• The report recommended that the USDA "establish adequate policies, procedures, and processes related to oversight of animal welfare at USMARC. (wikipedia.org)
  • The article stated that because the 1966 Animal Welfare Act contains an exemption for farm animals, the research center "has become a destination for the kind of high-risk, potentially controversial research that other institutions will not do or are no longer allowed to do. (wikipedia.org)
  • In response, USDA officials said the center abides by federal rules on animal welfare. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to a veterinarian who worked at the center for 24 years, those who work at USMARC "pay tons of attention to increasing animal production, and just a pebble-sized concern to animal welfare. (wikipedia.org)
  • As a vet, you always appreciate animal welfare, and you want to have all of your patients taken care of and looking good and being fed. (wikipedia.org)
  • DES MOINES, Iowa - New rules, decades in the making, that would have required organic meat and egg producers to abide by stricter animal welfare standards were withdrawn by the federal government on Monday, frustrating organic farmers and animal welfare groups but leaving some traditional egg and livestock farm groups rejoicing. (heraldnet.com)
  • Millions of animals will continue to suffer each year because of the USDA's abdication of its duty to enforce meaningful organic animal welfare standards. (heraldnet.com)
  • If commercialized successfully, it could solve many environmental, animal welfare and public health issues of animal agriculture while giving consumers exactly what they're used to eating. (greenbiz.com)
  • Educated the community through animal welfare training to repair the bond between locals and Bali's unique street dogs. (animalsaustralia.org)
  • The report also said that cloning has a negative impact on the health and welfare of the animals, as clones are more likely to be born with birth defects and often die younger. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Most of the imported horse meat consumed in the EU comes from South America, where minimum welfare standards for the animals slaughtered are not met, with smaller quantities being imported from Canada, Australia and New Zealand. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • Since 2012 Tierschutzbund Zürich and the Animal Welfare Foundation, together with animal advocacy organisations in Uruguay, the USA and Canada, have been documenting abuse in the production of horsemeat. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • In addition, reports from EC audits in Mexico and Brazil have highlighted poor animal welfare conditions during transport. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • An audit published by the European Commission in December 2019, found out that some Canadian slaughterhouses do not comply with EU rules on traceability, implying a risk for public health as well as animal welfare. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • Tierschutzbund Zürich and the Animal Welfare Foundation's investigation in Uruguay and Argentina found that, due to a lack of identification and traceability, horses who have been raised for sports, riding, or for the production of equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG), otherwise known as pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin (PMSG), can find their way into meat production. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • For both the intra-EU trade and imports, few EU health and animal welfare regulations apply to horse meat, which means that the production chain leading up to the moment of slaughter is de facto unregulated unless on national ground. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • US - Animal welfare issues are in the news again this week following the latest HSUS 'undercover' video release, this time of a Virginia sow farm owned by Smithfield Foods' pork production division, Murphy-Brown , according to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner. (thepigsite.com)
  • Smithfield's statement said that it would take action according to its animal welfare policy should any wrong-doing be found on the part of any Smithfield employee. (thepigsite.com)
  • So do these animal welfare incidents have any impact on meat demand? (thepigsite.com)
  • Tonsor and Olynk developed indices of public information on animal welfare by searching US newspapers from 1982 to 2008. (thepigsite.com)
  • Interestingly, the estimated economic model suggests that animal welfare issues have NOT impacted beef demand but have reduced both pork and poultry demand. (thepigsite.com)
  • In addition, the impact of animal welfare publicity occurs in the quarter in which it happens and the following quarter. (thepigsite.com)
  • They estimate that pork and poultry demand in 2008 would have been 2.65 and 5.01 per cent higher, respectively, had the media attention to animal welfare issues been the same at the end of 2008 that it was in the first quarter of 1999. (thepigsite.com)
  • We read that to say: "We're all in the same boat when it comes to animal welfare issues so take no joy in your competitors' troubles. (thepigsite.com)
  • It cites concerns over the welfare of the animals and hygiene concerns, particularly over rabies. (independent.co.uk)
  • The livestock industry and the biotech companies behind it are promoting CRISPR as a boon to animal welfare. (straight.com)
  • Animal-welfare benefits are prominent in media coverage of CRISPR's potential-and it's no accident. (straight.com)
  • While some of the applications of CRISPR to farm animals may improve certain aspects of animal welfare, there are fears that, taken together, they will be used to further intensify industrialized animal farming. (straight.com)
  • Gene-editing will make it easier to create such animals, but the welfare consequences will be the same. (straight.com)
  • Any attempt by Big Agriculture to paint gene-editing as an amazing breakthrough in improving animal welfare should be treated with skepticism. (straight.com)
  • Even if these industries are sincere in their promotion of gene-editing to improve farm-animal welfare, their proposals amount to applying technological, piecemeal quick fixes to the cruelty of factory farming, a problem requiring abolition, not tinkering. (straight.com)
  • American Meat Institute ( AMI ) released an updated version of its Recommended Animal Handling Guidance and Audit Guide: A Systematic Approach to Animal Welfare. (foodengineeringmag.com)
  • This statistic displays the household attitude index of the importance of animal welfare when buying meat from 2012 to 2016. (statista.com)
  • Between 2012 and 2016, the share of respondents that considered animal welfare important when buying meat increased with approximately 20 percent. (statista.com)
  • The coalition's combined outreach is to millions of constituents who want to see improvements in farm-animal welfare. (certifiedhumane.org)
  • The more we hear about animal welfare issues, the less likely we are to eat meat. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • Published by Kansas State University, US Meat Demand: The Influence of Animal Welfare Media Coverage looked at newspaper and magazine articles on the issue dating from 1982 to 2008. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • While beef demand was found to not be directly influenced by increased media attention to animal welfare issues, this should not be interpreted as the beef industry being immune," said Glynn Tonsor, the KSU agricultural economist who led the study. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • As a whole, media attention to animal welfare has significant, negative effects on US meat demand," says the report - meaning significant, positive effects for animal welfare. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • The study notes that information on animal welfare issues has been increasingly written about in the media over the timeline of the study. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • Considering broiler farming is becoming one of the fastest growing sectors in the agriculture industry consumer perspectives on animal welfare practices are often as important if not more important than product quality. (afac.ab.ca)
  • In a recent study in Poultry Science, outlined four husbandry factors which influence animal welfare and how they relate the meat quality in broiler birds. (afac.ab.ca)
  • Notably, diet was the most heavily researched area of husbandry, as it has the clearest relation to meat quality and animal welfare. (afac.ab.ca)
  • While enrichment tools didn't overall have positive effects on meat quality, enrichment was identified as an important welfare factor for the consumer. (afac.ab.ca)
  • Lower stocking densities directly resulted in an increase in meat quality as well as welfare. (afac.ab.ca)
  • These results should be a significant indicator for producers in their management practices not only for meat quality but for the consumers opinion on animal care and welfare. (afac.ab.ca)
  • The event came just two days after the USDA announced it was making available $215M in grants and other support to expand meat and poultry processing options, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas. (ecmconnection.com)
  • And are they reducing how much red meat, poultry, and fish are on their plates? (foodnavigator.com)
  • Interested to know exactly how consumption habits are changing across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, participants were asked whether they had eaten less meat, poultry, and fish in the previous 12 months. (foodnavigator.com)
  • In 2015, the European Commission launched a report investigating the possibility and need to extend the mandatory indication of the country of origin to milk and to types of meat other than beef, swine, sheep, goat and poultry. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • It shows that having read about the mistreatment of farmed animals or the conditions in which they were kept, people were less likely to buy pork or poultry - though not beef. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • Influence of media on total meat expenditure suggests beef, pork, and poultry producers may be well served by collaborating in recognizing and responding to changing societal pressures regarding animal well-being," the report concludes. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • Since 2007, state and local health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have investigated multiple salmonellosis outbreaks linked to meat purchased at live-bird markets (LBMs) and live-animal markets (LAMs), where poultry and livestock are sold for onsite slaughter. (cdc.gov)
  • COVID-19 outbreaks among meat and poultry processing facility workers can rapidly affect large numbers of persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Among 23 states reporting COVID-19 outbreaks in meat and poultry processing facilities, 16,233 cases in 239 facilities occurred, including 86 (0.5%) COVID-19-related deaths. (cdc.gov)
  • Meat and poultry processing facilities face distinctive challenges in the control of infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Assessment of COVID-19 cases among workers in 115 meat and poultry processing facilities through April 27, 2020, documented 4,913 cases and 20 deaths reported by 19 states ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This report provides updated aggregate data from states regarding the number of meat and poultry processing facilities affected by COVID-19, the number and demographic characteristics of affected workers, and the number of COVID-19-associated deaths among workers, as well as descriptions of interventions and prevention efforts at these facilities. (cdc.gov)
  • Among 14 states reporting the total number of workers in affected meat and poultry processing facilities (112,616), COVID-19 was diagnosed in 9.1% of workers. (cdc.gov)
  • On June 9, 2023, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) urging the agency to include the cultivated meat sector in its proposed rule on voluntary labeling of FSIS-regulated products with United States-origin claims. (aldf.org)
  • Animals (Basel);13(12)2023 Jun 09. (bvsalud.org)
  • I earned my doctoral degree from Lund University in 2023 through a multi-sited research project concerning the predominant ethical, political and legal responses to the situation of nonhuman animals in intensive farming systems. (lu.se)
  • And in fact scientists have since figured out how to grow tiny nuggets of lab meat and say it will one day be possible to produce steaks in vats, sans any livestock. (livescience.com)
  • Avoiding animal suffering by reducing the farming and killing of livestock. (livescience.com)
  • Since the animals themselves are mostly responsible for these gases , reducing livestock numbers could help alleviate global warming. (livescience.com)
  • The Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) is a livestock research facility in Clay Center, Nebraska. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mobile animal MRI [magnetic resonance Imaging] unit scours the countryside looking for the most beautiful examples of cows, pigs, chickens and other livestock. (thefutureofthings.com)
  • In the end, lab-created meats are worse for the environment than livestock and will undoubtedly deteriorate human health to boot, just like GMO grains have. (newstarget.com)
  • A controversial gene-editing technology may soon be widely applied to animals, with the livestock and biotech industries claiming that animals will be better off as a result. (straight.com)
  • The large-scale livestock industry is viewed by many as an unnecessary evil," the report states, adding later: "With the advantages of novel vegan meat replacements and cultured meat over conventionally produced meat, it is only a matter of time before they capture a substantial market share. (freethink.com)
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  • The main objective of the workshop was to validate the technical report of the Value Chain Analysis and Mapping prototype tool for the SADC regional Red Meat and Live animal Livestock Value Chain. (au-ibar.org)
  • Country delegations consisted of Directors of Animal Production, Chief Veterinary Officers, National Coordinators of Animal Genetic Resources, representatives of Regional Economic Communities (RECs), representatives of breeder/farmers association (Tuli Cattle federation Southern Africa), Representatives of the livestock registrar, Trade and marketing sector and representatives of the private sector. (au-ibar.org)
  • He further highlighted that the potential to compete effectively in global red meat and live animal value chain is hinged on our ability to transform the livestock systems and be able to harness our veterinary, research and production potentials in the SADC region. (au-ibar.org)
  • The project focuses on capacity building in 7 livestock components being Investment in value chains, Animal Health, Animal Production, Productivity and Ecosystem Management, Resilience Building, Technology adoption in the Value Chains to inputs, Services and markets and strengthening institutional capacities. (au-ibar.org)
  • A report from an European Union agency says that while meat and milk from cloned animals appears to be safe for human consumption, more studies are needed to prove the point. (discovermagazine.com)
  • While horsemeat constitutes a low percentage of the EU's total meat consumption, it has longer supply chains and more operators involved, so it carries more risk than other categories of meat, not only for consumers but also for the horses. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • Bacteriological sampling is then necessary to determine if the meat is still safe for human consumption. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • These animals might have been treated with substances such as steroids or growth promoters, meaning that their meat would not be safe for human consumption. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • This Act prohibits the slaughter of horses for human consumption as well as importing, exporting, selling, giving, or even possessing horse meat if a person knows or should know that it will be used for human consumption. (animallaw.info)
  • 3) "Wholesale Distributor" means any person not licensed as a slaughterer who is engaged in the business of securing horse meat from a slaughterer, distributor or any other person and distributing it to any retailer, stock or pet ranch, or place where food is served for consumption on the premises. (animallaw.info)
  • a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person to slaughter a horse if that person knows or should know that any of the horse meat will be used for human consumption. (animallaw.info)
  • b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person to possess, to import into or export from this State, or to sell, buy, give away, hold, or accept any horse meat if that person knows or should know that the horse meat will be used for human consumption. (animallaw.info)
  • The global explosion of enthusiastic meat consumption has to do with a variety of factors, including increases in disposable income, and the heavy subsidization of the industry in many parts of the world, including the United States . (planetforward.org)
  • We would recommend that people reduce consumption of red and processed meat, minimize fatty parts of unprocessed meat if consumed, and replace lard or tallow (beef fat) with nontropical vegetable oils, such as olive oil, corn or soybean oils in cooking, to lower their stroke risk," she said. (medscape.com)
  • Because the animal's condition was attributed to complications from calving, the meat was considered safe for human consumption by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). (medscape.com)
  • [ 10 , 11 ] Most of these infected animals were slaughtered for human consumption before any clinical signs of BSE were noted. (medscape.com)
  • Furthermore, research has shown that with increasing incomes, food patterns change leading to, for example, increased consumption of meat and animal products. (lu.se)
  • Templates of the most aesthetic parts will then be used to create moulds for the in-vitro meat, resulting in a new appealing type of food. (thefutureofthings.com)
  • In adopting its proposed language, FSIS appears to have overlooked cultivated meat entirely, writing a rule that could capriciously harm a domestic competitor to slaughter-based meat. (aldf.org)
  • In the proposed rule, the FSIS overlooked cultivated meat in attempting to clarify U.S.-origin label claims. (aldf.org)
  • Dropping the rule "reverses the nearly two decades of collaboration and feedback from farmers and consumers," said Matt Bershadker, CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (heraldnet.com)
  • Through hard, undeniable evidence, we were able to shut down the unregulated dog meat trade and its inherent cruelty. (animalsaustralia.org)
  • It is our hope that this footage will bolster your resolve to help end animal cruelty. (all-creatures.org)
  • Hence, most claims of cultured meat being animal-free or free of animal cruelty are false," Mercola notes. (newstarget.com)
  • Blog for Last Chance for Animals, an international non-profit dedicated to ending animal cruelty and exploitation. (lcanimal.org)
  • In the name of humanity, we oppose animal cruelty and agree with those working to end the dog meat industry in South Korea. (lcanimal.org)
  • Due to the government's longstanding apathy towards animal cruelty, South Korea has now become the only country in the world in which dogs are bred in huge factory farming facilities solely for their meat. (lcanimal.org)
  • Assume that the concentrated animal feeding operations that currently mass-produce the meat available at the supermarket could be successfully terminated in favor of the sort of farm that treats the animals with, as the editors want, the "least possible cruelty. (dorfonlaw.org)
  • Therefore, one risk factor appears to be living in a household where the meat purchased from these markets is handled or consumed. (cdc.gov)
  • In January 2015, Michael Moss of The New York Times published an exposé on the mistreatment of research animals at USMARC after being approached by a scientist and veterinarian who worked at the center for 24 years. (wikipedia.org)
  • The HSUS announcement appears to have more to do with pressuring Smithfield to carry through with its pledge to eliminate sow gestation stalls at its company-owned farms than it did to mistreatment of animals. (thepigsite.com)
  • "When employees in the food industry reveal truths, such as animal mistreatment, safety violations, health threats, they must be protected and celebrated-not jailed and fined," ​ he said. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
  • The industry is already taking steps in this direction - Tyson Foods and Cargill Meat Solutions , two of the biggest meat producers in the U.S., have made investments in this new future. (greenbiz.com)
  • The plant, to be located alongside existing animal science facilities, will serve as a regional processing hub for local cattle producers, as well as a prototype for other small and very small facilities. (ecmconnection.com)
  • The Certified Humane label is issued to farmers, ranchers and egg producers who adhere to a rigorous set of animal care standards. (certifiedhumane.org)
  • Among the "core implications" of the findings is the need for meat producers to look after their animals better if they want to remain in business. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • And sure, there are plenty of businesses out there that treat them in just that way, but I'm sick of seeing the actions of the lowest versions of animal "producers" being used as representative of all. (benhunt.com)
  • Stem cells are considered the most promising source for such meat, retaining as they do the capacity to transform into the required tissues, and the scientists pointed to satellite cells, which are the natural muscle stem cells responsible for regeneration and repair in adults. (livescience.com)
  • The expectation is that if such meat is ever made, scientists will opt for beef, pork, chicken or fish. (livescience.com)
  • The center maintains around 30,000 animals for its experiments, 44 scientists, and 73 technicians. (wikipedia.org)
  • The scientists used a new tissue engineering technique to grow sample cells from animals and produce edible meat that does not require killing animals. (thefutureofthings.com)
  • Recently, a study by US scientists has been reported that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring are safe to eat and drink. (memphisrap.com)
  • FDA scientists, Larisa Rudenko and John C. Matheson, who wrote the paper feel that flagging the cloned meat and milk products shouldn't be treated differently than other food products. (memphisrap.com)
  • The standards were developed by HFAC's scientific committee, which is made up of renowned animal scientists, behaviorists and veterinarians. (certifiedhumane.org)
  • Despite claims that it is better for the environment than real meat, laboratory-grown fake "meat" produces 25 times more carbon dioxide (CO2) "pollution" than traditional animal husbandry, new research shows. (newstarget.com)
  • Overall, broiler husbandry and meat quality show a strong link throughout the lifecycle of the bird. (afac.ab.ca)
  • Significantly more patients infected by contact with meat and body fluids died that those whose contact was through animal husbandry or ticks ( P = 0.0048). (who.int)
  • Cultured meat will likely hit markets by 2021, experts say. (freethink.com)
  • Research shows that replacing processed meat with other protein sources, particularly plant sources, is associated with lower death rates," added Lichtenstein, the Stanley N. Gershoff professor of nutrition science and policy at Tufts University in Boston, and lead author of the AHA's 2021 scientific statement, Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health . (medscape.com)
  • We encourage you to share this information with others and also visit our Activism Section for information on what you can do to make the world a better place for animals and humans. (all-creatures.org)
  • On Wednesday the New York Times ran an editorial called " Million Dollar Meat ," in which it suggested that if PETA prevailed in its efforts (about which I blogged here ) to end the raising and slaughter of animals for meat, this would represent a bad result for the animals as well as for the "cultural and historical bond between humans and domesticated animals. (dorfonlaw.org)
  • PETA is accordingly not the one driving out the "herds and flocks" or failing to "treasure the cultural and historical bond between humans and domesticated animals" that so enriches our lives, according to the Times editors. (dorfonlaw.org)
  • And although many of us are already aware of the unsustainability of meat, humans still have quite the appetite for meat, which has climbed in recent years, and is projected to peak in 2018 . (planetforward.org)
  • One Health recognizes that the three sectors, that is, people, animals, and the environment, are closely connected to each other, and that movement of diseases from animals to humans can be influenced by changes in the environment they share. (cdc.gov)
  • Other zoonoses can be transmitted from animal feces when parasite eggs are inadvertently eaten by humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Dramatically cutting down on food-borne ailments such as mad cow disease and salmonella or germs such as swine flu, by monitoring the growth of meat in labs. (livescience.com)
  • In Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's epic sci-fi satire "Transmetropolitan," supermarkets and fast food joints sell dolphin, manatee, whale, baby seal, monkey and reindeer, while the Long Pig franchise sells "cloned human meat at prices you like. (livescience.com)
  • In 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that over 70 percent of medically important drugs were sold for use in animal agriculture (PDF) . (greenbiz.com)
  • Some people who believe farmed meat is problematic would prefer a plant-based food system. (greenbiz.com)
  • In January, the [Food and Drug Administration] concluded that meat and milk from clones of cattle, swine and goats were as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals. (discovermagazine.com)
  • 12:46) Undercover footage that shows industry standards of how animals are raised and killed to be food on today's large factory farms. (all-creatures.org)
  • Fake meat exists for the same reasons genetically modified organisms (GMOs) exist: to make a select few very rich while allowing these same select few to control the food supply and thin the human "herd" by feeding people poison presented as "food. (newstarget.com)
  • The idea is that all those food animals and other foods that are being destroyed because of food chain problems will be collected, packed in boxes, and distributed to food banks to be further distributed to people in need. (foodpolitics.com)
  • Over time, someone figured out that smoking meats also extended the shelf life of products, which was an important factor in making sure food was available during lean times. (tamu.edu)
  • Food supply is fragile and traditional intensive agriculture has a big role in the spread of animal-borne disease, antibiotic resistance, and its enormous impact on climate. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Rather than use plant oils, which the co-founder described as a 'dodgy substitute', Hoxton Farms suggests food makers use its cultivated animal fat. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Apple waste, as a by-product from the juice industry, represents a potential food source for animals owing to its low cost and highly fermentable nutrients. (scielo.org.za)
  • When rescued animals are brought to Vshine's veterinary hospital and rehabilitation shelter, HSI supporters' donations are helping to provide them lifesaving care, treatment, food and shelter. (hsi.org)
  • 3) The processing of food producing animals other than those of the equine genus. (animallaw.info)
  • Reports found that 64 percent of Americans are uncomfortable with animal cloning and that 43 percent believe it is unsafe according to Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. (memphisrap.com)
  • The Center for Food Safety posted that a November 2006 food industry poll conducted by the International Food Information Council showed that 58% of Americans surveyed would be unlikely to buy meat or milk from animal clones even if FDA found such products to be safe. (memphisrap.com)
  • Research tells us that consumers are concerned about the safety of the food supply and with the way farm animals are raised and slaughtered-and of course we now know that there's a close relationship between these two phenomena. (certifiedhumane.org)
  • It also highlights the increasing impact that consumers are having on the way the meat industry conducts its business, with US shoppers increasingly interested in how their food gets on to their plate. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • Meat' our reality: It's no secret meat isn't the most eco-friendly food to pile on your plate. (planetforward.org)
  • The meat industry receives billions of dollars in subsidies around the world, yet is one of the most unsustainable food sources. (planetforward.org)
  • Additionally, animal agriculture accounts for more land use than any other food source, and ushers overuse of hormones , and antibiotics , which leach into our water and food systems. (planetforward.org)
  • Infections are primarily acquired through exposure to contaminated food or infected animals ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The Food and Drug Administration has taken a first step towards allowing, for the first time ever, a new kind of meat to be sold in the U.S. It is called cultivated meat, and it is grown directly from animal cells without slaughtering animals. (hawaiipublicradio.org)
  • That's because about one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions come from food production, many directly from meat. (hawaiipublicradio.org)
  • Cultivated meat is not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but over the last few years, companies have forged ahead. (hawaiipublicradio.org)
  • Farmers provide their animals with shelter, protection, veterinary care, a regular supply of food, companionship, and (in most cases) a quick and painless death. (benhunt.com)
  • As valid as this observation may be, in my estimation, I recall that you went on to reflect that this alleged lack of perceived connection between food on the plate (or in the market) and its actual origin was reflected in the different vocabulary in English for the meat, as opposed to animal that is the source of it. (nadeaubarlow.com)
  • Carol Rubin] Over the centuries, animals have been domesticated by people who brought these animals into the home environment to share food and shelter. (cdc.gov)
  • I am a sociologist and qualitative researcher interested in human-animal relations, food and eating. (lu.se)
  • Food production's Post-Animal Turn? (lu.se)
  • It was possible to identify earlier experiences of the interviewees articulated with the production of meat as food and as a means of subsistence family. (bvsalud.org)
  • One of the most compelling new developments is cultured meat, also known as clean, cell-based or slaughter-free meat. (greenbiz.com)
  • It's grown from stem cells taken from a live animal without the need for slaughter. (greenbiz.com)
  • The lambs were then slaughtered, and the longissimus dorsi muscle was removed 24 hours after slaughter to measure meat quality. (scielo.org.za)
  • Cultivated meat is an emerging direct market competitor to slaughter-based meat. (aldf.org)
  • Given the benefits and projected growth of cultivated meat, many slaughter-based meat companies are worried about losing consumers as cultivated meat comes to market. (aldf.org)
  • Cultivated meat is similarly situated to slaughter-based meat - in fact, it is biologically indistinguishable - and cultivated meat products do, or will, directly compete with slaughter-based meat. (aldf.org)
  • Despite the rhetoric that vegans repeat to inculcate themselves and each other, farmers can love the animals that they rear and send to slaughter. (benhunt.com)
  • Tissues such as brain, spinal cord, and small intestine, which may have a higher likelihood of containing the pathogenic agent of BSE, were removed during slaughter and sent for rendering (often to be used as nonruminant animal feed). (medscape.com)
  • The flexitarian trend continues to grow, as consumers swap out meat and fish for plant-based alternatives. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Hoxton Farms says plant-based meat alternatives are missing 'one crucial ingredient': fat. (foodnavigator.com)
  • London-based start-up Hoxton Farms is cultivating animal fat for plant-based meat alternatives. (foodnavigator.com)
  • The rise in popularity of plant-based alternatives to meat has been well-documented. (straight.com)
  • Experts say two emerging meat alternatives will challenge the conventional meat industry. (freethink.com)
  • The report - conducted by the consulting firm A.T. Kearney, and based on expert interviews - found that "classic vegan and vegetarian meat replacements as well as insect-based meat alternatives" probably won't disrupt the $1,000 billion conventional meat industry. (freethink.com)
  • These unconventional meat alternatives have market potential because they taste similar to conventional meat. (freethink.com)
  • Meat alternatives offer hope for a looming problem: How are we going to feed the world's growing population, which is expected to soar from 7.6 billion in 2018 to 10 billion in 2050? (freethink.com)
  • By piecing together building blocks of meat from plant-foods, and processing them together with new technology, they are able to create meat alternatives that smell, taste, feel, and cook just like meat. (planetforward.org)
  • Three studies investigated whether thoughts and feelings generated by baby animals might oppose appetite for meat. (researchgate.net)
  • Study 1 showed that presenting images of baby animals, versus adult animals, as the source of meat reduced appetite for meat, but this effect was weak and found exclusively among women. (researchgate.net)
  • Study 3 included a no animal comparison condition, and found greatest levels of reduced appetite for meat when the meat source was presented as a baby animal, as opposed to an adult animal or with no visual indication of the animal source. (researchgate.net)
  • A meta-analysis of the results using Bayes factors revealed considerable cumulative evidence in favor of the hypothesis that images of baby animals temporarily reduce women's appetite for meat. (researchgate.net)
  • Our results highlight a tension within some omnivores between caring for baby animals and appetite for meat. (researchgate.net)
  • generated by baby animals might oppose appetite for meat. (researchgate.net)
  • animals temporarily reduce women' s appetite for meat. (researchgate.net)
  • omnivores between caring for baby animals and appetite for meat. (researchgate.net)
  • Animal agriculture is also inefficient . (greenbiz.com)
  • In fact, cultured meat provides a new industry , with opportunities to grow and process products for use in cellular agriculture. (greenbiz.com)
  • The company is investigating the situation at the Virginia farm, bringing in noted animal handling specialist, Dr Temple Grandin, Virginia's state veterinarian and the Virginia Department of Agriculture. (thepigsite.com)
  • The state had argued that agricultural production facilities deserve more protection because agriculture plays such a central role in Idaho's economy and culture and because animal production facilities are more often targets of undercover investigations. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
  • Industrialized animal agriculture has been shown by science to be not only cruel to animals but also devastating to our environment and detrimental to human health. (straight.com)
  • The animal agriculture industry itself views cultivated meat as a direct competitor. (aldf.org)
  • Dr. Steve Zawistowski, the ASPCA's senior vice president for Animal Sciences, for instance, is on the committee, as is Dr. Michael Appleby, vice president for farm animals and sustainable agriculture for the Humane Society of the United States. (certifiedhumane.org)
  • By redirecting global animal agriculture subsidies, there is great opportunity for impact. (planetforward.org)
  • There remains the problem that modern industrial agriculture probably takes more lives of sentient animals than "good", outdoor-reared meat. (benhunt.com)
  • After Judge retired, he was honored with a Lifetime Career Award as an Animal Sciences Distinguished Alumnus and a Certificate of Distinction from the Purdue College of Agriculture. (purdue.edu)
  • Despite recent hype around veganism , the number of people who don't eat animal products remains extremely low. (greenbiz.com)
  • Research into lab-grown meat explains that the economic and environmental costs associated with creating the bacteria, or what is described as "pharmaceutical products," are very high "since they are both energy and resource intensive. (newstarget.com)
  • Pretty much everything the fake meat industry claims about its products is fake, from the environmental "benefits" all the way to the health "benefits. (newstarget.com)
  • Also, more creosote forms with green wood, which is not a desirable attribute for meat products. (tamu.edu)
  • In conclusion, meat functional properties of FG and MG strains appeared much more attractive both for industry and consumer (lower drip and cook losses and higher tenderness), whereas from a nutritional point of view, meat from SG appeared healthier (less fat and higher content of n-3 PUFA) and thus might better fit with the consumer's expectations of organic products. (cambridge.org)
  • 1 - Watch the video at StopDogMeat.com , then contact Samsung, LG, Kia and Hyundai to let them know you will not buy any of their products until they have pledged to stand against dog meat. (lcanimal.org)
  • Vegan and vegetarian foods are now competing with animal-based products on taste, price, and convenience. (straight.com)
  • Many agro-industrial by-products have been added to animal diets to improve meat quality. (scielo.org.za)
  • Rather, the Animal Legal Defense Fund asks FSIS to clarify the proposed rule to explicitly allow cultivated meat products to use this generic approval for U.S.-origin claims when such products are processed in the U.S. The result will be a competitively fair rule that provides consumers with truthful and understandable label information. (aldf.org)
  • The focus of all three industry petitions was to limit U.S.-origin claims such that products made from animals raised outside of the U.S. could no longer be labeled as U.S. origin products. (aldf.org)
  • The comments were submitted to FSIS urging the agency to include the cultivated meat sector in its proposed rule on voluntary labeling of FSIS-regulated products with U.S.-origin claims. (aldf.org)
  • It's critical that the agency amend the proposed rule to allow cultivated meat products produced in the U.S. to use the generic approval process for U.S.-origin claims. (aldf.org)
  • 8) "Processor" means an establishment in which carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat-by-products derived from any animal of the equine family are wholly or in part canned, packed or otherwise processed or prepared for sale. (animallaw.info)
  • Subsidizing such technologies (as Leonardo DiCaprio already has) could ensure products continue to improve and decrease in price, giving meat-lovers a meat with lesser harm to the environment. (planetforward.org)
  • Mosa Meat products, for example, are made from small samples of muscle stem cells taken from real animals. (planetforward.org)
  • animal products. (cdc.gov)
  • The Small Plant of the Future will be a multi-disciplinary center to strengthen the meat industry in the region," said Clint Krehbiel, head of the university's Department of Animal Science. (ecmconnection.com)
  • While the fake meat industry is being touted as an environmentally friendly and sustainable way to feed the world, the true intent is to recreate the kind of global control that Monsanto and others achieved through patented GMO seed development," writes Dr. Joseph Mercola. (newstarget.com)
  • The fake meat industry is also notorious for lying about the "climate friendly" aspects of its technology, some of which is hypothetical and does not even exist. (newstarget.com)
  • For instance, the industry claims that cyanobacteria hydrolysate used in fake meat production can occur in open concrete ponds to then be "harvested, sterilized, hydrolyzed and used as an animal cell growth medium," even though such a process is not even possible. (newstarget.com)
  • In short, the claims propping up the cultured meat industry are a sham, as the idea that cultured meat is a greener option is based on nonexistent technologies rather than the technologies that are in use," Mercola warns. (newstarget.com)
  • Another lie of the fake meat industry is the idea that switching to cultured lab-made meat will help to cool the planet. (newstarget.com)
  • Together, we will pressure the corporations of S. Korea to use their influence to help end the country's ruthless dog meat industry! (lcanimal.org)
  • As a practical matter, though the editors claim to be "disgusted by the [inhumane] conventional meat industry in this country," it is in fact that very industry that raises and slaughters the overwhelming majority of the billions of land animals who die every year in this country to satisfy people's appetite for flesh. (dorfonlaw.org)
  • It is the real-life meat industry (along with the consumers of meat who directly fund that industry) that does that. (dorfonlaw.org)
  • Cell feed is among the biggest drivers of cost and environmental footprint for the cultivated meat industry, and optimising it is key to maximising our positive impact. (foodbev.com)
  • In response, meat-industry trade associations have petitioned federal and state regulators to engage in protectionist rulemaking to hinder the growth of cultivated meat and protect their market share from an emerging competitor. (aldf.org)
  • What's more, both are better for the environment than the conventional meat industry, whose supply chain - from feed production to methane emissions to meat processing - requires massive amounts of energy, and it's unlikely to become any more efficient. (freethink.com)
  • The meat alternative wields great potential because it requires relatively little arable land and water, and because the production process will only become more efficient as the industry grows in scale. (freethink.com)
  • Globally, the meat industry emits an estimated 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions, and is. (planetforward.org)
  • Globally, the meat industry emits an estimated 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions , and is considered a leading contributor to deforestation , biodiversity loss, and water pollution . (planetforward.org)
  • Strands of cells are then layered together to create real meat - the only difference being that theirs is grown outside - rather than inside - the animal. (planetforward.org)
  • MARCH: If you go to most people and say, wouldn't it be amazing if we could produce real meat but do it without the need to kill an animal and without the need to cut down the rainforests and all the other stuff that comes with it, most people will say, like, yeah, that would be amazing. (hawaiipublicradio.org)
  • Over many months in 2016, our team members went undercover to infiltrate the dog meat trade in Bali. (animalsaustralia.org)
  • Some, still, were undecided: 14% of respondents reported that they didn't know whether they would like to try including lab-grown meat in their diet. (foodnavigator.com)
  • South Korea's industrialized dog meat trade slaughters approximately 2.5 million dogs each year. (lcanimal.org)
  • Cell-based meat - which is grown in a laboratory from the cells or tissue of a live animal such as a cow, without having to kill the animal - is not yet on British menus. (foodnavigator.com)
  • It will be a barren world," the Times editors lamented, "if the herds and flocks disappear in favor of meat grown in a laboratory tank. (dorfonlaw.org)
  • Of course, there are many potential objections that people could have to growing beef, chicken or pork in the lab, much less more disturbing meats. (livescience.com)
  • Every kilogram of lab-grown meat generates anywhere from 542 pounds (246 kg) to 3,325 pounds (1,508 kg) of CO2 emissions, rendering it anywhere from four to 25 times more harmful to the environment, based on global warming rhetoric, than conventional beef. (newstarget.com)
  • It's overly optimistic to expect steak-lovers to willingly swap beans for beef, and plain unrealistic to suggest high-tech meat startups are the solution in countries that lack the proper infrastructure. (planetforward.org)
  • Some rescues involve large numbers of animals, such as the 375 cats crammed in wire cages in an illegal slaughterhouse in Tianjin who were saved in 2018 by activists including the China Animal Protection Power team, or the 423 dogs saved by Vshine and other activists in April 2020 from a slaughterhouses in Henan. (hsi.org)
  • Adele Douglass is the executive director of Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), a Virginia-based nonprofit organization that administers the "Certified Humane Raised & Handled" program. (certifiedhumane.org)
  • Similar studies show that people in India and China are particularly interested in cultured meat. (freethink.com)
  • A survey in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland is asking the big questions: Are consumers willing to try cell-based meat? (foodnavigator.com)
  • Less than one-third of respondents said they would like to try lab-grown meat. (foodnavigator.com)
  • A significant proportion of respondents (86%) had eaten less red meat over the last year. (foodnavigator.com)
  • In recent surveys, most respondents in Western countries are willing to taste cultured meat and half of them are willing to buy it regularly. (freethink.com)
  • Along with teaching, he performed research that led to improved meat quality of pork. (purdue.edu)
  • So it makes good sense, as well as conveying British social history, that we have calf (from something close to German kalb ) and veau, swine (from something close to German schwein ) and pork, deer (from something close to German tier (animal), curiously, rather than hirsch (deer) ) and venison, and so forth. (nadeaubarlow.com)
  • Eliminating the moral and ethical implications of eating meat will allow many vegetarians to eat meat. (thefutureofthings.com)
  • And only around 1 percent of adults identify as vegetarian and report never eating meat. (greenbiz.com)
  • From "cradle to gate," as they call it, the process of culturing and growing fake meat in a lab is far more energy intensive than simply letting real animals roam on natural pastures eating grasses and producing meat the natural way. (newstarget.com)
  • Terms such as "slow-smoked meats" or "hickory-smoked ribs" are just two examples of phrases that often make carnivores start salivating in anticipation of eating barbecue. (tamu.edu)
  • Cooking meat without smoke simply does not deliver the eating experience of "real" barbecue. (tamu.edu)
  • The festival has been derided as "cruel" and "barbaric" by critics, but eating dogs is relatively common in China, where the animals are not universally viewed as pets in the same way they are in the West. (independent.co.uk)
  • Supporters of the festival say dog meat is healthy at the hottest time of the year and eating the animals is no different from consuming any other meat. (independent.co.uk)
  • But, in all honesty, I love eating meat. (elitedaily.com)
  • China's dog meat eating mainly centers in three regions: South China, Central China, and Northeast China, although dogs are stolen and transported from all over the country. (hsi.org)
  • Although such research is meant to help treat patients, biomedical engineer Mark Post at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and his colleagues suggest it could also help feed the rising demand for meat worldwide. (livescience.com)
  • He then returned to Purdue to earn his Ph.D. in animal physiology. (purdue.edu)
  • They are the architects of a system that has crowded billions of animals into cages, crates, feedlots, and transport trucks, causing incalculable suffering. (straight.com)
  • While there is increasing awareness of the downsides of factory farming, this knowledge still has not spread to all meat consumers, or at least is not reflected in their purchasing behavior. (greenbiz.com)
  • Around the world-and for all animals-investigations are a powerful tool to progress effective laws, increase protections, and promote kindness and awareness. (animalsaustralia.org)
  • In the course of it, I was surprised to take note of a reference as to how removed Anglophones in many cases are, compared to the French, from awareness that meats, for example, do not in fact originate in styrofoam plates under clear plastic wrap. (nadeaubarlow.com)
  • T he Max and Phyll Ann Judge Meat Science and Muscle Biology Endowed Fund is an unrestricted fund for Purdue University's meat science and muscle biology research program in the department of animal sciences . (purdue.edu)
  • Max Judge in Purdue University's first meat science classroom. (purdue.edu)
  • Upside Foods has developed an animal component-free (ACF) cell feed to help its cells grow into meat. (foodbev.com)
  • AUBREY: Then the cells start to proliferate and grow into meat. (hawaiipublicradio.org)
  • The primary source of CO2 emissions in lab-grown meat comes from the "purification" processes, which require lots of earth-based fuel (fossil fuel) to complete. (newstarget.com)
  • Then there is the gross factor of lab-grown meat, which contains fetal bovine serum or FBS, a growth medium obtained from unborn calves that are cut out of the womb and drained of their blood while still alive . (newstarget.com)
  • Although the State may not agree with the message certain groups seek to convey about Idaho's agricultural production facilities, such as releasing secretly-recorded videos of animal abuse to the Internet and calling for boycotts, it cannot deny such groups equal protection of the laws in their exercise of their right to free speech. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
  • Our ultimate goal is to remove animals from our meat production process entirely. (foodbev.com)
  • 2006). However, in apple-producing areas of Mexico, apple pomace is not commonly used in the production of sheep meat, and there are no studies that have examined the effects of FAP on lamb meat quality. (scielo.org.za)
  • And one of the biggest areas of opportunity for improvement lies in our ability to cut down on meat production. (planetforward.org)
  • This study discusses the results of a research of the work of women in meat production, with the analysis of their trajectories identity. (bvsalud.org)
  • For the purchase of information, interviews were conducted with workers and observations in the field, as well as analysis of documents on the production of meat. (bvsalud.org)
  • Approximately 60 percent of the meat people eat in 2040 won't come from dead animals, but rather from plant-based substitutes and cultured meat, according to a 2019 report. (freethink.com)
  • Lottman and his wife, Courtney, own Landmark Snacks in Beatrice, which produces meat sticks and other processed snack foods and employs about 200 people. (ecmconnection.com)
  • With any trip down the processed meats aisles of grocery stores shoppers can find cases filled with different smoked hams, bacon, sausages and many other great foods. (tamu.edu)
  • Upside Foods' founder and CEO, Dr Uma Valeti, said: "Since day one, we knew that developing animal component-free cell feed would be crucial to fully realising our vision of meat that's better for the planet and its inhabitants. (foodbev.com)
  • Last month, Upside Foods opened a new cultivated meat centre in Emeryville, California. (foodbev.com)
  • Meat Free Monday has given me the opportunity to educate myself on foods that I would not have usually have eaten before. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • By offering "meat made from plants" to appease the carnivore palate, companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are a wiser way to channel animal subsidy dollars, and offer an appealing, yet sustainable meat choice for meat-lovers in many parts of the world. (planetforward.org)
  • Companies like Mosa Meat and Just Foods , are pioneering lab-grown meat. (planetforward.org)
  • Global demand for animal protein is on the rise, and burgers are one of Americans' favorite foods. (hawaiipublicradio.org)
  • Higher intake of vegetable fats from foods such as olive oil and nuts is associated with a lower risk for stroke, whereas people who eat more animal fats, especially processed red meats, may have a higher stroke risk, observational findings suggest. (medscape.com)
  • These findings are "generally consistent with cohort studies showing that processed meat, as with most highly processed foods for that matter, are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events," Mente noted. (medscape.com)
  • Below I discuss some top reasons people say they don't want to eat cultured meat, compiled from opinion surveys , focus groups and online comments . (greenbiz.com)
  • Many people are also concerned about the negative impact a transition to cultured meat may have on farmers. (greenbiz.com)
  • narrated by Alec Baldwin, produced by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) . (all-creatures.org)
  • In reviewing many published articles and reading multiple book chapters on the science of smoke, it quickly became apparent that certain people are better suited for specializing in meat science as an area of study versus the academic challenges posed by organic chemistry in college. (tamu.edu)
  • People have been trying to get plant oils to perform like animal fat for over 150 years, since the French invented margarine, and we haven't gone far beyond that in the intervening time. (foodnavigator.com)
  • An unprecedented 11 million people have signed a petition demanding the forthcoming Yulin Dog Meat Festival is banned. (independent.co.uk)
  • Remember, these are the people who-through selective breeding for more meat-brought us chickens that grow so fast they are crippled by their own weight, leading to heart disease, skeletal disorders, and lameness. (straight.com)
  • the majority of people in China never eat dog or cat meat. (hsi.org)
  • Meat Free Monday is a great initiative to encourage people to have a healthier diet, save animals and the planet for at least once a week. (meatfreemondays.com)
  • March says telling people to eat less meat won't work. (hawaiipublicradio.org)
  • One of the first questions people ask before trying it is, exactly how do you grow meat? (hawaiipublicradio.org)
  • Diseases that pass between people and animals are called zoonoses. (cdc.gov)
  • And recently, researchers have determined that more than 70 percent of emerging infectious diseases in people actually come from animals. (cdc.gov)
  • Other zoonoses, like salmonella, are bacteria that are also passed through a fecal-oral route from animals to people. (cdc.gov)
  • Nathan Runkle, president of Mercy For Animals (MFA), which is well known for its undercover investigations and promotes a vegetarian and vegan lifestyle, said it was a victory for the constitution, animals and consumers. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
  • Meat lovers may feel a little queasy after hearing these numbers from the Vegetarian Calculator . (elitedaily.com)
  • I'm not vegetarian, can I request fish or meat? (animalthoughts.com)
  • Of the 20% who say they do, many will have only eaten dog or cat meat once or twice in their lifetime. (hsi.org)
  • Genes can also be altered to make cattle more heat-tolerant or to produce pigs that are resistant to disease, suggesting a future with healthier, more resilient farm animals. (straight.com)
  • But I'm optimistic that champions of this new technology can alleviate the public's concerns, making a convincing case for consumers to embrace cultured meat. (greenbiz.com)
  • If lab-grown meat was authorised for commercialisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, would consumers be willing to eat it? (foodnavigator.com)
  • The report, which embraced the feasibility to introduce a mandatory indication for horsemeat, concluded that the existing system of voluntary labeling of origin, set out within the Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, adequately addresses consumers' interest on origin information for the meats at stake. (eurogroupforanimals.org)
  • So have consumers already been consuming some of these cloned animals without even knowing? (memphisrap.com)
  • So the label is good for consumers and good for animals. (certifiedhumane.org)
  • The report identifies two candidates: novel vegan meat replacements, like the Impossible Burger, and cultured meat, which is grown in a lab and doesn't require killing animals. (freethink.com)
  • Novel vegan meat replacements are marketable due to the trend toward semi-vegetarianism and their sophisticated sensory profile," the report states. (freethink.com)
  • Diet did not have any influence on the pH, water-holding capacity (WHC), drip loss (DL) and shear force of meat. (scielo.org.za)
  • Boosters of the technology say that by selecting prize-winning animals for cloning, ranchers could create herds of cows that are more resistant to disease, and that produce more milk and lean meat. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Government to O.K. meat and milk from cloned animals? (memphisrap.com)
  • As a moral psychologist , my research explores people's perceptions of cultured meat, both the good and the bad. (greenbiz.com)
  • A prestudy established babyness as an important factor predicting moral concern for farmed animals. (researchgate.net)
  • This figure shows little change since the mid-1990s, despite the ongoing activism of the animal rights and environmental movements. (greenbiz.com)
  • But we're producing it with none of the ethical or environmental hang-ups of traditional meat. (foodnavigator.com)
  • These developments offer a different path forward, one without mass animal suffering, environmental degradation, and the negative health consequences of a meat-heavy diet. (straight.com)
  • And while it's often easy to point at meat as a source of environmental and health issues, it is worth noting that meat can be a valuable source of energy, protein, amino acids, and essential micronutrients, including iron and B12, all of which are important in preventing many global malnutrition-related conditions, including protein-energy deficits and anemia. (planetforward.org)
  • Environmental sampling identified the outbreak strain from an animal-holding pen at 1 of the markets. (cdc.gov)
  • One Health is an approach to looking at new diseases and other adverse health events by taking a holistic viewpoint that considers human health, animal disease, and environmental changes. (cdc.gov)
  • The Effect of Reduced Crude Protein on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, and Meat Quality in Weaning to Finishing Pigs. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusively, a low-protein diet did not negatively affect growth performance, nutrient digestibility, or meat quality. (bvsalud.org)
  • This may mean that the next burger and shake you have may just be from a cloned animal. (memphisrap.com)
  • Handling and consuming dog meat poses the threat of cholera, trichinosis, rabies, and other illnesses. (animalsaustralia.org)
  • Diseases that move through animal bites or scratches include bacteria like Bartonella that cause cat scratch fever, viruses that cause rabies, or diseases like ringworm that are caused from fungi. (cdc.gov)
  • 2) "Slaughterer" means any person engaged in killing animals of the equine family where the carcasses are butchered for any purpose other than that of manufacturing tankage. (animallaw.info)
  • The characteristics of meat quality, chemical and fatty acid composition, from fast-growing (FG) and medium-growing (MG) meat-type and slow-growing (SG) egg-type chickens reared under organic conditions were compared. (cambridge.org)
  • Many ranchers say there is no doubt that some of the animals taken to slaughterhouses in the past couple of years have been fathered by clones. (memphisrap.com)
  • It's the first judicial ruling on the merits of a series of statutes manufactured by the agribusiness lobby to stop undercover investigators from exposing harsh and sometimes illegal practices toward animals. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
  • Transport to slaughterhouses and markets entails being crammed into wire cages and driven for hours or days to the animals' destination. (hsi.org)
  • These groups are exposing the suffering endured by animals being trafficked in slaughterhouses and markets. (hsi.org)
  • Other times, raids on illegal slaughterhouses result in small numbers of terrified animals found cowering in fear just in the nick of time. (hsi.org)
  • The participants of the research were three women who worked in two small slaughterhouses of animals, with rural characteristics. (bvsalud.org)