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July 22, 2014
“Déjalas Mover” Campaign Against Lifelong Confinement of Animals in Food Production in Cages in Mexico Launched
Mexican celebrities, NGOs and food companies joined HSI to launch Déjalas Mover, Let Them Move, a campaign to end the most controversial practice in animal agriculture: the lifelong confinement of egg-laying hens and breeding sows in cages so small the animals can barely move.
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July 22, 2014
Se lanza la campaña “Déjalas Mover” contra el confinamiento de por vida en jaulas para animales de producción en México
Celebridades mexicanas, ONGs y empresas de alimentos se suman a Humane Society International para lanzar Déjalas Mover, una campaña para poner fin a la práctica más controversial en la producción de alimentos: el confinamiento de por vida de gallinas ponedoras de huevo y cerdas reproductoras en jaulas tan pequeñas que los animales apenas se pueden mover.
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June 18, 2014
Pollution Control Board Issues Notice to Close Poultry Farms in Panchkula, Haryana
HSI/India welcomed the Haryana Pollution Control Board’s notice to close 10 poultry egg farms, and stop operations in 11 others, in Panchkula. The PCB took this action in the wake of complaints filed by city residents on the growing house-fly menace in their locality.
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June 11, 2014
Animal Law Training for Animal Advocates in Kolkata
HSI India, in collaboration with Animal Welfare Board of India and Cape Foundation, Kolkata, will offer a program to improve animal welfare advocates’ legal training.
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June 9, 2014
Cargill anuncia política de eliminação do uso de gaiolas de gestação para suínos
Cargill anunciou que eliminará o uso de gaiolas de gestação para suínos em suas unidades próprias até 2015 e nas unidades de seus fornecedores contratados até 2017.
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May 30, 2014
Crecen las Oportunidades de Mercado para la Producción de Huevos de Pastoreo en Costa Rica
Expertos de la industria alimentaria y del bienestar animal discutieron acerca de la creciente preferencia por los huevos de pastoreo en Costa Rica y el mundo, durante el taller sobre “Oportunidades de Mercado para los Huevos de Pastoreo en Costa Rica” de HSI.
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May 30, 2014
Market Opportunities Rising for Cage-Free Egg Production in Costa Rica
Food industry and animal welfare experts discussed consumers’ growing preference for cage-free eggs in Costa Rica and worldwide, during HSI’s workshop on “Market Opportunities for Cage-Free Egg Production.”
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May 22, 2014
National Farm Animal Welfare Journalist Award Launches in Mexico
HSI’s first annual National Farm Animal Welfare Journalist Award was launched in Mexico. The award program honors outstanding journalistic works that have raised public awareness on farm animal production and factory farming issues in Mexico.
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May 22, 2014
Se lanza en México el Premio Nacional de Periodismo en Bienestar de Animales de Producción
HSI lanzó en México el primer Premio Nacional de Periodismo en Bienestar de Animales de Producción, el cual honra y reconoce el trabajo periodístico sobresaliente que ha despertado la conciencia pública en los temas de producción industrializada de animales de granja en México.
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May 20, 2014
Governo aumenta linha de crédito para a promoção do bem-estar animal em 70%
Em seu novo Plano Agrícola e Pecuário para 2014/15, o governo brasileiro aumentou em 70% os recursos disponíveis para o Inovagro, uma linha de crédito com condições especiais para o financiamento de novas tecnologias e melhorias de bem-estar animal na produção pecuária.
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May 20, 2014
Brazilian Government Expands Budget for Special Animal Welfare Credit Line by 70 Percent
HSI welcomed the Brazilian government's Agriculture and Livestock Plan for 2014-2015, which increased the budget of Inovagro, a credit line with special conditions to stimulate new technology and animal welfare improvements in farm animal production.
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May 12, 2014
EBRD Sets Milestone for Animal Welfare: Adopts Rules to Stop Financing Extreme Confinement of Farm Animals
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development updated its Environmental and Social Policy to ensure that projects meet or exceed EU animal welfare laws when funding agribusiness projects. The revised standards follow a report published last year by the HSI, Compassion in World Farming and Four Paws that exposed numerous investments in extreme farm animal confinement practices in non-EU countries.
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April 29, 2014
Quebec Ministry of Agriculture Urged to Enforce Provincial Regulations to Protect Farm Animals
In the wake of footage revealing inhumane treatment on a Quebec veal farm in Pont-Rouge, HSI/Canada strongly urged incoming Minister of Agriculture Pierre Paradis to take immediate steps to enforce provincial farm animal care regulations.
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April 29, 2014
Le ministère québécois de l'Agriculture doit instamment appliquer la législation provinciale pour protéger les animaux d'élevage
Suite à la diffusion d'images révélant les conditions inacceptables et cruelles d’une ferme d'élevage de veau à Pont-Rouge, Québec, HSI/Canada demande instamment au nouveau ministre de l'Agriculture, Pierre Paradis, de prendre immédiatement les mesures nécessaires d'application de la législation provinciale pour la protection des animaux d'élevage.
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April 23, 2014
Major Grocery Chains to Phase Out Inhumane Calf Crates
HSI/Canada welcomed the decision from three of Canada’s largest grocery retailers to require their suppliers end the use of individual crates for veal calves by 2018.
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April 23, 2014
Les principales chaînes d'épiceries se mobilisent pour supprimer l'utilisation cruelle des cages à veaux
Suite à la décision des trois plus grandes chaînes d'épiceries du Canada d'exiger de leurs fournisseurs qu'ils cessent d'utiliser des cages individuelles pour les veaux de boucherie d'ici 2018, Sayara Thruston, responsable de campagne pour HSI/Canada, a déclaré
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April 11, 2014
Arcos Dorados Commits to Improving Pig Welfare
Arcos Dorados announced a new requirement for its pork suppliers to present, within two years, documented plans to limit gestation crate use and promote group housing for sows.
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April 11, 2014
Arcos Dorados compromete-se a melhorar o bem-estar de suínos
Arcos Dorados comprovou seu interesse em melhorar o bem-estar de suínos com o anúncio de uma nova exigência para seus fornecedores para limitar o uso de gaiolas de gestação.
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April 9, 2014
Las compañías de alimentos responden a la demanda del consumidor y de las inquietudes de los inversionistas mediante políticas de bienestar animal
Las compañías de alimentos alrededor del mundo están comprendiendo que un mejor trato a los animales es bueno para el negocio, en virtud de que los consumidores se oponen a la crueldad animal y están optando cada vez más por productos de mayor bienestar.
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April 9, 2014
Quelques faits saillants: l’industrie du veau au Canada
Information about the use of veal crates in Canada.
