HSUS is the nation's largest animal protection organization that works to reduce animal suffering and create meaningful social change through progressive legislation; making sure existing laws are enforced; public awareness campaigns and investigations; assisting large corporations in reforming
their animal welfare policies, and providing direct care, rescue, and services for animals in crisis.
She has been involved in changing
animal welfare policies since 1985, when she organized a coalition that successfully petitioned to stop an Illinois county, Madison, from selling shelter animals to research.
[82] They have offered the following eight principles for developing and evaluating
animal welfare policies.
Please urge Loblaws to implement strong
animal welfare policies that would help prevent cruelty to chickens.
An additional benefit appears to be the positive contribution of Austin's progressive
animal welfare policies to its brand equity.
HSI / Canada is calling on its members, and the Quebec public, to contact Pierre Corbeil, Minister of Agriculture, prior to the May 27th meeting, to demand the Quebec government adopts strong
animal welfare policies.
Last year Grisanti received Humane Leadership Award from ASPCA for his support for
animal welfare policies.
World Animal Protection says while other major Australian supermarkets provide customers with extensive information on
their animal welfare policies with targets and timetables included, Aldi only has a single page on animal welfare.
Many other national restaurant chains — including Burger King, Red Robin, Wendy's, Quiznos, Denny's, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. — have created similar
animal welfare policies.
Corporations agree: «It makes so much sense that you would expect decisions like these to be made with your senior management, starting with your CEO,» says Tod MacKenzie, Aramark's head of public affairs, who also worked on
animal welfare policies with Balk and HSUS at DineEquity, owner of the IHOP and Applebee's brands.
«When you have a corporation making
animal welfare policy,» Balk says, «there's no geographic displacement of cruelty.»
Last year, in consultation with key stakeholders, we expanded
our animal welfare policy to include a focus on supporting responsible use of antibiotics to support animal health.
The company has since introduced
an animal welfare policy across its global operations — a move that Saputo says he hopes will enable them to assume a «leadership role» in more humane treatment of livestock.)
As part of its new
animal welfare policy, the SUBWAY ® chain will ensure that, to start, 4 percent of the eggs used for its breakfast menu nationwide do not come from hens crammed into battery cages.
Dunkin' Brands is working with its suppliers and The HSUS to update
its animal welfare policy and meet its target goals.
Our animal welfare policy is guided by the Five Freedoms of animal welfare, and we expect all suppliers to implement practices and pursue continuous improvement consistent with these Five Freedoms:
The live export industry is considering a major retreat on
animal welfare policy, by canvassing an idea put forward by Labor for an independent inspector to oversee the treatment of livestock.
The live export industry performs a major retreat on
animal welfare policy by endorsing a Labor proposal for an independent inspector to oversee the trade.
BASC has noted the release of the Labour
animal welfare policy document «Labour: Protecting Animals».
March 2016 - IAWTI director and associates serve on a review panel for UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine student presentations of
animal welfare policy positions as part of the students» Population Health course (VM414).
She graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in international relations and has worked on federal
animal welfare policy.
The Found Animals team works directly within the animal welfare community to improve animal shelter processes, fund pet sterilization research, promote effective
animal welfare policy, and provide funding to area shelters and spay / neutering clinics.
Ideally, you should choose a company that has verifiable human - food ingredients and they are made in a human - food facility, try to use mostly certified organic ingredients, and Animal Welfare Approved meat and / or poultry, have solid
animal welfare policy and are socially and environmentally responsible.
Not exact matches
They stretch as far out as 2050 and include all the usual buzzwords about fair trade and sustainability, but also living wages for workers and influencing
animal -
welfare policy.
The
animal -
welfare standards, along with the company's sustainable - seafood
policy (it sells no fish at low levels of abundance), Responsibly Grown ratings, and decision to become the first national grocery chain to label whether products contain genetically modified organisms, all show a bit of Mackey's libertarian streak.
In addition to its «No No List,» Panera has been reviewing and changing other food
policies, including its
animal welfare standards.
«We applaud ConAgra Foods tackling one of the most serious farm
animal welfare problems,» stated Josh Balk, corporate
policy director of farm
animal protection for The HSUS.
Kristie Middleton, food
policy manager for The HSUS said, «We welcome Papa John's move to join its peers in the food industry in addressing one of the most critical
animal welfare issues in food production today.
Josh Balk, director of food
policy for The HSUS said, «We applaud Ahold USA's move to join its peers in the food industry in addressing one of the most critical
animal welfare issues in food production today.
«Hilton Worldwide's new
animal welfare commitment will substantially improve countless
animals» lives,» said Josh Balk, senior food
policy director for The Humane Society of the United States.
In support of the Five Freedoms of
animal welfare, we require our suppliers to have a zero tolerance
policy for willful acts of
animal abuse and neglect.
«As a society we need to be moving towards
policies that protect the
welfare of
animals, not ones that will lead to increased distress, fear, injury, pain and disease.»
Aramark has become a remarkable partner with The HSUS, and today, I am so pleased to announce that the company itself has reached new heights when it comes to
animal welfare — announcing a game - changing set of new
policies to improve the lives of
animals in its supply chain and setting the bar even higher for other corporate players in the world of food service and retail.
Though it only has to apply to 10 percent of its purchases right now, the district is also following a Good Food Purchasing
Policy which requires food to meet certain standards for
animal welfare, fair labor practices, sustainability and support of the local economy.
Critics said the
policy would simply result in the shifting of
animal research work abroad, where research
animal welfare is typically worse than in the UK.
An
animal welfare group that has been lobbying Mayor Bill de Blasio to ban carriage horses from city streets confirmed Friday that it had received a subpoena from federal prosecutors seeking documents related to its fundraising efforts for a nonprofit group created to advance the mayor's
policy agenda.
The concern that our farmers will lose out means that the
policy response has traditionally been to trim our ambitions and stifle our consciences because the theory of unfettered free trade has been considered beyond challenge and seen as a principle that trumps concerns such as
animal welfare.
The European Union's Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force on 1 December 2009, recognises that
animals are sentient beings and calls on member states to «pay full regard to the
welfare requirements of
animals» in agriculture, fisheries, transport, research and development and space
policies.
The National Council on Pet Population Study and
Policy is a coalition of eleven of America's foremost
animal welfare organizations concerned with the issue of unwanted pets in the United States.
What needs to happen, the author recommends, is that there be more laws that mandate vaccinations, manure management and general
animal welfare in urban and suburban settings similar to
policies and regulations imposed on commercial chicken ranches.
The University of Pennsylvania and Tulane comply with NIH
policy on
animal welfare, the Animal Welfare Act, and all other applicable federal, state and local
animal welfare, the
Animal Welfare Act, and all other applicable federal, state and local
Animal Welfare Act, and all other applicable federal, state and local laws.
The specific
animal health and
welfare policies as well as regulatory aspects used and followed by the participating mouse clinics are described in detail on their respective websites:
I speak at universities and conferences internationally about nutrition and sustainability, social justice,
animal welfare and food
policy issues.
Animal welfare organizations agree that the review of pet ownership and
welfare policies is much needed and are happy that the public will be involved in formulating the new
policies.
Her area of study, assessment and improvement of
animal welfare, is a matter of widespread concern and plays an increasingly important role in
policy and regulatory decisions about food production.
Amy leads the organization's strategic growth initiatives: opening new clinics in underserved communities, providing training and consulting programs to
animal welfare organizations and advocating for strategies and public
policy that improve the lives of pets in underserved communities.
It drops the politics out of
animal control
policies and puts the
welfare of
animals on the front burner.
These tips and strategies can be applied to a variety of
animal welfare topics including community outreach, marketing, and shelter
policy.
Friends Forever Society Naming the Florida Keys SPCA in your will, estate plan, or life insurance
policy demonstrates your lasting commitment to
animal welfare and helps assure the future financial health of our organization for years to come.
This presentation explains why breed - specific
animal shelter
policies are counter-productive to
animal welfare goals and the human - canine bond.