Posted on September 4, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
A couple of our recent posts associated with the very same issue:
and from our good friends at ‘Eyes on Animals’ in the Netherlands:
Photos – EoA Netherlands.
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Posted on September 4, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
28 August 2015
IEC conference: Avian influenza and welfare
Egg industry leaders came together at the International Egg Commission conference in Lisbon at a time of crisis. A global threat called avian influenza was foremost on everyone’s mind. That, and the ongoing animal welfare discussion around beak-trimming and male layer chicks, were the main focuses of the meeting.
Author/Organization: World Poultry
Year: 2015
Topics: animal health, eggs production, laying hens, welfare on the farm
28 August 2015
Sherrie Webb Named Animal Agriculture Alliance Chairperson
The Animal Agriculture Alliance Board of Directors recently elected Sherrie Webb, director of animal welfare for the National Pork Board (NPB), as chairperson of its board of directors.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Where: United States of America
Topics: animal welfare/general concepts, welfare on the farm
28 August 2015
Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 122
Contents: 1) Hardy cattle boost Zimbabwe farmers’ incomes. 2) Worries rise over outbreaks of avian flu in West Africa. 3) FAO boosts capacity of the Ugandan government to fight Foot-and-Mouth disease. 4) FAO ECTAD Indonesia: a fun way to exchange messages with farmers at the Indolivestock Expo. 5) FAO projects win prizes at EXPO 2015. 6) Mobilizing the Data Revolution: evidence from Eastern Africa. 7) Realizing ‘Uganda Vision 2040’ through livestock. 8) Realizing ‘Tanzania Vision 2025’ through livestock. 9) Maintaining Global Freedom from Rinderpest. 10) FAO China ECTAD Highlights. 11) FAO project: “Una salud” – Rabia Bovina.
Author/Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Year: 2015
Topics: animal health, cattle, disease control, livestock, poultry/chickens, productivity
27 August 2015
Canada Supports Safe Transportation of Livestock and Poultry
Canada has given a grant of $183,929 to the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) to help ensure that livestock and poultry are transported in a safe and humane manner by certified transporters.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Where: Canada
Topics: livestock, poultry/chickens, transport, welfare during transport
27 August 2015
Is Animal Welfare Becoming a Commercial Issue?
Large multinational processing companies, retailers and foodservice organisations are starting to define the way that producers view animal welfare and ethical, sustainable production.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Topics: animal production, ethics, farming, retailers, standards, welfare on the farm
27 August 2015
Over 12,000 Dairy Cows to Benefit from Welfare Awards
Compassion in World Farming celebrated the commitment of leading food businesses to improve animal welfare standards at their Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards held at the Milan Expo on 9 June, hosted by chef, writer and broadcaster, Allegra McEvedy MBE.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Where: Italy
Topics: dairy cattle, dairy production, standards, welfare on the farm
27 August 2015
Improving Pig Welfare: Addressing Tail Docking
In pigs, an intact, curly tail may well be the most important animal-based welfare indicator, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It stands for both high quality management and respect for the integrity of the pig. It is obvious that a farmer who gets his pigs through to slaughter without tail docking or signs of tail biting must be managing a very good system. What is unfortunate, though, is that management of this quality is a rare occurrence, writes Melanie Epp from the 2015 International Conference on Pig Welfare, Denmark.
Author/Organization: The Pig Site
Year: 2015
Topics: genetic , pain/injury/harm, pigs, training, welfare assessment, welfare on the farm
27 August 2015
Reducing Threat of Mastitis and Antibiotic Use
The blanket use of antibiotics in dry cow management to prevent mastitis and other udder problems has been common for many years.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Topics: animal health, cattle, dairy cattle, dairy production, disease control, food safety, husbandry procedures, livestock, socio-economical aspects, veterinary drugs, welfare on the farm
26 August 2015
Survey Finds Animal Welfare Tops Consumers’ Ethical Concerns
Three quarters of consumers in the UK put animal welfare at the top of the list when it comes to ethical issues for food companies.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Where: United Kingdom
Topics: dairy production, eggs production, ethics, meat production, welfare on the farm
26 August 2015
How to Replace, Reduce and Refine Antibiotics On Farm
Pressure is mounting on the animal health industry to reduce, replace and refine the usage of certain antimicrobial medicines, writes Michael Priestley.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Topics: animal health, animal production, disease control, human health, livestock, water buffaloes, welfare on the farm
26 August 2015
Preventing Lameness to Increase Profitability
Lameness in the dairy herd is not only a significant welfare problem but can also create a significant financial loss to the farmer.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Where: United Kingdom
Topics: animal health, cattle, dairy cattle, dairy production, disease control, housing, welfare on the farm
25 August 2015
Animal Welfare Amendment Bill Passes Final Reading
New Zealand’s Animal Welfare Amendment Bill received unanimous support during its third and final reading in Parliament this week.
Author/Organization: The Pig Site
Year: 2015
Where: New Zealand
Topics: animal welfare/general concepts
25 August 2015
Germany Focuses on Farm Animal Welfare
The German agriculture department has launched a new initiative to make animal welfare a high priority.
Author/Organization: The Cattle Site
Year: 2015
Where: Germany
Topics: animal welfare/general concepts
25 August 2015
Federal Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Slaughter of American Horses
Federal lawmakers introduced legislation to prevent the establishment of horse slaughter operations within the US, end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad, and protect the public from consuming toxic horse meat.
Author/Organization: Animal Welfare Institute (AWI)
Year: 2015
Where: United States of America
Topics: food safety, horses, importing/exporting, legislation, meat production
25 August 2015
Animal Voice Online Magazine, September 2015
Table of Contents: 1) The University of Stellenbosch shines a light on the way forward for the animals. 2) The Democratic Alliance makes a ground-breaking stand on animal sentience. 3) South Africa’s Rosie Kunneke is arrested for throwing herself between a pod of pilot whales and their killers. 4) Ships of Shame and Insanity – an expose of the heart-breaking trade from East London to Mauritius. 5) South Africa’s Nikki Botha helps bring about a ban on animal sacrifice at Nepal festival. 6) Cape Town man shares his experience of “perhaps the toughest job in the world”. 7) Sixteen Cape Town high schools debate whether battery farming of laying hens should be banned. 8) Countdown to the end of stalls for breeding sows… 16 months until ban deadline.
Author/Organization: Compassion in World Farming (South Africa)
Year: 2015
Where: South Africa
Topics: animal welfare/general concepts
25 August 2015
Africa Network for Animal Welfare Newsletter, August 2015
This issue at a glance: 1) Vaccination in Naivasha and Voi; 2) Judicial Dialogue; 3) Naivasha Desnaring and rescue; 4) Desnaring; 5) Desnaring.
Author/Organization: Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW)
Year: 2015
Topics: animal health, animal welfare/general concepts, dog population management, public health.
25 August 2015
Transport of Calves from France via Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria to Turkey, 04th – 10th July 2015
From 04th of July to 10th July Animals’ Angels observed three transports carrying calves from France to Turkey, via Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, exiting the Border Inspection Point at Kapitan Andreevo.
According to the information received, the animals were loaded at FRAYSSINHES, FRANCE and destined for KAHRAMANMARAS, TURKEY which means a journey of around 4.500 km.
Taking into account the extreme length of this road transport and the importance of the checks at the Border Inspection Posts, all parties involved should have used their maximum attention to verify the compliance of these transports with Council Regulation No. 1/2005. On the contrary, the competent authorities did not check thoroughly the three transports as provided by article 21 and calves travelled for 7 days staying in the truck, in their own excrements, with diseases not treated, without food and without access to water, without sufficient space to move, in the heat of the summer, waiting long times at the Turkish customs and without appropriate rest.
From the journey log it was already clear that the planning was unrealistic and the part of the journey in Turkey did not take into consideration the enforcement of the Regulation 1/2005, as the Court of Justice recently confirmed in its sentence No. C-424/13.
Author/Organization: Animals’ Angels (AA) and Asociación Nacional para la Defensa de los Animales (ANDA, Spain)
Year: 2015
Where: France, Turkey
Topics: animal stress/discomfort/distress, calves, importing/exporting, inspection and control , legislation, transport
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Care2 Success!
Mother Deer With Arrow in Her Face Is Saved
by Alicia Graef
September 3, 2015
A mother deer who suffered for more than nine months with a bowhunter’s arrow lodged in her face has finally gotten help, thanks to the efforts of thousands upon thousands of caring people from around the world who signed a Care2 petition launched on her behalf.
The doe, who has been named Grace, was first spotted late last year in Marlboro, New Jersey, bearing an arrow that was presumably intended to end her life. Like many others who aren’t killed by bowhunters, she was callously left to suffer with a tragic injury.
Not only has she miraculously managed to survive, eating and navigating her environment without getting caught on anything, but she also gave birth to a fawn earlier this spring.
Even though wildlife officials had known about her since at least December 2014 the state’s Division of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement that they tried unsuccessfully to help her over the winter and put efforts on hold in May after she became pregnant over concerns intervention could harm her fawn.
Thankfully, her advocates kept the pressure on to help her. After Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) shared a video of Grace earlier this spring, her story took off.
A Care2 petition started on her behalf urging officials to uphold their promise to help her has gathered more than 106,000 signatures from supporters around the world and has been shared by major news outlets including USA Today, CBS and NBC.
This week their efforts to give Grace a voice paid off when wildlife officials finally located her, tranquilized her and removed the shaft of the arrow. According to a statement, a veterinarian present recommended the arrowhead be left because her wound had healed and removing it could cause further injury.
They said Grace, who is believed to be about three to four years old, was released back into the wild with her fawn and is expected to be fine.
“We thank all of the New Jersey residents and people from all over the world who have expressed concern about the deer, as well as local residents who have been very helpful in providing information on her movements throughout the community and even set up bait stations on their properties,” said David Chanda, Director of Fish and Wildlife.
Poh Yeh Holmes, who created the petition to help Grace after seeing SHARK’s video on a friend’s Facebook page, told Care2 she is humbled by the number of signatures that came in and is “over the moon” that help finally came for her.
“If something bad happens to us, we can take ourselves to the doctor but sadly, Grace is not able to. She is not able to ask for help either. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been for her to graze on grass or to pick up an acorn, to reach higher up for greenery that she wanted to eat. I thought a petition to help her plight, may help,” she said.
Holmes said Grace’s advocates will now be using the petition to push lawmakers in the area to turn her range in Marlboro into a no-hunting zone to make sure she and the rest of her herd can continue to live in peace.
If you know of an animal in need in your community or elsewhere who could use some advocacy on their behalf like Grace, you can help them by starting a petition.
This photo was taken as she recovered from being sedated.
Credit: New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/care2-success-mother-deer-with-arrow-in-her-face-is-saved.html#ixzz3km1rv5HE
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