American Humane Association was founded around the issue of farm animal welfare in 1877 and has been at the forefront of improvements and protections for children, pets and farm animals for 138 years (see historic timeline ). The RSPCA has frontline staff trained in both farm animal welfare and biosecurity who can visit and offer practical help.
Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, seventh edition. You might be really surprised how much a simple choice you make about what to have for your Sunday roast can have on the lives of farm animals, Ohio law does not currently allow felony charges on farm animal abuse.org and the full results of the Humane Heartland Farm Animal Welfare Survey can be found here.
The new stamps, lino-cut illustrations by artist Chris Wormell, depict 10 rare breed farm animals including saddleback pigs, shorthorn cows, Embden geese, Suffolk sheep, Norfolk turkeys, Bagot goats, baby chicks, a Khaki Campbell duck and drake, a shire horse and foal, and a border collie puppy.uk/farmanimalweek Dr Marc Cooper RSPCA farm animal scientist, Southwater.
SIR - As this week is Farm Animal Week - run by the RSPCA's Freedom Food scheme - I urge your readers to please spare a thought for the more than 900 million animals farmed for our food in the UK. We urge the government to take note of these latest findings when setting standards for farm animal welfare and food labelling. Farm Animal Week is designed to educate people about more ethically sound eating habits, such as opting for free range eggs. And that's why during Farm Animal Week we are asking everyone to switch one item in their shopping basket for a higher welfare alternative, " said Mr Grant.