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15/01/2013In The Press
15/01/2013
Farmers Weekly: RSPCA defends role in Ramsgate sheep slaughter
The RSPCA has defended its involvement in an incident during which more than 40 sheep were killed at the port of Ramsgate.
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15/01/2013
"Activist Watch" launches on Meatingplace
“Activists have grown into a well-funded and strategically orchestrated threat to farmers and ranchers in America,” said Animal Agriculture Alliance President and CEO Kay Johnson Smith. “It’s essential that our meat and food industry partners…
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15/01/2013
Telegraph: Chimpanzees have 'sense of fairness'
Chimpanzees have a similar sense of fairness to people, say scientists.
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15/01/2013
Farmers Weekly: Modern hens shun friendships, study shows
Hens reared in commercial conditions do not form friendships and are not particular about who they spend time with, a Royal Veterinary College study has found.
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15/01/2013
Huffington Post: The Cruellest of All Factory Farm Products: Eggs From Caged Hens
Battery cages are small wire cages where about 95 percent of laying hens spend their entire lives; each hen is given about 67-76 square inches of space (a standard sheet of paper measures 94 square inches).
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14/01/2013
Herald Scotland: Buy British to pay the price for better animal welfare
Your local butcher is not knowingly part of a criminal ring. New European Union animal welfare legislation that came into force on January 1 made it illegal to confine sows in individual metal cages, known as sow stalls. Despite having had more…
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14/01/2013
NZ Herald News: Crafar Farms animal abuse trial postponed
A trial involving five parties linked to the running of Crafar Farms who face hundreds of charges between them of animal abuse has been postponed.
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14/01/2013
FoodBev.com: News | Coles Brand delivers on animal welfare commitments
Coles has delivered on its customer commitment to improve animal welfare standards a year ahead of schedule by totally removing caged eggs and sow stall produced pork from its Coles brand product range.
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14/01/2013
BBC News: Animal cruelty: Judge refuses appeal on jail sentence
A judge at Londonderry Crown Court has refused to suspend a jail sentence imposed on a Country Antrim cattle dealer who admitted a charge of cruelty to a bull.
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14/01/2013
Telegraph: RSPCA accused of needlessly slaughtering sheep
The RSPCA has been accused of needlessly slaughtering more than 40 sheep at a Kent dockside and using a photograph of the dead animals to further its campaign against live animal exports.
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