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October 22, 2008

 

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IEC Participants Look at Industry Developments in North America

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 10/20/2008; Original Item from 2008

 

 

 

 

This brief overview of the International Egg Commission's (IEC) meeting in Shanghai, China summarizes recent developments in the North American egg industry. Animal welfare concerns continue to effect the egg industry in both Canada and the United States, but they do not currently have a major impact on consumers or the market in Mexico.

by PoultrySite.com

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Analysis of Animal Welfare Legislation

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 10/19/2008; Original Item from 2008

 

 

 

 

This report explores the roots of the welfare-abolition controversy and offers a method by which proposed protective measures may be analyzed. The method is then applied to the abolition of the battery cages as a specific example. The report discusses sixteen axioms or principles that guide the thinking behind the proposed method of strategic analysis, including the principle that the wishes of animals - as expressed by animals themselves - must be respected by those who act in their interests.

by Eastern Shore Sanctuary & Education Center

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implications of a Future Ban on Gestation Crates in Michigan

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 10/17/2008; Original Item from 2007

 

 

 

 

Growing interest among consumers regarding how their food is produced is becoming increasingly evident; the majority of consumers would favor a ban on sow crates during pregnancy, according to a survey by Michigan State University. Among pork producers, nearly half of those with sows indicated that there would be no adjustment costs if a ban were implemented.

by Michigan State University

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meat Must be Rationed to Four Portions a Week, Says Report on Climate Change

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 10/15/2008; Original Item from 2008

 

 

 

 

A report by the Food Climate Research Network of the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom warns that people should "ration" their meat consumption to four portions per week and their dairy consumption to one liter of milk per week to help avoid global climate change caused by animal farming.

by Food Climate Research Network, University of Surrey

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3007