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5 worst health impacts of factory farming

WebPhysical and mental impacts for workers: Within factory farming systems, physical and mental health impacts suffered by workers include; poor working conditions in meat …

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Superbugs, a ticking timebomb in factory farming

WebFactory farming is a super threat to our health. Treating animals cruelly and keeping them in poor conditions can lead to viruses that impact humans like COVID-19. …

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No Future for Factory Farming World Animal Protection

WebThe special dietary needs of factory-farmed animals bred for profit drive the global trade in destructive animal feed. Almost 80% of the world’s soybean crop is fed to farmed …

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Factory farms linked to damaging human health Press release

WebPress release. 07 April 2022. New research released today on World Health Day has laid bare the most damaging human health impacts linked to factory farming, and how these will only get worse as the demand for meat continues to grow in all corners of the world. World Animal Protection’s latest report, The Hidden Health Impacts of Industrial

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Vietnam World Animal Protection

WebThere is at present no explicit recognition of animal sentience in Vietnamese law. However, under the Law on Animal Health (2015), individuals and organisations responsible for …

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Mexico World Animal Protection

WebAt national level, Article 21 of the Federal Animal Health Act (2007) provides that the owners or keepers of domestic animals must provide adequate quantity and quality of food and …

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Chile World Animal Protection

WebArticle 3 establishes that animal owners have a duty of care towards their animals. In fact, Article 3 reads that any animal owner must ‘take care of it and provide it with adequate …

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Korea World Animal Protection

WebThe stated purpose of the Animal Protection Act (2017) is to promote the protection of the lives, safety, and welfare of animals and to promote the emotional development of people so as to respect the lives of animals by providing for matters necessary to prevent cruelty to animals and to protect and manage animals appropriately (Article 1).

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McDonald’s beats fast-food rivals on animal welfare – but it’s far …

WebMcDonald’s has outperformed its global rivals in the sixth Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report, which launched today (22 February). But the company must do more to become a true animal welfare leader, particularly for chickens farmed for their meat. The biggest global measure of farm animal welfare, BBFAW ranks 110 food

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EU bans the routine use of antibiotics in farmed animals

WebOn the 28th of January 2022, the European Union’s new laws come into force, banning farmed animals from being routinely fed a diet of antibiotics – a move that World Animal …

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Animal Protection Index (API) 2020

WebAnimal Protection Index 2020 Republic of the Philippines Page 29. Ranking D The OIE Animal Welfare Standards focus on transport, slaughter, production systems (beef cattle, …

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Philippines World Animal Protection

WebThe general anti-cruelty and duty of care provisions in section 6 of the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 apply to this category of animals. It is noted that the October 2013 amendments to …

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How plastic pollution is affecting seals and other marine life

WebPlastic waste is littering our oceans and threatening the lives of millions of marine animals. Seals, whales, dolphins, seabirds, fish, crabs and many other sea animals are dying and becoming sick because of this deadly environmental concern. Microplastics are a major part of the issue. Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic which come from

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Austria World Animal Protection

WebZoos. At the EU level, welfare provisions for wild animals kept in zoos are laid out in Council Directive 1999/22/EC. ‘Zoos’ are defined as ‘all permanent establishments where …

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Ethiopia World Animal Protection

WebThere is no legislation dedicated to animal welfare in Ethiopia. Article 822 in the Criminal Code Proclamation No. 414/2004 states that in a public place, or a place open to the …

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Japan World Animal Protection

WebThe purpose of the Act on Welfare and Management of Animals 1973 is stated as ‘to engender a spirit for animal welfare among citizens and contribute to the development of …

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Exotic Pets Past Campaign World Animal Protection

WebExotic Pets. Snakes, parrots, iguanas, tortoises, and even otters – these are just some of the species suffering as pets around the world. There are legal and illegal sides to the exotic pet trade. But legality doesn’t matter; captive-bred or wild caught – it’s all cruel. And the trade for keeping exotic animals as pets is growing fast.

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Kenya World Animal Protection

WebPresence of animal welfare legislation. This goal explores animal protection laws in relation to various categories of animals, namely: farm animals, animals in captivity, companion …

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Spain World Animal Protection

WebLaw 32/2007 is the main animal welfare legislation in Spain. This Act only covers vertebrate animals who are used in production, and animals used in scientific research and …

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