article thumbnail

Royal Decree Issued in Spain Over Animal Welfare

Critter News

In the decree the Spanish Government outlines a training and publicity initiatives to promote new methods of production to farmers and the public as well as a timeline to receive and investigate plans for conversion as well as committing €300m in loans for farmers to convert to enriched facilities.

Spain 100
article thumbnail

From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

At the same time connections between the food industry and government agencies like the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration have become so incestuous that we should expect little from them. Even “factory” agriculture has its limits. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Jonathan Spitz Westfield, N.J.,