Good stock handling averts mud hazard
“Wet and muddy winter conditions increase the risks to the welfare of livestock,” says Kate Littin, Ministry for Primary Industries manager animal welfare.
New Zealand urges farmers to update animal identification before moving day
Almost 8,000 dairy farming locations are yet to re-register with the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme ahead of Moving Day, Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor said on Saturday while urging earlier re-registration.
Why are animal activists trespassing on farms? Because the industry polices itself
Jessica Scott-Reid is a Montreal-based freelance writer and animal advocate.
Animal activists protest across the country, storm abattoirs, block Melbourne's Flinders St
Animal rights activists have launched protests across the country, with a group of up to 100 people halting traffic at Melbourne’s busiest intersection during peak hour.
Fonterra dips hoof in alternative animal products
Fonterra has bought a stake in a Boston biotech start-up that wants to develop cow-free protein for use in products like cheese and drinks. But while the co-op says there’s room in its future for both dairy and “dairy-like” products, it insists cow-free protein isn’t necessarily more environmentally-friendly.
Farmers prepared for invasion by animal rights activists
A local dairy leader says an animal rights group’s interactive map of farms and slaughterhouses is a call to activism by animal liberationists.
