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Feedback sought on draft code of welfare for pigs

Posted in Pigs, tagged , , , , on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

New Zealand’s National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has completed a review of the Animal Welfare (Pigs) Code of Welfare 2005 and has released a draft code for public consultation.
The review re-examines issues surrounding the use of confinement systems (such as farrowing crates and dry sow stalls) in pig production. While the draft code does [...]

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Watch Pig Business movie on YouTube

Posted in Chicken and egg, News/media, Pigs, Sheep and cows, tagged , , , on March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Pig Business, a film by Tracy Worcester, explores how factory pig farms mistreat and overcrowd animals, poison residents and workers, destroy rural livelihoods and cause disease. The film has been released for viewing on YouTube.
The movie is in six episodes. View the playlist>. Part one is below.

The movie has not been [...]

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RSPCA humane food label receives nod of approval from consumer watchdog

Posted in Chicken and egg, Pigs, RSPCA, tagged , , , on March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The RSPCA ‘Paw of Approval’ label has received a recommendation from consumer watchdog Choice.
Under a review of food labelling schemes, a panel of food and sustainability experts scrutinised the claims behind ten of Australia’s most recognised health and sustainability logos.
The Paw of Approval logo is applied to eggs and pork meat, and will soon be [...]

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Leaked pig code may delay end of sow crates

Posted in Campaigns, Pigs, SAFE, tagged , , , , on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Another media storm in New Zealand – this time over a leaked draft of NZ’s new pig code. The code was due to be released in December 2009, but was delayed, apparently under threat of legal action by pork industry, and couldn’t even be obtained under the Official Information Act. Now a draft has been [...]

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Happy as a pig in Mudgee

Posted in News/media, Pigs, Voiceless, tagged , , , , , on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Voiceless is trumpeting its part in prompting journalist Amanda Woods to take a look into pig farming and the meaning of ‘free range’ pork.
Woods read Voiceless’ report on intensive pig farming in Australia, From Paddocks to Prisons, and suddenly her ‘plate was piled high with questions that wouldn’t go away.’
The piece looks at how pigs [...]

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New radio campaign highlights cruelty of factory farming

Posted in Campaigns, Chicken and egg, Pigs, tagged , , , on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Animals Australia has launched a campaign using radio commercials to highlight the treatment of over 11 million battery hens and 200,000 mother pigs in factory farms. The campaign builds on the success of its 2009 television commercial campaign.
The radio commercial, created by leading Sydney advertising agency LOUD, is a play on the children’s song ‘Old [...]

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A whale of inconsistency

Posted in News/media, Pigs, Sea mammals, Sheep and cows, Voiceless, tagged , on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In an interesting opinion piece, Kelly Blainey Lyell of Voiceless wonders why whale suffering steals so much of the limelight, while the suffering of a much larger numbers of farm animals receive less widespread public sympathy:
‘I am always surprised at the level of outrage expressed by the Australian public when it comes to whaling, such [...]

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New cruelty free shopping resource…plus others

Posted in Animal Liberation, Chicken and egg, Humane Society International, Pigs, Publications/resources, RSPCA, SAFE, Sheep and cows, Voiceless, tagged , , , on January 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The RSPCA has launched Shop Humane, to help consumers find cruelty free food:
‘The latest research shows that while most people prefer to buy animal welfare-friendly food at the supermarket, 1 in 3 shoppers don’t trust labels. To find products close to you that are truly better for farm animals, check out the RSPCA’s new Shop [...]

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NZ Pork Industry Board delays review of pig code of welfare

Posted in Pigs, Policy and regulation, tagged , , , on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has announced that the review of the Animal Welfare (Pigs) Code of Welfare 2005 has been delayed and will not be completed until early next year.
NAWAC was on track to review the code by the end of 2009 in order to meet the wish of the Minister of [...]

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Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer

Posted in Chicken and egg, News/media, Pigs, Publications/resources, Sheep and cows, tagged , , , on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

US author Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book, Eating Animals, explores factory farming in the USA and moral issues about dietary choices.
The book has a dedicated website and a YouTube promo video, but his appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show (below) is probably the best place to start to get an idea of what’s in the [...]

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