this is an excellent article detailing what's going on in the State and the challenges animalwelfare faces. It also does a great job at profiling Jennifer Fearing who led the victory of Proposition 2. She sounds amazing.
Thanks to an email from FarmedAnimal Net for this information. These are not farming families, folks, but corporations as powerful and ruthless as anything on Wall Street. At the International Egg Commission’s annual meeting, held last month in China, it was noted that animalwelfare activists in the U.S.
Here's a book that you can buy about rescued farmanimals and their stories. Love this group! It should be inspiring and it's a great way to support an extraordinary organization.
Not the solution or end to factory farming, but if big ag can't rely on antibiotics, then they may have to rethink the filthy conditions of factory farms. Animals would get sick much easier, possibly affecting the bottom line of profit above all. Tags: antibiotics farmanimalwelfare factory farm.
There are no happy farmanimals, you liars. Clearly the animal rights community is much more emboldened and aggressive than they have been in the past," said {National Milk Producers Federation} spokesman Chris Galen. Tags: farmanimalwelfare factory farm agribusiness. And people are seeing it.
Good news following an investigation of farmanimal abuses by Mercy for Animals. Sometime soon, David Radlo of Radlo Foods says his sign in front of the former DeCoster Egg Farm will be coming down and all his business at the massive egg operation in Turner will come to an end. Here's a link to the investigative video.
Another nasty farmanimal abuse story. Bottom line: If you’re running a business where you allow the kinds of shortcuts that let animal abuse happen, please sell it and leave the industry now. Tags: PETA farmanimalwelfare thanksgiving turkey massacre. Overlooked this one. Find another line of work.
Yesterday, I raised the issue that some may think the Humane Society copped out by making a deal with Ohio agriculture and NOT bringing new animalwelfare regulations to the ballot. Tags: ohio humane society farmanimalwelfare agriculture agribusiness.
A coalition of animal protection groups consisting of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Farm Sanctuary, and the Humane Farming Association (HFA), intervened in the case to ensure that the interests of animals and the public were represented.
Again, thanks to FarmedAnimal Net for this update on California's proposition 2. The action prompted many farmedanimal vets to leave CVMA and form the Association of California Veterinarians, which subsequently voted to oppose the ballot initiative, reports Feedstuffs.
It's bad enough having to deal with the welfare of normal farmanimals, but what about the welfare of cloned animals? If they are cloned solely for the products they provide, will it be more difficult to argue for their welfare as living creatures? From the Daily Mail.
A farm-animal breeder who ran what a prosecutor called "the zoo from hell" was convicted Tuesday of animal cruelty. A jury in West Haverstraw deliberated less than two hours before convicting Robert Everle of all 13 charges of torturing, injuring and starving animals. And people wonder why I'm so disappointed by humans.
Basically, it sounds like the ag committee will be including food safety and animalwelfare concerns in their discussions. Tags: california bile farmingfarmanimalwelfare agribusiness food. The ag industry does NOT like this. There is definitely a new tide in California, post Proposition 2.
And, of course, this view of farmanimals is the norm. Tags: meat pigs pork farmanimalwelfare. On Wednesday, I almost lost my temper with some people in our customer service unit who wondered why anyone would want a turkey to have a good life before death."it's it's just a turkey."
By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages. Whether or not you choose to eat eggs, this is a major victory for animals. This brings us one step closer to ending intense confinement of hens in factory farms.
She used to head United Animal Nations too. Tags: proposition 2 california humane society farmanimalwelfare. I couldn't find any information on her current activities. Probably taking a much needed break.
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