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The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for notification, consultation, and coordination among APHIS, USDA’s General Counsel, and ENRD.

The vast majority of Danes are aware of the State Animal Welfare Label "Better animal welfare".

The EU-funded project ‘WelFarmers’, involving 17 partners from 8 European countries, will award farms with best practices in animal welfare and disseminate the results.

A new survey carried out in 8 EU countries1 shows that most consumers support better welfare for the animals raised for food and expect EU decision makers to act.

The broad majority have agreed on 31 initiatives in Denmark's first animal welfare agreement.

The 17-year transition period for fully slatted pens has been considered too long.

The European Commission has approved two German State aid schemes totaling €1 billion to improve animal welfare in livestock breeding.

The new animal welfare label "Better for animals" is awarded to products that make extra efforts for animal welfare beyond the legal requirements.

Wageningen Economic Research has developed a new cost price calculation for pigs with the Better Life quality mark.

This will form the basis for Denmark's first animal welfare agreement.

The Commission has proposed the biggest reform of EU animal welfare rules during transport in 20 years.

United Kingdom pig producers can now become accredited to export to California under the US state's new Proposition 12 regulations.

Protecting the welfare of animals is essential for Europeans, as shown by the results of a Eurobarometer survey published today.

The North American Meat Institute has published its second annual report on the evolution of the U.S. meat sector in areas of continuous improvement.

Improvement projects that are underway but not completed will have an additional 12 months to finish.

The European Commission will propose a revision of animal welfare standards in the second half of 2023.