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Last May three new regulations, whose purpose is to increase the monitoring abilities of the SAG (Agricultural and Farming Service) on animal welfare, were approved.

A defect in a gene called dystrophin is the cause of a newly discovered stress syndrome in pigs, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found.

A Decision to harmonise information to be submitted annually by Member States on inspections carried out to ensure compliance with EU legislation on animal welfare during transport was adopted by the Commission.

The bill bans the breeding, moving, slaughtering and sale of farm animals that are not indentified and registered according to the procedure established by the state.

The remedy is to enforce existing rules properly, step up inspections and impose more dissuasive penalties on offenders, say MEPs in a resolution passed on Wednesday.

The OIE “Improved Animal Welfare Programme” aims to improve the welfare of farm animals during transport and at slaughterhouses.

EU member states must do more to improve the welfare of animals in transit by enforcing rules, checking journey times and imposing dissuasive penalties on offenders.

The agricultural policy priorities of the Presidency will include the new animal health law.

The Commission considers that there is currently no need for revising the legal provisions on the protection of animals during transport and favour instead the harmonisation of the implementation of these provisions in the member states and their enforcement.

South Australia will be among the first states to implement new national regulations for transporting livestock.

At meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, ministers adopted conclusions on the protection and welfare of animals.

Nine MEPs handed over a petition to John Dalli (8hours.eu) signed by 1.1 million people.

Cutting transport time to eight hours must be supplemented by other measures, such as support for local slaughterhouses and meat processing plants...

This investment will help the AFAC develop a certification program that will lead to training for livestock and poultry transporters throughout Canada.

More than one million people have signed an online petition to improve the welfare of animals transported to slaughter across Europe.

The eAML2 electronic pig movement system becomes compulsory at the beginning of April in England and Wales.