This Rearing Shed On An Industrial Broiler Chicken Farm Spans Up To 150 Metres Long And Houses Between 40,000 And 60,000 Birds. Farms May Consist Of One To 25 Such Sheds. The Chicks Are Delivered From Hatcheries At A Day Old And Grown Inside These Sheds Until Their Predetermined Slaughter Age, At Roughly 35 To 50 Days Of Age. Victoria, Australia, 2018. Bear Witness Australia / We Animals

The AMR Political Declaration through an animal welfare lens

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent global health threats. On the 26th ...
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Introducing animal welfare into the sustainable livestock sector transformation debate

Meeting of the FAO sub-committee on Livestock The FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) is set ...
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Animal welfare is an opportunity to increase food security

All human beings have the right to adequate food, including all the nutritional elements needed ...
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Bright spots at the UN Climate Talks

It feels strange to look back at an event that was perceived as disappointing by ...
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World Federation for Animals at UN Climate Change Conference 

The UN Climate Change Conference kicks off on Monday in Bonn, and the World Federation ...
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NGOs unite in a call for transformative action for animal welfare at the 2024 HLPF

“Without urgent, transformative, and bold policy action, human, animal and environmental health and well-being face ...
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Thousands Of Cattle Occupy Barren Dirt Enclosures At A Sprawling Feedlot. This Facility Holds Up To 115,000 Cattle. The Visible Cattle Appear To Be Primarily Dairy Breeds. Mcelhaney Feedyard, Wellton, Arizona, Usa, 2023. Ram Daya / We Animals Media

New FAO report provides entry points for animal advocates but also poses risks

In the substantial commotion around food at the recent UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
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Hope amid challenges: Key outcomes & missed opportunities at COP28 

The COP28 climate summit, the largest of its kind, concluded with mixed results for humans ...
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A collective call for a holistic food systems approach in FAO’s Roadmap

We, the undersigned organizations, acknowledge FAO’s global roadmap launched at COP28 for achieving Sustainable Development ...
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Gwenna Hunter Packs Fresh Local Produce Into Bags At A Vegan Aid Program In Los Angeles With Vegan Outreach. Each Vegan Aid Program Day They Distribute Roughly 100 Free Groceries And Hot Vegan Meals To Local Communities Impacted By The Covid 19 Crisis. La Adventist Academy, Los Angeles, California, Usa, 2021. Nikki Ritcher / #unboundproject / We Animals Media

What does the Global Stocktake Synthesis Report mean for the food system and animals?

By Sebastian Osborn, Global Policy Manager (Mercy for Animals) On September 8th, 2023, the Global ...
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Insights from the IPCC Synthesis Report – Summary for Policymakers

Last week, ​​the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Summary for Policymakers of its ...
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Important gaps on the food security and nutrition world agenda

We welcome the draft Note on Critical, Emerging and Enduring Issues of the High Level ...
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