animal welfare

Moses Lake Farm Marks 10 Years Of Sustainability
Moses Lake Farm Marks 10 Years Of Sustainability
Moses Lake Farm Marks 10 Years Of Sustainability
Moses Lake based Lucky Hook Farm recently surpassed the 10 year certification milestone with the leading animal welfare and sustainability label, Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World. Lucky Hook Farm co-owner, Jessi Maurer, said one of the biggest benefits of the certification is the abundance of helpful information and collaboration available to participating farmers. "There
AFBF, NPPC File Prop. 12 Appeal to Supreme Court
AFBF, NPPC File Prop. 12 Appeal to Supreme Court
AFBF, NPPC File Prop. 12 Appeal to Supreme Court
Earlier this week, the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take their case against California's Proposition 12. The California law would ban the sale of pork from hogs that don't meet the state's "arbitrary" production standards ...
20 States Support NAMI Against Prop 12
20 States Support NAMI Against Prop 12
20 States Support NAMI Against Prop 12
A total of 20 states filed a brief with the Supreme Court supporting the North American Meat Institute’s petition challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12. “The governments of nearly half the states agree that if California is allowed to apply its laws of conduct in other states, a single state will dictate policies in all others,” says Meat Institute President and CEO Juli
U of I Receives International Accreditation For Animal Care
U of I Receives International Accreditation For Animal Care
U of I Receives International Accreditation For Animal Care
The University of Idaho is one of a few land-grant institutions to earn full accreditation from an international organization that recognizes commitment to quality animal care and science. The AAALAC International accreditation has been in the works for nearly 20 years. It was ...
Michigan Joins Four Other States as Cage-Free
Michigan Joins Four Other States as Cage-Free
Michigan Joins Four Other States as Cage-Free
A new law says the 15 million egg-laying hens in Michigan’s poultry flocks will have to lay their eggs in cage-free housing systems before 2025. Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist signed the legislation last week as Governor Gretchen Whitmer is on a trade trip to Israel. The ...
Vaccine Bank Critical, Says Animal Health Expert
Vaccine Bank Critical, Says Animal Health Expert
Vaccine Bank Critical, Says Animal Health Expert
In the years from 1870 to 1929, the US had nine Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks.  At the time, animal health officials reacted by stopping the movement of all animals in the effected regions, and destroying the animals.  However that approach did not work.  Iowa St...
DOJ Recommends Supreme Court Not Touch CA Animal Welfare Laws
DOJ Recommends Supreme Court Not Touch CA Animal Welfare Laws
DOJ Recommends Supreme Court Not Touch CA Animal Welfare Laws
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief recommending that the Supreme Court not hear the lawsuit the state of Missouri filed against California.  The subject of the lawsuit is California’s laws requiring larger enclosures for egg-laying hens and other animals.  MeatingPlace....
Cattle Groups Applaud Introduction of Livestock Hauling Bill
Cattle Groups Applaud Introduction of Livestock Hauling Bill
Cattle Groups Applaud Introduction of Livestock Hauling Bill
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, as well as the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, were both pleased with the introduction of the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act on Wednesday. The NCBA says the legislation will reform the Hours of Service Rules in a way that ensures animal welfare, highway safety, and the well-being of livestock haulers.   NC...
Report Shows Improvements in Animal Welfare, Quality and Sustainability
Report Shows Improvements in Animal Welfare, Quality and Sustainability
Report Shows Improvements in Animal Welfare, Quality and Sustainability
A new report released this week highlights producers’ commitment to animal welfare, beef quality, sustainability and community involvement by America’s cattlemen and women resulting in responsibly raised beef. The Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review, funded by the Beef Checkoff and completed in late 2017, compiles data collected from cattlemen and women across the country.   The firs...