Sentences with phrase «of animal pound»

While it is true that euthanasia is a fact of animal pound and shelter operations in Victoria, the question this audit is answering is not whether euthanasia is ever appropriate, but whether the LDH kill rate is higher than acceptable, measured against similar organisations.

Euthanasia is a fact of animal pound and shelter operation in Victoria.

Not exact matches

The study, conducted by Eli Lilly's (lly) Elanco Animal Health division at the request of the National Chicken Council, said that if one - third of U.S. broilers switched to slower growing breeds, that would mean 33.5 billion pounds more feed, 7.6 million acres / year more land, 28.5 billion pounds of manure, and 5.1 billion additional gallons of water.

Chipotle as part of the announcement also said that it would give its chickens more space (6 pounds per square foot), provide them with improved lighting and litter in their housing, and change how its chickens are slaughtered to a practice pushed for by animal welfare activists.

In comparison to animals, single - celled fungi are incredibly efficient at converting carbohydrates into protein: a pound of sugar yields half a pound of fungal biomass, beating mammals and fowl by orders of magnitude.

The person who eats 400 pounds of animal meat every year is treading on the environment for others, and so a meat tax could be implemented as a matter of protecting personal liberty.

Pets must not exceed a maximum weight of 80 pounds per animal.

Using a minimum of 30 pounds per day for each elephant, that equals 21,600 pounds of food for ONLY TWO of the millions of animals on board for a year.

I'm also obsessing over every little detail, losing a lot of sleep, and eating through 1 - pound bags of animal crackers like there's no tomorrow.

In contrast, China produces 450 pounds of cereal grain per person per year; 350 pounds goes for human consumption and 100 pounds to feed animals.

The United States raises 2,000 pounds of cereal grain per person per year; of that total, 150 pounds is used for human consumption, while 1,850 pounds is fed to animals to produce meat, eggs and dairy products.

Heritage Fire is the nation's only hyper - local, whole animal live - fire outdoor culinary event cooking 3,000 pounds of heritage breed animals in celebration of pasture diversity and family farming.

During the sixty - year period from 1910 to 1970, the proportion of traditional animal fat in the American diet declined from 83 percent to 62 percent, and butter consumption plummeted from 18 pounds per person per year to four.

In a side - by - side comparison on its website, Beyond Meat notes that the quarter - pound Beyond Burger beats out what it calls «animal - based beef» in a number of categories.

Heritage Fire will showcase more than 50 notable chefs cooking 3,000 pounds of heritage breed animals alongside stunning wines and tickets are on sale now!

Heritage Fire will showcase more than 45 notable chefs and butchers from Colorado alongside top chefs from around the country, cooking 3,000 pounds of heritage breed animals in celebration of breed diversity and family farming.

On average, this program diverts over 150,000 pounds of food to hunger relief charities, composters, and animal feed operations weekly.

Each day, a person who eats a vegan diet saves 1,100 gallons of water, 45 pounds of grain, 30 sq ft of forested land, 20 lbs CO2 equivalent, and one animal's life.

The proposed rule would also require poultry houses to provide at least one square foot of space per every 2.25 pounds of hen — a proposal that comes as consumer concern over animal welfare is at an all - time high.

Sprouts also diverted another 5.5 million pounds of food to composting facilities and to local farms to feed animals.

Indeed, at spring training in Florida, the Schillings and the Morandinis rented adjoining apartments and took along their dogs — a total of five animals, well over 500 pounds of dog flesh — to keep them company and to sleep in their beds.

The accident also reopened the old argument that in a crisis a mere slip of a girl hasn't the strength to manage a 1,000 - pound animal going full charge.

As the hoof of a running horse strikes the ground a 12,000 - pound load falls on the animal's cannon bone.

Jungle Island — The original Parrot Island was one of the first tourist attractions in the Miami area, and now the 22 artificial fertilizer - and - pesticide - free acres is home to a variety of animals and birds — most notably Hercules, a 900 - pound liger, that is a cross between a lion and a tiger.

Also, frozen canned mandarin oranges and animal crackers, the cheap kind that come in one or two pound bags and have lots of nutmeg in them.

LFTB recovers 10 to 12 pounds of edible lean beef from every animal and is said to save another 1.5 million animals from slaughter.

I believe that it is my responsibility as a farmer to harvest as many pounds of beef as possible when my animals make the ultimate sacrifice to become protein to feed to my family and yours.

Animal Care Centers of NYC, a nonprofit that runs the city's animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50Animal Care Centers of NYC, a nonprofit that runs the city's animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50 cats.

Ten pounds of pellets will help you deal with major infestations, or you'll have plenty left behind in case the animals return.

Funding is in the form of 11 million pounds from the Wellcome Trust, a London - based foundation that supports research on animal and human health, and contributions to individual institutions from companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Roche, AstraZeneca, Sanofi - Aventis, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, and PTC Therapeutics.

Its members sell an estimated 20 million to 25 million pounds of antibiotics for use in animals each year, much of it to promote growth.

An estimated 138 pounds of nitrogen was removed from the river when the animals were harvested.

Some of the smaller animals could be carefully removed but many, such as the 500 - pound bison, were too large to risk transporting.

After several months of research, he computed that a single gallon of gasoline requires about 196,000 pounds of primeval plant and animal matter, buried and compressed over millions of years.

Scaling their model up to a shark 21 feet long and weighing 7,300 pounds — akin to the largest of living white sharks — they found that such an animal opening its jaws to a 35 degree angle could squeeze its prey with almost 4,000 pounds of force.

But in the United States, nearly 25 million pounds of antibiotics per year, up from 16 million in the mid 1980s, are given to healthy animals for agriculture purposes, according to a 2000 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

These include animals procured from pounds and breeders, a pool that — at least in the past — has been suspected of including stolen and abused pets.

«The Parliament has produced a charter for the multibillion - pound animal - research industry to carry on business as usual, with scant regard either for animal welfare or public opinion,» says Michelle Thew, chief executive of the European Coalition to End Animal Experianimal - research industry to carry on business as usual, with scant regard either for animal welfare or public opinion,» says Michelle Thew, chief executive of the European Coalition to End Animal Experianimal welfare or public opinion,» says Michelle Thew, chief executive of the European Coalition to End Animal ExperiAnimal Experiments.

How else can our brains achieve so much mind power without using any more energy, pound for pound, than the brains of other animals?

«America would have three times as many species of animals over 1,000 pounds as Africa does today,» he says.

The animals spend up to 14 hours daily consuming up to 12.5 kg (27.5 pounds) of bamboo leaves and stems but can digest only about 17 percent of it; their feces is mainly composed of undigested bamboo fragments.

An estimated 70 percent of all antibiotics sold in the United States — more than 24 million pounds every year — are used on farms, mostly in animal feed.

They can lure the customers from the more serious zoos by offering the visitors more (popular) animals per pound of entrance money.

In addition, they also determined that 138 pounds of nitrogen were potentially removed when the animals were harvested.

Eight feet long and only 155 pounds, the lithe forest dweller was a delicate ancestor of the sauropods, the largest land animals that ever lived.

The largest animal brain belongs to that of a sperm whale, weighing in at a whopping 18 pounds!

After studying how quickly Europa's surface ice was replenished, University of Arizona researcher Richard Greenberg estimated in 2009 that enough oxygen reaches the subterranean ocean to sustain 6.6 billion pounds of «microfauna» — more complex animal - like organisms.

Another large - brained animal is the elephant, with an average brain size of around 11 pounds.

The 42 - year old actor consumes pounds of animal protein to maintain his immense bulk — his seven daily meals include a total of 2.3 pounds of cod and 12 eggs, plus steak and chicken — but he also manages to eat two potatoes, some vegetables, rice, and so on.

Check with your veterinarian but the recommended dosage for animals is 1/4 teaspoon for every 10 pounds of body weight twice daily.