http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being RSS Feed for Animal Well Being en-us Fri, 18 May 2012 22:26:03 GMT http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/Mo-Senate-passes-diluted-ag-gag-bill-152057425.html A new law passed by the Missouri Senate takes aim at reporting animal abuse to authorities. However, the bill is still a far cry from the “ag-gag” bill passed earlier by the state’s House. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/HSUS-files-SEC-complaint-Tyson-responds-152063745.html The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has filed a legal complaint with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) asserting that Tyson Foods is making deceptive public statements related to animal well-being. Tyson officials report that they have not seen nor been informed of any such filing. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/Commentary-You-need-to-Thank-Dominos--151945945.html If you’re in agriculture in any way, shape or form, you need to get on the team to thank Domino’s Pizza for the fact that its shareholders stood up to the Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) attempt to tell them how to run their business. Because, while the current issue centers on gestation-sow stalls, tomorrow it could focus on cheese and dairies or wheat and GMOs or any number of issues that activists decide to target. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/Dennys-wants-gestation-sow-stalls-off-its-menu-151602705.html Denny’s restaurants announced that the chain will begin to require its suppliers to provide pork from systems that do not use gestation-sow stalls. However, the company did not offer a timeline for implementation. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/Thank-Dominos-order-a-pizza-151424925.html A grassroots movement is afoot among those who support U.S. agriculture. More specifically, social media is sending out the word far and wide to support Domino’s Pizza this weekend, May 18-20, by ordering a pie—or several. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/New-program-sets-course-for-30-PSY--151414135.html Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, LLC has rolled out a new industry initiative – the “Feeding for 30 Program,” as part of its ongoing commitment to animal nutrition. The program builds on the industry goal of achieving 30 pigs per sow per year (PSY). http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/PQA-TQA-certification-offered-for-Minn-producers--150857585.html PQA Plus certification is required for those who provide daily care of pigs, including owners, managers and employees, as a condition of sale by nearly all packers. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/Actions-shown-on-WPF-video-indefensible-150825725.html The verdict is in from the Animal Care Review Panel regarding the actions shown on the undercover video released on Tuesday, which was shot at a Wyoming Premium Farms’ (WPF) sow unit near Wheaton, Wyo. The panel of three animal well-being experts, called the animal mistreatment “unacceptable and indefensible.” http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/Veal-farmers-move-calves-to-group-pens-150793375.html Veal farmers will spend an estimated $250 million over 10 years on new technology to accommodate group-housing methods. By year's end, it's estimated that 70 percent of calves raised by American Veal Association (AVA) members will move to group pens. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/animal-well-being/HSUS-releases-video-shot-at-Wyoming-Premium-Farms-150661215.html Capitalizing on the attention of Safeway announcing its new directive regarding gestation-sow housing, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released an undercover video on Tuesday that was shot at Wyoming Premium Farms (WPF) in April. Investigations are underway, and the industry responds.