c. any other method approved
by the Animal Industries Services Division of the State Department of Agriculture which shall include current acceptable euthanasia recommendations from the American Veterinary Medical Association, with the exception of curariform derivative drugs.
Not exact matches
Animal advocates have been working for decades to weaken the animal agriculture industry by encouraging individuals and institutions to reduce the demand for animal products and implement humane re
Animal advocates have been working for decades to weaken the
animal agriculture industry by encouraging individuals and institutions to reduce the demand for animal products and implement humane re
animal agriculture
industry by encouraging individuals and institutions to reduce the demand for
animal products and implement humane re
animal products and implement humane reforms.
GFI's innovation department has two primary areas of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and entrepreneurs to join the plant - based and cultured meat
industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success of existing companies in the
industry.26 They have assembled a list of potential companies based on what they believe are promising ideas that have not been capitalized on, 27 and they have developed a list of more than 220 entrepreneurs and scientists, many of whom take part in monthly video calls led
by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding of a plant - based meat company in India, Good Dot, and a plant - based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with
animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to GFI.
... This conference launches the corridor even further as being the epicenter of the
animal health
industry by driving innovation into the
industry.»
Many of the general challenges of the livestock
industry in meeting consumer demands are shared
by the crop
industry, with the exception of
animal welfare.
The article
by Schulz and Tonsor reviews the structural evolution of the
industry, the underlying legal framework in
animal welfare, and adjustments in impacted markets.
The Australian Beef
industry is recognized as being free of all major epidemic diseases of cattle including Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and is one of the few in the world to be declared a «Negligible Risk» country of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) by the World Organization for Animal Health I
industry is recognized as being free of all major epidemic diseases of cattle including Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and is one of the few in the world to be declared a «Negligible Risk» country of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
by the World Organization for
Animal Health
IndustryIndustry.
Maple Lodge Farms also strictly adheres to the Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Poultry, a series of strict
industry guidelines developed
by farm groups,
animal welfare groups, veterinarians,
animal scientists, federal and provincial governments, related agricultural sectors and others.
With more than 50 years of experience in the
industry, Parques Reunidos operates a well - diversified portfolio of 62 different attraction parks,
animal parks, water parks, family entertainment centers and other attractions that are visited
by roughly 20 million people on an annual basis.
«Immersive and creative videos such as the Paddock to Plate Story help educate and engage consumers
by addressing their growing interest in sustainability, meat quality, traceability and
animal welfare practices within our
industry,» Ms Sharp said.
New laws making it illegal to take pictures or film agricultural
animals came into force in the US states of Utah and Iowa, lobbied for
by an
industry attempting to keep secret what happens on factory farms.
The Plant Based Food Association's mission is to ensure a fair and competitive marketplace for businesses selling plant - based foods intended to replace
animal products such as meats, dairy, and eggs,
by promoting policies and practices that improve conditions in the plant - based foods
industry, and educating consumers about the benefits of plant - based foods.
«For more than a decade, Burger King Corp. has demonstrated a commitment to
animal welfare and, through our BK Positive Steps ® corporate responsibility program, we continue to leverage our purchasing power to ensure the appropriate and proper treatment of
animals by our vendors and suppliers,» said Jonathan Fitzpatrick, chief brand and operations officer of Burger King Corp. «We are proud to announce these new,
industry - leading commitments that support meaningful standards of humane treatment in our U.S. supply chain.»
A production line for the ultra-filtration of whey was also installed to separate proteins for refined whey products (whey protein additives for the food
industry) and also a filter for reversed osmosis treatment of the permeate from ultra-filtration to concentrate the liquid for production of
animal feed, which is sold as a
by product (the cleaned water can then be disposed of in waste water systems and discharged to the environment).
«The company should be applauded for taking
animal welfare seriously
by purchasing cage - free eggs, and we hope others in the food
industry follow its lead.»
Such «solutions» would only compound the
industry's horrific treatment of workers and
animals and exacerbate the environmental and health crises caused
by the
industry.
Despite heavy lobbying from Australia's intensive pork
industry, Minister Green has accepted this recommendation, encouraged
by a flood of supportive letters and e-mails from thousands of caring
Animals Australia supporters.
Recently the Tasmanian
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) recognised the unacceptable cruelty permitted
by the flawed national code, and recommended to the Primary
Industries Minister, Bryan Green, that Tasmania take a leading role to become the first state to outlaw the cruel practice of confining sows in stalls.
Compiled
by two of the most esteemed researchers in the food science
industry, Leo M.L. Nollet and Fidel Toldrá, Sensory Analysis of Foods of
Animal Origin identifies and quantifies the quality attributes to help those in the
industry understand the importance of perceived sensory quality.
Further promoted advantages and promises
by the
industry include that RR crops create more yield than conventional crops, decrease farmers input costs
by reducing the amount of herbicides sprayed and are safe for humans,
animals and the environment.
The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) is appalled
by the treatment of Australian
animals in the Middle East and equally appalled that the Australian live export
industry is trying to convince the Australian public that the region requires live
animals, when in fact they can be slaughtered in compliance with Islamic laws in Australia.
We are proud to be founding members of the Plant Based Foods Association, a trade organization formed with the following mission: to ensure a fair and competitive marketplace for businesses selling plant - based foods intended to replace
animal products such as meats, dairy, and eggs,
by promoting policies and practices that improve conditions in the plant - based foods
industry, and educating consumers about the benefits of plant - based foods.
The integrity of the process undertaken
by the NSW Department of Primary
Industries (DPI) was put into question after research
by animal welfare scientists was distorted
by the drafting group to appear in favour of conventional caged egg production.
Closer to home we have only just witnessed how widespread calls to end the live export of
animals to be slaughtered overseas are easily ignored
by the Australian Government when the financial implications to the
industry become evident.
Its conclusion was that livestock are at the heart of almost every environmental catastrophe — so it came as a shock to the meat and dairy
industries, particularly as it was authored
by people who support
animal farming.
The Good Food Institute (GFI) is working to transform the
animal agriculture
industry by promoting the development of competitive alternatives to
animal - based meat, dairy, and eggs.
Animals are transported live because their bodies are seen
by the global
industry as an efficient way to transport «fresh meat».
By pushing
animals into more countries, the live export
industry aims to encourage people to eat more meat.
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.
Illness / Injury RatesOur commitment to safety is evidenced
by our injury / illness incident rates, which perform better than the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
industry average for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Pro
industry average for North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS) 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Pro
Industry Classification System (NAICS) 3116
Animal Slaughtering and Processing.
The religious dimension of this matter has also been mischievously overcooked
by the live
animal export
industry, because the fact is that the overwhelming number of relatively affluent Muslims who tend to consume Australian meat would have no objection to buying that meat so long as it's been processed in an Australian Halal certified abattoir.
This specification has been used
by major pet manufactures since then and has been recognized as the standard in the
animal food
industry.
A two - year investigation — conducted
by the Wildlife Protection Association of Australia (WPAA) and
Animal Liberation NSW, and based on information provided
by a kangaroo
industry «whistleblower» — found evidence of unsustainable and damning practices in the kangaroo
industry.
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.
«Students don't want to support an
industry that slaughters nearly 2 million
animals every hour, devastates the environment, and contributes to human disease, and schools are responding
by rapidly increasing their cruelty - free options, from vegan ravioli to nondairy chocolate mousse.»
Even under the best conditions on supposedly «humane» farms, the
animals often come from breeding facilities that kill the males
by inhumane methods (egg hatcheries where most laying hens come from) or the mothers are not allowed to do what comes naturally during pregnancy and their babies are taken away after a few days or less (as in the dairy
industry).
Perhaps even more tellingly, figures provided
by the circus
industry and published
by Defra last year showed that visitor numbers to circuses using wild
animals had more than halved in just five years.
A civilised society should have a system which encourages competition to raise
animal welfare standards, not competition to lower them and we should not jeopardise our farming
industry simply because of some arbitrary rules set down
by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
All too often, moves to take a lead and improve
animal welfare standards at home are stopped in their tracks
by the threat that all we will do is export our
industry to third world countries which have lower welfare standards.
Dawn Howard concludes: «The UK
animal medicines sector looks forward to its role in implementing the Report's recommendations
by being part of the collaboration between UK government and
industry, to develop practical proposals so that antibiotics remain effective to protect the health of people and
animals into the future.»
In the latest peer - reviewed publication on the potential impacts of a border wall on plants and
animals, conservation biologists, led
by a pair of scientists from The University of Texas at Austin, say that border walls threaten to harm endangered Texas plants and
animals and cause trouble for the region's growing ecotourism
industry.
The analysis
by Kearns and her colleagues of the
industry's own documents, in contrast, suggests that the
industry knew of
animal research suggesting this link and halted funding to protect its commercial interests half a century ago.
IFTF argues that fur farming has environmental benefits, such as providing good use for 647,000 tons of
animal by - products each year from Europe's fish and meat
industries alone (they are fed to the captive
animals), and generating a lot of manure, sold as organic fertilizer.
Grandin's battles in the slaughter
industry have nearly all been waged with higher management, not with workers or floor managers, simply because they're office bound, their thinking determined more
by the paper that surrounds them than
by living
animals and working plants.
«I've accepted that the loss of sea ice, not subsistence [hunting of the
animal] or the oil and gas
industries, is the reason for the threat to the polar bears,» which are already protected
by the more stringent Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Kempthorne said.
If one applies the ratio of BPA intake to excreted values in hosts of published
animal studies, concentrations just reported
by CDC suggest that the daily intake of most Americans is actually closer to 100 micrograms (µg) per kilogram bodyweight, he says — or some 1,000-fold higher than the
industry figure.
While some acidification is caused
by factory and vehicle emissions, the major fault lies with high ammonia levels in
animal waste generated
by the country's cattle
industry.
«The dairy
industry is committed to the economic sustainability of our farmers
by selecting a new generation of healthy, long - lived, high production cows,» commented Journal of Dairy Science ® Editor - in - Chief Matthew C. Lucy, PhD, Professor of
Animal Science at the University of Missouri.
Dr. Robert Urban of Johnson & Johnson will address how Organ - Chips are being used
by the pharmaceutical
industry today and the potential the technology holds to change the drug development process and reduce the use of
animals in research.
All
animal experimentation in Israel, whether in universities, research institutes, hospitals and industry is regulated and supervised by the CSO - MOH according to the 1994 Animal Experimentatio
animal experimentation in Israel, whether in universities, research institutes, hospitals and
industry is regulated and supervised
by the CSO - MOH according to the 1994
Animal Experimentatio
Animal Experimentation Act.