Sentences with phrase «standards say animals»

Not exact matches

A Nando's spokesman said: «Animal welfare is very important to us and we source 100 per cent of our chickens from suppliers that meet the UK Red Tractor standards.

«The animal terminal will set new international airport standards for comprehensive veterinary, kenneling and quarantine services,» John J. Cuticelli Jr., Founder of Ark Development LLC and Racebrook Chairman, said in a statement.

«We welcome the critical support of our friends in the animal welfare community in standing up against the Administration's attack on this important organic standard,» said Laura Batcha, CEO and Executive Director of the Organic Trade Association.

«The consumer continues to expect antibiotic and hormone - free meat raised with plenty of room and high animal welfare standards,» he says.

«What this review clearly demonstrates is that Australian livestock exported overseas are treated humanely in almost every instance and in accordance with international animal welfare standards,» he said.

«Industry is continually helping to upgrade facilities in - country to meet international animal welfare standards and our shared commitment to this work is ongoing,» he said.

«Possible breaches of animal handling standards, reports of improper slaughter techniques and loss of animals from supply chains have been difficult for the Department of Agriculture to investigate,» it said.

«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.»

The Cornucopia Institute says that after years of inaction by the USDA on the issue, it obtained aerial photographs in nine states of industrial - scale confinement facilities that fly in the face of the organic standards developed to protect the American people from factory produced animal products.

It underpins our whole production system, enabling us to turn off animals each month at a carcase weight of 250 kg that satisfy Australian Certified Organic and USDA Organic standards,» Tom said.

Owen says, «The Australian Certified Organic Standard has the most stringent stocking rates and animal welfare and environmental management requirements.»

She said: «British consumers are very discerning and rightly expect the highest food safety, animal welfare and environmental standards.

«The Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule would provide groundbreaking protections for millions of animals on organic farms, bringing USDA organic standards more in line with consumers» expectations of animal welfare practices under that label,» said Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the ASPCA.

A response from the government is expected later this year but a spokeswoman for the consumer group Choice, Ingrid Just, said there was an obvious need for a legal standard for all animal husbandry products.

Karr and Goldstein said the organic industry pushed for more definitive animal welfare standards that might have cleared up confusion on terms like pasture - raised, which even under the current organic rules aren't well - defined.

It is the only third - party certification that I trust to verify the gold standard of care for the environment, agricultural land management, and the humane treatment of farm animals, while also prohibiting GMOs,» said Straus.

The page specifies fresh meat must meet Aldi's standards but the standards are not specified says World Animal Protection.

The page also says Aldi is a member of a certification scheme that sets standards for humane transport and slaughter, but according to World Animal Protection, the page does not make it clear animal welfare on farms is not coAnimal Protection, the page does not make it clear animal welfare on farms is not coanimal welfare on farms is not covered.

«In recent years, the treatment of animals has increasingly attracted local and international attention, reflecting a shift in consumers» expectations of acceptable standards for farm animal welfare,» Pearson said.

What the organic livestock standard says The Organic Livestock and Poultry Production rule, commonly referred to as the Organic Animal Welfare Rule, is the result of 14 years of public and transparent work within the process established by Congress, and reflects deep engagement and input by organic stakeholders during multiple administrations, both Republican and Democrat.

«We are standing up on behalf of the entire organic sector to protect organic integrity, advance animal welfare, and demand the government keep up with the industry and the consumer in setting organic standards,» said Laura Batcha, Executive Director and CEO of the Organic Trade Association.

The USDA on Friday moved one step closer to allowing poultry both raised and slaughtered in China to be exported to the U.S.... In an audit released on Friday, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said China's food safety system for slaughtered poultry meets U.S. equivalency standards, a step toward allowing imports of poultry products from animals raised in the communist nation.

NOAH Chief Executive Dawn Howard says; «As stated in the report the industry is united in supporting high standards of animal welfare post-Brexit.

Following a public consultation exercise in 2010 with animal welfare organisations and the circus industry, the Government decided against a ban, and instead published a «tough new licensing scheme» in May 2011, which Defra said would ensure that any circuses in England wishing to show wild animals «will need to demonstrate that they meet high animal welfare standards» before they are granted a licence to keep those animals.

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.»

Following participation in the Food Supply Chain summit attended by a wide range of organisations representing the breadth of UK food supply and production, Dawn Howard, NOAH Chief Executive said: «NOAH members help ensure the health of UK's food producing animals, contributing to excellent welfare standards — part of the success story that is British farming, food production and supply.

Mrs Howard said: ««In the UK consumers have come to encourage and expect high standards of welfare which means that animals need to be looked after and treated when they are sick.

Responding to the re-launch of a consultation by the Welsh Government on dog breeding standards, William Powell, Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesperson on animal welfare, said:

«I think it's going to raise the bar for non-NIH-funded research, because federal government standards in research generally, with animal and human subjects, tend to set the tone, to set the pace for everybody,» says Gregory Kaebnick, a bioethicist at the Hastings Center in Garrison, New York.

YEMASSEE, S.C. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) earlier this month conducted a rigorous three - day inspection of Alpha Genesis, Inc. (AGI), a Yemassee, South Carolina - based primate breeding and research facility, and found that the center was in full compliance with the regulations and standards of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), Company officials said today.

«Shelter management will continue to work with animal interest groups like the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals to set higher standards and review missions and goals,» Smith said.

Catherine E. Holly, CVT, for Atlantic Animal Hospital and Wellness Center in Charlestown, R.I., and president - elect of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) in Washington, D.C., says as technicians are relied on more in the practice, education will be more a standard than a perk.

But Assistant County Attorney Jamie Seaman said there were no specific standards for an animal shelter or kennel.

But Sen. Steve Farley, D - Tucson, who opposed the deal, said those standards allow breeding animals to be kept in cages round the clock that are only six inches larger than the dog or cat itself.

Practicing procedures on shelter animals is legal and follows industry standards, the university says.

And it is ridiculous to say that this new «performance standard» system won't lead to more impounds in January / February when, in order for AC to meet these standards, they HAVE to impound more animals.

In the interview, Mike Schumacher, who handles many of the policy decisions for animal control, said that the new «performance standards» won't increase the number of animals brought into the shelter.

«The Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medicine's decision reaffirms that AAHA's 900 - plus standards set a high standard for how animal hospitals should be run,» says Dr. Kate Knutson, AAHA's president.

Anderson Mill Animal Clinic can confidently say the following about their Austin pet hospital and its services: • The AAHA standards require veterinary hospitals to provide diagnostic services (x-ray and laboratory), so they can accurately diagnose your pet.

Its ability to kill and control fleas and ticks, combined with its easy application, give pet owners a new standard of care in protecting their beloved cats,» said Elizabeth Hodgkins, DVM, JD, Director, Veterinary Relations, Ceva Animal Health.

Federal care standards are so minimal and enforcement so irregular that licensed kennels still include many so - called puppy mills, which breed and house animals in inhumane conditions, says Cori Menkin, senior director of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals» puppy mills caanimals in inhumane conditions, says Cori Menkin, senior director of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals» puppy mills caAnimals» puppy mills campaign.

In animal cases, she said, standard DNA testing may cost about $ 300, compared with several thousand dollars for human tests.

«The standard old things like aloe and any kind of soothing product for people can work equally efficiently for animals,» says Dr. Carvel Tiekert, executive director of the Maryland - based American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.

In May 2010 they released a damning report confirming what animal welfare advocates have been saying for years: the USDA has NOT been doing its job of enforcing the bare minimum standards of care as outlined in the Animal Welfaranimal welfare advocates have been saying for years: the USDA has NOT been doing its job of enforcing the bare minimum standards of care as outlined in the Animal WelfarAnimal Welfare Act.

«There are so many great breeders who have high - quality standards in animal husbandry,» said Zindler.

Sounds great — but the news report, and another report, said that the shelter is defining the national standard for No Kill as 90 % of healthy and treatable animals.

Bob Baker, executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, attributes the decline to the passage of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act which raised standards of care and gave authority to the attorney general to prosecute non-compliant or unlicensed kennels (prior to that prosecutions were handled by local district attorneys more sympathetic with puppy millers, he said.)

Yet the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior says, «it should be the standard of care for puppies to receive socialization before they are fully vaccinated».

And I say poignant because as most of you will no doubt be aware, everyone represented here — we are a Group remember — now have something in our hands that we can use to positively influence — even change for the good — animal, specifically dog, welfare standards in the UK.

«The Canine Care Certified standards are a good first step because they recognize that good welfare goes beyond maintaining good health,» said renowned animal welfare expert Dr. Temple Grandin of Colorado State University.