#Act4 FarmAnimals Farming animals for products like meat, dairy, and leather have been common globally for over 9,000 years. 90 reasons to consider cellular agriculture 17 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The uncertainty surrounding the Brexit renders outlook exercises even more difficult. These market forecasts relate to the EU-28 as the UK is still a member at the date of the publication. Short-term Agri Outlook report released: data on meat and dairy production, consumption and trade 15 April 2019
#Act4 Pets Pet cats can recognize their own names if their names are used regularly by their owners, according to new results by a team of researchers in Japan. Cats recognize their own names, according to new Japanese research 8 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals As a result, it would make it easier for the industrial concentration of slaughtering and, by extension, the over-rationalization of major slaughterhouses. Article: The implementation of an animal protection regulation on the structuring of French slaughterhouses 2 April 2019
#Act4 Aquatics A few years ago, scientists from the University of Tennessee noticed curious behaviour in three captive male white-spotted cichlid fish. Playing, courtship and vanity: The rich emotional lives of fish 12 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Aquatic animal production is the fastest growing food sector globally. FVE maps out the educational steps to become an aquatic veterinarian to address EU lack of vets for fish 11 March 2019
#Act4 Aquatics JRC scientists developed a novel method to identify fish species present in processed food. This method is complementary to existing fish identification strategies and will support the prevention of frauds. Which fish is in your fishstick? EC scientists develop new method to identify fish species in processed food 3 March 2019
#Act4 Equines Equine assisted interventions (EAIs) include all therapeutic interventions aimed at improving human wellbeing through the involvement of horses. Emotional transfer in human–horse interaction: New perspectives on equine-assisted interventions 26 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Cull sows may be more vulnerable to transportation compared to other swine categories, as they are typically culled after several production cycles, and hence may be injured or weak. New Danish study finds cull sows suffer during transport to slaughter due to conditions en route 18 February 2019
Research suggests density of hairdressers in an area – and resulting human hair – affects rate of lost toes Human hair behind pigeons' lost toes, Paris study finds 14 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Farm animal welfare is a major concern for society and food production. Farm animal cognition—linking behavior, welfare and ethics 12 February 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Environmental law contributes to biodiversity conservation insofar as it is properly drafted and implemented. Case Study: wildlife law unfit for the protection of a wild‐born North Sea orca kept for ‘research’, before ending up in Spanish aquapark 11 February 2019