Sentences with phrase «of good animal welfare»

The East Bay SPCA does not support the acquisition of companion animals by mail order or over the internet unless sellers can provide assurance of good animal welfare, and safe transport for non-local buyers.

The National Farmers Union has said that factory farming «is not normal» in the UK and suggests that the Red Tractor assurance scheme, launched in 2000 to raise standards right across the food chain, is «a proven indicator of good animal welfare compliance.»

Not exact matches

For instance, this research could help determine whether it's better to emphasize animal welfare, sustainability, or the health benefits of clean meat (e.g., the lack of antibiotics or bacterial contamination).»

A good chice for the name, with a focus on the environment, the poor and the welfare of animals hopefully signalling real chamge in the church.

I am certainly passionate about good food and animal welfare, and I will always be fully committed to the principles of organic and sustainable farming.

Batcha said that 99 percent of the 47,000 responses submitted to the FDA during the most recent comment period earlier this year found that consumers believe the organic seal indicates better animal welfare practices and advocated for the rule to become effective without further delays by Nov. 14.

Efforts include: Advance producers» awareness of emerging animal welfare issues; Provide information and education to improve animal care skills; support scientific research to enhance animal well - being; provide information for greater public understanding and awareness about producers commitment to providing humane care.

Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production that combines best environmental practices, a high level of biodiversity, the preservation of natural resources, the application of high animal welfare standards and a production method in line with the preference of certain consumers for products produced using natural substances and processes.

There are plenty of reasons to choose organic, it's better for the environment, the animals are reared using higher animal welfare standards and of course organic produce has lower pesticide residues and is GM free.

Equally vital is the message we give them about where our food comes from, concepts of animal welfare, sustainability, healthy eating and environmental responsibility — and where better to learn this than at school?

It is good for your health, good for the health of the planet, good for animal welfare and it will help feed the starving.

This year Australian Organic will continue to provide people with support and information to help them understand that organic products are better for our health and wellbeing, organic farming is so much better for the environment, organic standards demand high levels of animal welfare, synthetic fertilisers and chemicals are harmful and buying GM free is important.

It goes with the grain of greater concern for animal welfare: more expensive meat, less intensively farmed; less of it but better quality.»

On behalf of Sustain alliance members (and whilst handing out Manifestos for a Better Food Britain printed on spoof beermats), she expressed deep concern that the beguiling promise of «cheap food» from new international trade deals could result in serious risks and costs to health, animal welfare and British farming livelihoods.

Organic foods can be more expensive because farmers have higher labour costs and a different economy of scale; however when buying organic you're paying the real cost of producing real food that is better for the environment, animal welfare and our health.

So too do a growing number of well - funded start - ups trying to make meat without animals, with a view to addressing concerns about animal welfare and the carbon footprint of meat.

«The high - quality flavor of our milk starts at the organic family farms, with sustainable land stewardship and good animal welfare practices.

Animal welfare is a critical element of the Straus Farm's philosophy — Straus cows are treated well and are given a great deal of affection.

«On behalf of Australians who expect better and Australian farm animals that deserve better, World Animal Protection is calling on Aldi to show leadership on farm animal welfare.&Animal Protection is calling on Aldi to show leadership on farm animal welfare.&animal welfare.»

The director - general of the International Dairy Federation, Caroline Emond, says that the dairy sector's ongoing commitment to animal health and welfare was driven by a steadfast dedication to the continuous improvement of best practice across all levels of the dairy supply chain.

The good news is that unlike many other animal welfare problems (like live export), the solution to ending factory farming is not in the hands of government, it's in ours.

«Fifteen hundred hens is in line with the best animal welfare accreditation standards that Australia has, it set Queensland up and gave them an actual advantage over the rest of the states and could have offered an advantage for producers against the rest of the country, because they could offer genuine free range eggs to consumers.»

However, through our investigations into the treatment of animals exported overseas, Animals Australia has helped raise awareness about animal welfare and improve conditions for animals abroad aanimals exported overseas, Animals Australia has helped raise awareness about animal welfare and improve conditions for animals abroad aAnimals Australia has helped raise awareness about animal welfare and improve conditions for animals abroad aanimals abroad as well.

For instance, this research could help determine whether it's better to emphasize animal welfare, sustainability, or the health benefits of clean meat (e.g., the lack of antibiotics or bacterial contamination).»

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.

With dedication to the fertility of the land; health of the livestock animals; conservation and sustainability; as well as community integration and welfare, the Holle company strives to meet the needs of the whole person through anthroposophical dietary principals.

The charity subsequently attracted the patronage of Queen Victoria and went on to become the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), well - known today as one of the world's leading animal welfare organisations.

Dawn Howard continued: «This research has shown us that price and quality remain top of most shopper priorities, although there is clear evidence that they also want to see good welfare, which, of course, animal medicines support.

It was not designed to improve animal welfare, but to create technical offences to get at a certain type of person, while all along fooling the public that some good would be done.

Organic food is felt by a growing number of consumers to be safer, more nutritious, taste better and to be less harmful to the environment and animal welfare than conventionally produced food, and the market for it has grown in recent years accordingly.

The anti-hunting organisations, being more obsessed with banning hunting than improving animal welfare, know that proving hunting to be cruel in a court of law is problematic and consequently they oppose a far better wild animal welfare law.

The researchers hope the study will lead to a better understanding of how skilled livestock are in their aptitude to solve problems and interact with humans based on their cognitive abilities — and to an improvement in animal welfare in general.

In her recent book Why Animals Matter: Animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well - being, Marian Stamp Dawkins at the University of Oxford claims we still don't really know if other animals are conscious and that we should «remain skeptical and agnostic... Militantly agnostic if necessary.Animals Matter: Animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well - being, Marian Stamp Dawkins at the University of Oxford claims we still don't really know if other animals are conscious and that we should «remain skeptical and agnostic... Militantly agnostic if necessary.&Animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well - being, Marian Stamp Dawkins at the University of Oxford claims we still don't really know if other animals are conscious and that we should «remain skeptical and agnostic... Militantly agnostic if necessary.&animal welfare, and human well - being, Marian Stamp Dawkins at the University of Oxford claims we still don't really know if other animals are conscious and that we should «remain skeptical and agnostic... Militantly agnostic if necessary.animals are conscious and that we should «remain skeptical and agnostic... Militantly agnostic if necessary.»

She added that careful supervision was provided during the study, to ensure the welfare of the children as well as the animals.

Mr Edward Matson of Twemlows Stud Farm said: «We have always strived to stay at the forefront of horse breeding and to offer our clients the most up to date techniques which are firmly centred on good science and focus on the welfare of their animals.

«By further focusing consumer education on trust building as well as nutrition, farm practice, and animal welfare, the appeal of dairy milk could be broadened.»

Undoubtedly a need exists for a good, clear, comprehensive book on animal welfare for students, bringing together the scientific evidence that has now accumulated on various aspects of this subject.

«The theory is so good, but the practice is so awful,» argues Ruth Harrison, founder of the Farm Animal Care Trust and author of Animal Machines, the book that launched the farm animal welfare movement in Britain in the mid-Animal Care Trust and author of Animal Machines, the book that launched the farm animal welfare movement in Britain in the mid-Animal Machines, the book that launched the farm animal welfare movement in Britain in the mid-animal welfare movement in Britain in the mid-1960s.

There was an outcry from both animal welfare groups and animal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facilanimal welfare groups and animal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facilanimal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facilanimal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facilAnimal Welfare Act, including research facilities.

There is often conflict between those interested in animal welfare and those interested in conservation, with the latter viewing concern for the well - being of individuals as misplaced sentimentalism.

It is thus important for financial reasons as well as because of animal welfare considerations to ensure that guide dogs are comfortable in their work.

As well as enhancing our understanding of social cognition and comparative psychology, the findings should ultimately provide important information for veterinary and animal welfare practices.»

Following best practices will improve welfare of cattle and provide economic benefits in dairy and beef transportation, according to a new article in The Professional Animal Scientist.

The treatment of Asian elephants is a huge issue of animal welfare: and, as the forests of Asia diminish and the human population grows (India anticipates 1.6 billion people by 2050 AD) the working animals could well outnumber the rest.

Ethologist Frans de Waal has offered several observations of apparent empathy among nonhuman primates in his 1996 book Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals, but richer insights come from a series of studies published about 40 years ago, when standards for animal welfare were minimal.

«[The method] appears to provide good animal welfare outcomes for the birds compared to electrical stunning,» says Craig Johnson of Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand, who has studied the humane - ness of religious slaughter methods.

In fact, despite the EC recognizes the concerns expressed by the proponents of this initiative, the Directive has been confirmed to be the best compromise between animal welfare enhancement and biomedical researches requiring animal experimentations.

I am interested in studying behavior of primates and applying this information to animal welfare in zoos as well as to conservation programs.

Thus, BPRC is fully compliant with the international demands on animal studies and welfare as set forth by the European Council Directive 2010 / 63 / EU, and Convention ETS 123, including the revised Appendix A as well as the «Standard for humane care and use of Laboratory Animals by Foreign institutions» identification number A5539 - 01, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America's National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dutch implementing legislation.

The aim of the new Directive is to strengthen legislation, and improve the welfare of those animals still needed to be used, as well as to firmly anchor the principle of the Three Rs, to Replace, Reduce and Refine the use of animals, in EU legislation.