Read Why Animal Welfare Matters. Animals are raised on a pasture their entire lives, allowing for natural grazing behaviors. When housed, cows can't be confined in ways that restrict their movement.

On August 24, the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (P.L. 89-544) is signed into law. The Act sets minimum standards of care and housing for dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs in the ...

We encourage Churches to recognise Animal Welfare Sunday on the nearest Sunday to St Francistide (4 th October) and produce free information packs available on-line or hard copy to help Churches ...

Hull Minster and the RSPCA are marking the 200th anniversary of the animal charity with an animal blessing service. A minster ...

This motion recognises that animals are able to feel pain and suffering. Animal welfare must therefore be protected and included in any new laws passed on farming, fisheries and trade. Liberal ...

Sir, – The new European Commission is to include a commissioner dedicated to animal welfare for the first time in its history. Hungary’s Olivér Várhelyi has been nominated and is awaiting ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The RSPCA has said it is braced for an animal welfare crisis this summer after reporting a jump in cruelty in the first half of 2024. The charity said it got 44,800 reports of cruelty across ...

The Humane Society Legislative Fund — the lobbying arm of the prominent animal welfare organization — announced Tuesday it will be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. The organization ...

BRUSSELS — Campaigners rejoiced at news Tuesday that there will be a new commissioner for animal welfare in the next EU executive. Then they saw who was up for the job. Hungarian Commissioner Olivér ...

Understanding animal welfare is important to optimise animals’ health and productivity, to improve their quality of life and to safeguard the reputation of New Zealand’s animal production industries.

The association has had to run spot checks on farms using its label amid welfare concerns. More than 200 farms are inspected amid concerns an animal welfare certification scheme is failing.