General
What is fetal bovine serum and should it be used?
The commercial production of fetal bovine serum starts with the collection of blood from fetal calves at licensed abattoirs.
What is mass killing in the context of farmed animals?
Mass killing is the killing of large numbers of farmed animals and is sometimes called depopulation. At times, it is carried out in the event of an emergency animal disease outbreak to control and prevent further spread of the disease.
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 a farm animal and causes pain, suffering or distress. Any procedure that results in tissue injury should be assumed to cause pain, and therefore must be approached accordingly.