Metz Culinary Management sets a 2017 gestation-stall-free target
Metz Culinary Management, a provider of dining management services, primarily in the Northeastern United States, says it will work with its pork suppliers to eliminate gestation-sow stalls by 2017.
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Voters reject Proposition 37 and Measure 5
Voters in California and North Dakota rejected two ballot initiatives that were opposed by agriculture groups. Both measures generated interest from far outside those states from food advocates and animal rights activists.
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Target places a bulls-eye on gestation stalls
With its iconic bulls-eye trademark, Target is making its mark on the gestation-sow stall issue. The nation’s second-largest discount retailer wants its pork suppliers to eliminate the gestation-stall housing system from its supply chain by 2022.
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Carnival Cruise wants sows out of stalls
Carnival Corp.—the cruise-ship folks—announced plans to eliminate gestation-sow stalls from its pork supply chain. The announcement was released by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and its website reported that Carnival Corp. has set a 10-year deadline for suppliers to complete the transition away from gestation-sow-stall housing.
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Expanding pork production’s insights and realities
Last week’s release of “A Pig’s Tale” by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has drawn significant attention. The four-minute animated video is directed at children, parents and educators. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) offers some perspective on the realities of pork production today.
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Video provides an accurate look at pig care
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has stepped up not just to meet the challenge presented by the animated film “A Pig's Tale,” but to provide a real-world look at activities on a modern hog farm. USFRA released a nearly four-minute video-- “An accurate portrayal of today’s pig care”.
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HSUS video, ‘A Pig’s Tail’ targets kids
In tandem with Food Day, on Oct. 24, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) rolled out a new video that it says is intended “to inspire people of all ages to consider where their food comes from.” However, the focus is on is children, as A Pig's Tail presents “a pig’s perspective of factory farming,” HSUS contends.
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Controversies in animal welfare
Animal welfare and improving, monitoring and evaluating it are a high priority for the American Meat Institute (AMI) and its members. But animal welfare, specifically for cattle and swine, is a complex subject not without its own controversies.
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Waxman bill wants antibiotic transparency
Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., announced this week that he will introduce legislation to increase information on the amount and use of antibiotics in animals raised for human consumption. He is calling it the “Delivering Antibiotic Transparency in Animals Act” or DATA Act.
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PorkBridge educational series schedule announced
PorkBridge is a distance educational program that provides relevant and timely information to those involved with grow-finish swine operations and consists of six teleconference sessions conducted by industry experts.
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R-CALF objects to Tyson’s supplier-audit plans
Last week, Tyson Foods Inc. announced the launch of its "Tyson FarmCheck program," which will include animal-welfare audits of beef, pork and poultry farms that supply animals to the meatpacker’s plants. R-CALF USA this week criticized the plan, saying it “exemplifies supply-chain control found only in monopolistic markets.”
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