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Animal Welfare: bringing consumer attitudes to the supply chain

2017-11-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Last week, the Winterbotham Darby Animal Welfare Media Round Table took place in London’s Covent Garden – a bustling agricultural trade centre in its past. The event brought together a number of industry representatives to discuss the progresses of swine welfare, from birth to slaughter, in the continental meat production industry.

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Risks to UK welfare standards: Brexit Bill rejects animal sentience

2017-11-17 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

MPs have voted to reject the inclusion of a crucial clause that would transfer the recognition of animal sentience into UK law post Brexit in an eight-hour parliamentary debate on the EU Withdrawal Bill.

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Meeting with CIQA regarding the situation of swine animal welfare in Europe

2017-11-16 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

A meeting between Zoetis and CIQA (China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association) took place on Thursday September 21, 2017 at the 3rd China International Food and Meat Exhibition in Guangzhou. The situation of animal welfare in swine production in Europe and how it affects the global trade of pork, particularly in China was discussed.

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Euthanasia workshops: helping pork producers to provide proper humane animal care

2017-11-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Pork producers are committed to ensuring their pigs receive proper humane care, but, despite their best efforts, not every pig will make it to market.

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