Press releases and news articles
Medical Ethics in the Media
Press releases
News articles
November 27, 2013
10 General Principles for the Welfare of Animals in Livestock
General Principles for the welfare of animals in production systems: The underlying science and its application The Veterinary Journal October 2013 In 2012, the World Organisation for Animal Health adopted 10 ‘General Principles for the Welfare of Animals in Livestock Production Systems’ to guide the development of animal welfare standards. The General Principles draw on …
Continue reading "10 General Principles for the Welfare of Animals in Livestock"
November 27, 2013
Topical Anesthesia mitigates the pain of castration in Beef Calves
S. Lomax and P. A. Windsor, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney August 2013 Castration involves the removal of the testes and is performed to improve product quality and management of male calves. The procedure has been proven to cause significant pain and stress, and despite several attempts to reduce the impact of castration on …
Continue reading "Topical Anesthesia mitigates the pain of castration in Beef Calves"
November 27, 2013
Farm animal welfare consistently ignored in sustainability reports
By: The Guardian, R Sullivan & N Amos – Nov 2013 As part of our work on the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, we have spent the past two months trawling through the websites, sustainability reports and annual reports of some 70 major retailers, food producers and food service companies. We previously evaluated these companies …
Continue reading "Farm animal welfare consistently ignored in sustainability reports"
November 26, 2013
Research on the welfare of animals
Morris Sun Tribunal, 22 November 2013 Over the course of the last several years, animal welfare has become more and more of a hot topic amongst producers, animal industry professionals and consumers. Not only are there questions on how animals are handled and managed, but also how animals react to their environments. Understanding animal welfare, or …