U.S: Legislation to ensure state autonomy over agricultural practices introduced
Senators introduced the EATS Act to ensure state autonomy over agricultural practices following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 12.
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U.S. Governors send letter to Congress against Proposition 12
A letter urges Congress to reintroduce the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act to prevent states from impeding interstate agricultural trade.
Denmark: Most Danes pay attention to animal welfare while buying food
A new study shows that seven out of ten Danes pay attention to animal welfare when they buy food.
USDA: New heat stress app for pigs
HotHog, a new smartphone application that predicts heat stress in pigs, is now available for download and use, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists announced today.
U.S. to strengthen substantiation of animal-raising claims
USDA is taking action to ensure the integrity of animal-raising claims for meat and poultry labels.
Spain activates temperature control plan during animal transport
This affects movements longer than 8 hours of equids and domestic bovine, ovine, caprine, and porcine animals.
Proposition 12 guidance published in wake of Supreme Court decision
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has published FAQs and a Sow Housing Guide.
Germany to provide federal funding for increased animal welfare
In the future, financial support will be provided for investments in new barns and renovations as well as for ongoing additional costs for higher animal husbandry standards.
UK government delivers manifesto commitments on animal welfare
Animal welfare to be enhanced with launch of the Animal Sentience Committee and consultation on penalty notices.
Machine learning algorithms can predict tail biting outbreaks in pigs using feeding behaviour record
Machine learning models can be considered for implementation into automatic feeder systems for real-time prediction of tail biting events.
Denmark accelerates PRRS control program
The program that went into effect on May 15, 2023 has already tested a large part of the pig inventory.
Proposition 12 upheld in U.S. Supreme Court
California’s Proposition 12 bans the sale of pork in the state from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s production standards.
Belgium: Farmers can now administer local anesthesia for piglet castration themselves
This expansion of the regulations comes at the request of the industry, which is struggling with a lack of veterinarians.
La Almenara farm: Porc d’Or Special Award from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture 2022
This award recognizes farms that excel in the areas of quality, biosecurity, health, animal welfare, and reducing environmental impact.
Gestation crate bans will cover 10 states and 6% of U.S. swine herd by 2026
A summary of current state legislation addressing swine welfare in the United States and its implications.
EU: the Court of Auditors questions the rules for transporting animals
The European Court of Auditors has just published a report on the transport of animals within the EU. According to the Court, regional differences in costs encourage the transport of animals in the EU and Member States apply the rules unequally.