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Shelter Operational Guides for Free

American Humane Association’s Operational Guides for Animal Shelters -- all 20 of them -- are available to shelter professionals at no charge. Get expert advice on animal welfare topics...more >>

UK - Animal welfare and slaughterhouses

Slaughterhouse inspectors have tried to become less predictable and abattoir owners are considering filming their workers as a result of undercover work by the charity Animal Aid. A Yorkshire-based...more >>

Standard For Sustainable Cattle Production Systems

The Standard for Sustainable Cattle Production Systems, a tool that will help cattle farmers implement good environmental, social and animal-welfare practices and enable them to voluntarily apply...more >>

Animal welfare and the ‘emotional link’

New Zealand courts have recently ordered reparation to compensate owners for "emotional harm" in circumstances where reckless and/or willful ill-treatment of animals has occurred. In...more >>

Egg Wars - The Australian Egg Corporation changes "Free Range" Rules

What Does Free Range Mean?  The Australian Egg Corporation changes "Free Range" Rules   Australia's egg marketing giant has proposed a new standard for 'free range' egg...more >>

California's Egg Quality Assurance Program Enables Consumers to Buy With Confidence

As more than 500 million Iowa-produced eggs are being recalled nationally, California-produced eggs have been free of Salmonella enteritidis for more than ten years and experts point to the state's...more >>

Police guard home of woman who put cat in bin

The home of a woman filmed picking up a cat and throwing it into a rubbish bin is under police guard in Britain after her actions sparked outrage from animal lovers and even death threats. Mary...more >>