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June 4, 2015
Animal Pain Relief product Tri-Solfen® – US Patent Granted
Tri-Solfen, pain relief product for dehorning, castration, tail docking and other painful procedures has now been successfully patented in the U.S. This provides commercial protection for the product to be used for topical pain and wound healing in all species of farm animals and humans, and follows-on from successful patents granted in the EU, Australia …
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June 1, 2015
Dairy farmers assessed by Nestle for treatment of animals in global audit
….Ms Stuart acknowledged Australia had a high standard of welfare, but said there were areas that could be improved. “Into the future, we want to look beyond at practices such as dehorning and disbudding without anaesthetic and analgesia, to work with researchers to help us help producers to improve that area of welfare,” she said. …
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June 1, 2015
Aramark Establishes Animal Welfare Policy
In collaboration with Humane Society of the United States,new principles and policy address multiple issues impacting treatment of animals Philadelphia, PA – April 30, 2015 – Aramark (NYSE:ARMK), the $15 billion global provider of food, facilities management, and uniforms, announced today a new set of animal welfare principles and purchasing commitments that address a broad …
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June 1, 2015
NZ officially recognises Animals as “Sentient Beings”
New Zealand just took a huge a step forward for animal welfare by legally recognizing them as “sentient” beings. The amendment to New Zealand law on behalf of the The Animal Welfare Amendment was passed on Tuesday. The new bill states that animals, like humans, are “sentient” beings — meaning they are able to perceive and feel …
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