Why are many male farm animals castrated?
Male sheep, cattle, goats and pigs are routinely castrated in order to reduce aggression and subsequent injury. Methods of castration...
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Why are painful procedures performed without anaesthetic?
Farm animals may require invasive husbandry procedures that are intended to benefit the animal or group of animals involved. These... -
Can the RSPCA prosecute farmers for performing painful husbandry procedures without anaesthetic or pain relief?
The RSPCA can only prosecute farmers for cruelty if they have broken laws relating to animal welfare that apply in... -
What is sheep freeze branding (or steining) and is it an acceptable alternative to mulesing sheep?
Sheep, especially Merinos, have woolly wrinkles and folds around the tail and breech area which attract blowflies and may become... -
What are some of the painful procedures experienced by sheep on farm?
Currently, painful husbandry procedures are routinely carried out in many sheep farming systems. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional... -
What are some of the painful procedures experienced by cattle on farm?
RSPCA defines a painful farm animal husbandry procedure as any action that alters or removes a specific body part of...