Sad story out of the Watertown area.
Check it out http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/pair-facing-dozens-of-animal-cruelty-charges-after-watertown-farm-raid-video-20170303 at this link.
Showing posts with label animal welfare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animal welfare. Show all posts
Friday, March 3, 2017
Monday, February 6, 2017
USDA Removes Animal Welfare Info from Website
From the Washington Post:
Go to https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/02/03/the-usda-abruptly-removes-animal-welfare-information-from-its-website/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.df241e10be9c to check out the story.
Go to https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/02/03/the-usda-abruptly-removes-animal-welfare-information-from-its-website/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.df241e10be9c to check out the story.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Dairy Farmer Takes On Temple Grandin
A great read.
Comments, anyone??
Go to http://www.hoards.com/blog_Temple-Grandin-said-that to see the story.
Comments, anyone??
Go to http://www.hoards.com/blog_Temple-Grandin-said-that to see the story.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Winter Dairy Programs Set for Northern and Western New York
From Cornell Cooperative Extension:
The Cornell Cooperative Extension associations of Northern New York, Quality Milk Production Services, and Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team are partnering to present winter dairy programs on cattle housing and handling, cow comfort, animal welfare, and communicating positive messages about cattle welfare.
Dairy specialists with the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Vermont Department of Animal and Veterinary Services will speak in programs to be offered from 10am to 3 p.m. on:
** Jan. 12 in Burrville at Farm Credit East
** Jan. 13 at Extension offices in Canton in Northern New York and in Albion, Canandaigua and Warsaw in Western New York and
** Jan.. 14 in Chazy at the Miner Institute.
Speakers at the Jan. 12, 13 and 14 programs are:
Dr. Katie Proudfoot, dairy handling and cow comfort
Dr. Julie M. Smith, animal welfare in the milking parlor
Dr. Kimberley Morrill, calf comfort an cold weather considerations.
Internet broadcasting and webinar technology will make the programs possible in multiple sites.
On Jan. 20, American Dairy Association and Dairy Council and Upstate Niagara Cooperative representatives will present information on the National Dairy F.A.R.M. Program and on communicating positive messages about dairy cattle welfare. The programs will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.in Burrville, Canton and Chazy in Northern New York and Albion, Canandaigua and Warsaw in Western New York.
F.A.R.M. is the acronym for Farmers Assuring Responsible Management. The National Dairy F.A.R.M. Program is a nationwide, verifiable animal wellbeing program being adopted by dairy producers and cooperatives across the United States.
Speakers at the January 20 program are:Beth Meyer, Vice President for Industry Communications with the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council
Sara Gillette, a Senior Animal Well-Being Specialist and Area Manager with the Upstate Niagara Cooperative, and a certified National Milk Producers Federation trainer and evaluator..
The fee to cover two programs in Northern NY is $75 if you preregister by Jan. 4 or $95 at the door. Contact 315-379-9192 or go to https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/_10512
Registration for two programs in Western NY is $75 for those enrolled in the Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crop Team program, $95 for non-enrollees. For more information or to register, call 585-786-2251 or go to http://wyoming.cce.cornell.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension associations of Northern New York, Quality Milk Production Services, and Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team are partnering to present winter dairy programs on cattle housing and handling, cow comfort, animal welfare, and communicating positive messages about cattle welfare.
Dairy specialists with the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Vermont Department of Animal and Veterinary Services will speak in programs to be offered from 10am to 3 p.m. on:
** Jan. 12 in Burrville at Farm Credit East
** Jan. 13 at Extension offices in Canton in Northern New York and in Albion, Canandaigua and Warsaw in Western New York and
** Jan.. 14 in Chazy at the Miner Institute.
Speakers at the Jan. 12, 13 and 14 programs are:
Dr. Katie Proudfoot, dairy handling and cow comfort
Dr. Julie M. Smith, animal welfare in the milking parlor
Dr. Kimberley Morrill, calf comfort an cold weather considerations.
Internet broadcasting and webinar technology will make the programs possible in multiple sites.
On Jan. 20, American Dairy Association and Dairy Council and Upstate Niagara Cooperative representatives will present information on the National Dairy F.A.R.M. Program and on communicating positive messages about dairy cattle welfare. The programs will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.in Burrville, Canton and Chazy in Northern New York and Albion, Canandaigua and Warsaw in Western New York.
F.A.R.M. is the acronym for Farmers Assuring Responsible Management. The National Dairy F.A.R.M. Program is a nationwide, verifiable animal wellbeing program being adopted by dairy producers and cooperatives across the United States.
Speakers at the January 20 program are:Beth Meyer, Vice President for Industry Communications with the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council
Sara Gillette, a Senior Animal Well-Being Specialist and Area Manager with the Upstate Niagara Cooperative, and a certified National Milk Producers Federation trainer and evaluator..
The fee to cover two programs in Northern NY is $75 if you preregister by Jan. 4 or $95 at the door. Contact 315-379-9192 or go to https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/_10512
Registration for two programs in Western NY is $75 for those enrolled in the Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crop Team program, $95 for non-enrollees. For more information or to register, call 585-786-2251 or go to http://wyoming.cce.cornell.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Webinar on Farm Animal Welfare Law Set for Nov. 12
A Continuing Legal Education webinar on New York farm animal welfare law is being presented at 3:30 p.m., Thursday Nov. 12.
Lawyer Cari Rincker will present the program through Lawline.com.
Topics to be covered are:
Lawyer Cari Rincker will present the program through Lawline.com.
Topics to be covered are:
• Overview of animal cruelty law in New York, including applicable statues and related case law;Anyone interested in participating in this webinar should go to http://www.lawline.com/cle/course/overview-of-new-york-farm-animal-welfare-law to register.
• Seizure of animals under these statues;
• Criminal procedure for police officers and Society for the Prevention for the Cruelty of Animals (“SPCA”) peace officers, including warrant requirements, search and seizure, warrantless arrests, photographic evidence;
• Posting of security for costs of care for seized animals;
• Local animal abuser registries and databases; and
• Tips for protecting farms and building a defense.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Report: School Cafeteria Vendor Collaborates with Humane Society of the US
Interesting story.
What do you all think? http://www.agweb.com/article/school-cafeteria-vendor-collaborates-with-humane-society-of-the-united-states-NAA-jim-dickrell/#.VVsgRJU0qsk.facebook
Here is the original blog entry from the Humane Society of the United States President Wayne Pacelle. http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2015/04/aramark-animal-welfare-announcement.html
What do you all think? http://www.agweb.com/article/school-cafeteria-vendor-collaborates-with-humane-society-of-the-united-states-NAA-jim-dickrell/#.VVsgRJU0qsk.facebook
Here is the original blog entry from the Humane Society of the United States President Wayne Pacelle. http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2015/04/aramark-animal-welfare-announcement.html
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Friday, January 10, 2014
Sherburne man faces animal cruelty charges
Check out this http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Sherburne-man-faces-110-counts-of-animal-cruelty-239642221.html story about a man charged with letting cows die and be undernourished.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Sometimes We Are Mean to Our Cows
Here's another great http://dairycarrie.com/2013/12/09/cowabuse/ blog entry from Dairy Carrie in Wisconsin.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Lawsuit Settled Against Group Caring for Retired Racehorses
This is from the Attorney General's office:
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the settlement of a lawsuit against directors of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Inc. (TRF), one of the nation's largest charitable organizations dedicated to caring for retired racehorses.
The enforcement action charged that directors of the New York-based foundation’s board had neglected their duties by taking on more racehorses than the group could afford to care for, resulting in the neglect and mistreatment of many of these animals.
Under the settlement, TRF will add a veterinarian, named by the Attorney General's office, to its board. A revamped board will also include a director nominated by an animal welfare organization and one nominated by members of the nation’s horse racing and breeding industry.
The settlement further requires the board to establish a five-person committee, consisting of the three new directors and two current board members not named as defendants in the lawsuit, charged with recruiting a new, full-time chief executive officer for the organization.
"New York needs the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation to be fiscally sound and responsibly managed. Our agreement to remake the board of directors will help put this important charity back on solid financial ground and able to care for the animals it receives – and it gives TRF a shot to reclaim its place as one of America's leading thoroughbred organizations,"Schneiderman said. "As it was previously constituted, the foundation's board proved unable to conduct necessary financial oversight and management."
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Report Released on Care of Agricultural Animals; Teleconference Today
This is from the Animal Agriculture Alliance:
The Animal Agriculture Alliance today (Monday Oct. 21) released a report detailing the efforts and progress America’s livestock, poultry and egg producers have made over more than a decade in ensuring animal well-being, protecting the environment, using antibiotics responsibly and producing the world’s safest food.
Titled “Advances in Animal Agriculture; What the Center for a Livable Future, Pew Commission and Others Aren’t Telling You About Food Production,” the report will provide stark contrast to a report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future, the organization that initiated “Meatless Mondays.”
Its report, expected to be released Oct. 22, is an update of a report issued in 2008 by the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production that was highly critical of modern food-animal production.
“Many organizations -- including the Pew Commission -- have long criticized the animal agriculture community for not caring enough about their animals or environment or prioritizing public health,” said Alliance President and CEO Kay Johnson Smith. “While there’s always more progress to be made, the entire animal agriculture community has worked hard and has achieved results. Those results should be shared.”
Information for the AAA report was provided by organizations representing beef, chicken, dairy, egg, pork and turkey farmers and ranchers and showcase specific accomplishments in five areas: animal care, responsible antibiotics use, food safety, environmental sustainability and industry research initiatives.
One highlight of the report includes the illness rate from E. coli dropping to less than one case in 100,000 people, meeting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2010 goal.
Additionally, in terms of sustainability, the United States is a model for sustainable livestock production, and less than three percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to livestock production.
The report also explains how agriculture has adapted to the changing landscape, including embracing technology to improve animal well-being and food safety and enhancing productivity to feed a world population that’s expected to increase by 30 percent 2050.
The Alliance will be hosting a teleconference from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday Oct. 22 with various third-party experts to discuss the efforts presented in the Alliance report.
The presenters also will be prepared to answer questions about the Center for a Livable Future’s re-release of the Pew Commission’s 2008 report.
Experts participating in the teleconference include:
* Dr. Richard Raymond, former Under Secretary, Food Safety Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
* Dr. Scott Hurd, former Deputy Under Secretary, Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture
* Janeen Salak-Johnson, PhD, University of Illinois, Associate Professor Animal Science
* Dr. John Glisson, DVM, MAM, PhD, Retired Department Head of Population Health and former Head of the Department of Avian Medicine, University of Georgia; Vice President, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
* Dr. Frank Mitloehner, Professor and Air Quality Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis
“The varied landscape of livestock and poultry production — farms of all shapes, sizes and production styles — is responsible for the abundance of choices we have at the grocery store and will also be responsible for feeding our growing population,” said Johnson Smith.
A full copy of the report is available on the Alliance website (http://animalagalliance.org/
The Animal Agriculture Alliance today (Monday Oct. 21) released a report detailing the efforts and progress America’s livestock, poultry and egg producers have made over more than a decade in ensuring animal well-being, protecting the environment, using antibiotics responsibly and producing the world’s safest food.
Titled “Advances in Animal Agriculture; What the Center for a Livable Future, Pew Commission and Others Aren’t Telling You About Food Production,” the report will provide stark contrast to a report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future, the organization that initiated “Meatless Mondays.”
Its report, expected to be released Oct. 22, is an update of a report issued in 2008 by the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production that was highly critical of modern food-animal production.
“Many organizations -- including the Pew Commission -- have long criticized the animal agriculture community for not caring enough about their animals or environment or prioritizing public health,” said Alliance President and CEO Kay Johnson Smith. “While there’s always more progress to be made, the entire animal agriculture community has worked hard and has achieved results. Those results should be shared.”
Information for the AAA report was provided by organizations representing beef, chicken, dairy, egg, pork and turkey farmers and ranchers and showcase specific accomplishments in five areas: animal care, responsible antibiotics use, food safety, environmental sustainability and industry research initiatives.
One highlight of the report includes the illness rate from E. coli dropping to less than one case in 100,000 people, meeting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2010 goal.
Additionally, in terms of sustainability, the United States is a model for sustainable livestock production, and less than three percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to livestock production.
The report also explains how agriculture has adapted to the changing landscape, including embracing technology to improve animal well-being and food safety and enhancing productivity to feed a world population that’s expected to increase by 30 percent 2050.
The Alliance will be hosting a teleconference from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday Oct. 22 with various third-party experts to discuss the efforts presented in the Alliance report.
The presenters also will be prepared to answer questions about the Center for a Livable Future’s re-release of the Pew Commission’s 2008 report.
Experts participating in the teleconference include:
* Dr. Richard Raymond, former Under Secretary, Food Safety Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
* Dr. Scott Hurd, former Deputy Under Secretary, Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture
* Janeen Salak-Johnson, PhD, University of Illinois, Associate Professor Animal Science
* Dr. John Glisson, DVM, MAM, PhD, Retired Department Head of Population Health and former Head of the Department of Avian Medicine, University of Georgia; Vice President, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
* Dr. Frank Mitloehner, Professor and Air Quality Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis
“The varied landscape of livestock and poultry production — farms of all shapes, sizes and production styles — is responsible for the abundance of choices we have at the grocery store and will also be responsible for feeding our growing population,” said Johnson Smith.
A full copy of the report is available on the Alliance website (http://animalagalliance.org/
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Cornell Vet School Beginning Construction Project
News from Cornell University:
The
College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell will begin a $63 million
capital project to upgrade and expand its infrastructure and teaching
facilities to accommodate increasing the pre-clinical (first three years
of study) class sizes from 102 to 120 students.
Plans call for
demolishing 68,000 square feet of existing space, replacing it with
65,000 square feet of new space, and renovating 33,000 square feet.
Construction is scheduled to start next summer with completion in fall 2017.
Cornell currently has the smallest class size among top-tier veterinary
schools, due in part to facilities that lack lecture halls and other
spaces capable of supporting more than 102 students. The fourth-year
class size is now 120 students; an additional 18 students, many from
Caribbean schools, complete their clinical training during their final
year at Cornell in the college’s veterinary teaching hospital, which
already has capacity for the additional students.
Additionally, the project will support the growing needs of an annual
veterinary conference held at the college that attracts about
700 people. Along with practicing veterinarians and students, the
conference is attended by veterinary technicians who will have access to
Cornell’s new facilities to augment their programs with experiential
learning.
“The facility enhancements made as part of this project will enable the
college to match the admission size of our veterinary student intake
with the capacity of our hospital, thereby achieving the maximum benefit
from our extraordinary teaching hospital,” said Michael Kotlikoff, the
Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine.
“The program will also
benefit regional veterinary technician programs, who need greater
hands-on opportunities," he said.. "Having access to Cornell’s facilities will
empower the State University of New York and other veterinary technician
training programs to attract the most promising students to their
programs, provide them with the most effective training and facilitate
their ongoing success in practice.”
While uniting major teaching, clinical and research spaces of the
college, the project enhances the sense of community and collaboration
opportunities among students, faculty and staff.
The design includes
creating a public auditorium; larger classrooms to expand pre-clinical
education, including two additional tiered lecture halls; a dining
facility closer to the hospital; renovating existing anatomy, tutorial
and student surgery areas; and developing meeting and event spaces, an
e-learning center and study spaces as well as a central student locker
area.
Construction plans also include replacing James Law Auditorium with a
new three-story structure: The first floor will house the
Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library, which is central to the teaching and
research mission of the college. The second-floor will contain the
modular resource center and E-learning Center, where students and others
can access innovative learning tools. The third floor will be used for
administrative offices.
The project is predominantly funded by New York state with the remainder coming from gifts and other college resources.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
The Story of Emilie
What a wonderful story.
Please read all the way to the end. Tissues should be nearby.
Go to http://wfbf.com/blogs/compassion/ to see the story.
Please read all the way to the end. Tissues should be nearby.
Go to http://wfbf.com/blogs/compassion/ to see the story.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
National Geographic Takes On Animal Abuse on Farms
OK. Another ag issue is heating up Twitter.
Go to Twitter and search for #insidesecretamerica. Seems National Geographic Channel has a show called Inside Secret America and did a piece called "Animal Undercover" which aired Wednesday night and again at midnight Thursday.
Twitter is lighting up from farmers across the U.S. ripping the show.
Go to http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/31/13048/ to read about the National Geographic show. Go to http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/inside-secret-america/video/ to see two videos from the animal show -- one on ag gag laws and one of an undercover investigation.
Here is how the National Geographic website describes the show: "The images are disturbing; animal cruelty and abuse at the hands of food industry workers and research technicians. Van Zeller and Foster first meet with covert animal activists who lead hidden camera exposés that have resulted in increased scrutiny of slaughterhouses, farms and research labs. While activists push for stricter enforcement of animal cruelty laws and increased criminal prosecutions against offenders, industry executives and lawmakers are mounting their own counterattack."
Here are some tweets about the show:
Tim says: Ok, read some tweets about#InsideSecretAmerica...I can assure you my chickens/animals live a better life than I do.
Compassion 4 Animals says: I love the farmers who say they are against animal abuse. Do you also say you murder your animals with care?
Jessica Decker says: Best part of that#insidesecretamerica- all the farmers/ranchers offering to open their doors! Take note America!
Jenni Tilton-Flood says: The only animal "abused"on our family farm is a Deere.
What do you folks think of all this??
Go to Twitter and search for #insidesecretamerica. Seems National Geographic Channel has a show called Inside Secret America and did a piece called "Animal Undercover" which aired Wednesday night and again at midnight Thursday.
Twitter is lighting up from farmers across the U.S. ripping the show.
Go to http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/31/13048/ to read about the National Geographic show. Go to http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/inside-secret-america/video/ to see two videos from the animal show -- one on ag gag laws and one of an undercover investigation.
Here is how the National Geographic website describes the show: "The images are disturbing; animal cruelty and abuse at the hands of food industry workers and research technicians. Van Zeller and Foster first meet with covert animal activists who lead hidden camera exposés that have resulted in increased scrutiny of slaughterhouses, farms and research labs. While activists push for stricter enforcement of animal cruelty laws and increased criminal prosecutions against offenders, industry executives and lawmakers are mounting their own counterattack."
Here are some tweets about the show:
Tim says: Ok, read some tweets about
Compassion 4 Animals says: I love the farmers who say they are against animal abuse. Do you also say you murder your animals with care?
Jessica Decker says: Best part of that
Jenni Tilton-Flood says: The only animal "abused"on our family farm is a Deere.
What do you folks think of all this??
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Wisconsin Farmer Talks About "Ag Gag" Laws
Interesting view about cameras in the barn from a Southern Wisconsin dairy farmer.
Go to http://dairycarrie.com/2013/04/16/aggag/ to read it.
Leave comments on what you think here on my blog.
Go to http://dairycarrie.com/2013/04/16/aggag/ to read it.
Leave comments on what you think here on my blog.
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