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  • What is the risk of farmed poultry contracting avian influenza (or ‘bird flu’)?

    Avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects birds but can also pose...
    Tagged: DiseasesEmergenciesFeaturedFree rangePoultry
  • Do eggs from free-range systems pose a food safety risk?

    In barn and free-range egg production systems, hens have access to a nest in which to lay their eggs. This...
    Tagged: Animal productsFree range
  • Is eating foie gras an animal welfare issue?

    Most foie gras (a type of duck/goose liver paté), especially that produced in France, comes from ducks or geese that...
    Tagged: Animal productsHow you can help
  • What are the animal welfare issues with mass killing of farmed animals using ventilation shutdown?

    Ventilation shutdown (VSD) methods cause prolonged distress and suffering of animals before death. The effectiveness and time to death is...
    Tagged: depopulationEmergencieseuthanasiaHumane killingPoultryVentilation shutdown
  • What is mass killing?

    Mass killing, or the killing of large numbers of farmed animals, is at times required in the event of an...
    Tagged: depopulationEmergencieseuthanasiaFree rangeHumane killingPoultryVentilation shutdown

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