As the world’s largest livestock producer, China has made some progress to improve farm animal welfare in recent years. Recognizing the importance of locally-led initiatives, this study aimed to engage the knowledge and perspectives of Chinese leaders in order to identify opportunities to further improve farm animal welfare in China. A team of Chinese field researchers engaged 100 senior stakeholders in the agriculture sector (livestock business leaders, agriculture strategists and intellectuals, government representatives, licenced veterinarians, agriculture lawyers and national animal welfare advocates). Participants completed a Chinese questionnaire hosted on a national platform. The raw data responses were then translated and subjected to qualitative and quantitative analysis from which themes were built and resulting recommendations were made. The findings of this study urge emphasis on the ties between improved animal welfare with food safety, product quality and profit, and de
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More than 133,000 rabbits were used by United States Department of Agriculture licensees in 2018âan 11% increase from the previous year, according to the National Anti-Vivisection Society. (Photo credit: Understanding Animal Research/Flickr)
More than 133,000 rabbits were used by United States Department of Agriculture licensees in 2018âan 11% increase from the previous year, according to the National Anti-Vivisection Society. (Photo credit: Understanding Animal Research/Flickr)
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The life of a mouse or a rat is an unenviable one. Chances are that if you re in the urban wild, you must contend with deadly traps, poisons and broom-wielding humans. If you re a country-dweller, you might have it a bit easier, but then again you may be blown to smithereens by a shotgun or carried off in the sharp talons of a barn owl. Or be poisoned anyway. The only good mouse is a dead mouse, Australia s deputy prime minister Michael McCormack said recently, as the nation ramped up its war on mice with a plan to poison millions of them in New South Wales.
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A U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector examines ferret cages. A new policy mandates that inspectors do lighter inspections at certain lab animal facilities. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
USDA now only partially inspects some lab animal facilities, internal documents reveal
May. 5, 2021 , 8:00 AM
In February 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made a significant and apparently secret change to how it oversees laboratory animal welfare,
Science has learned. Instead of fully inspecting all of the nearly 1100 facilities that house monkeys, rabbits, and other creatures used in biomedical research, it mandated partial “focused” inspections for labs accredited by a private organization of veterinarians and scientists called AAALAC International.
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