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Hot Topic:  Animal Care

Industry News:  January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
NIAA Publications:  2008 • 2007
Presentations:  2009 NIAA Annual Meeting • 2008 NIAA Annual Meeting • 2007 NIAA Annual Meeting
Committee:  Animal Care
2009-2010 Resolutions:  Animal Care Committee • Animal Health & International Trade Committee
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Industry News

Nationwide Poll: 7 Out of 10 Americans Wrongly Believe the Humane Society of the U.S. is a Pet-Shelter "Umbrella Group" (3-3-10)

HSUS Loses More Support (3-2-10)

First Animal Rights State Caucus Formed (3-1-10)

Senate Tackles Cockfighting, Backs Livestock Board (3-1-10)

NCC Releases Revised Program on Animal Welfare (2-26-10)

HSUS Sued for Racketeering (2-22-10)

Lawmakers Consider an Animal Abuse Registry (2-21-10)

Colorado Bill Filed That Orders Protection for Animals (2-19-10)

Perdue Earns USDA Seal for Proper Poultry Raising (2-18-10)

KY: Equine Board Passes House Ag Committee (2-18-10)

Website Launched To Report On Humane Society Of The U.S.' Activities (2-16-10)

Livestock Bill Will See Action This Week At Indiana Statehouse (2-15-10)

Animal Ag Alliance to Yellow Tail: Please Reconsider (2-12-10)

AVMA State Legislative Updates (2-12-10)

Cargill Extending Video Monitoring from Animal Welfare to Food Safety (2-8-10)

A Chat with Temple Grandin (2-8-10)

Groups Oppose ‘Animal Protection Liaison’ Idea (2-5-10)

Veal Group Adopts State of Ethics, Code of Conduct (2-4-10)

Willet Suspends Worker Shown in 'Nightline' Piece (2-3-10)

AVMA Partners With ARCH For Haiti Earthquake Relief (2-2-10)

Ohio Moves Closer to Naming Livestock Board Members (1-31-10)

Nevada: Horses Die in Roundup (1-29-10)

Laying Hen Production Systems: Welfare and Social Sustainability (1-28-10)

Members of Congress, Celebrities, The HSUS Speak Out Against Horse Slaughter and Highlight Need to Protect Wild Horses (1-27-10)

Nightline Shows 'Disturbing' Scenes at Dairy (1-27-10)

PETA Proposes Robotic Groundhog for Pa. Festival (1-27-10)

Why Does Livestock Legislation Include Horses (Editorial) (1-27-10)

FSIS Issues Instruction on Humane Handling and 28-Hour Law (1-26-10)

Humane Society Wants Farm Bureau Help on Tail Docking Legislation (1-25-10)

American Humane Certifies More Than Two-Thirds of Nation's Cage-Free Eggs (1-21-10)

Latest News on Animal Relief in Haiti: Livestock Top Priority (1-20-10)

Sonic Announces New Animal Welfare Policy (1-20-10)

Beware The HSUS Bait-And-Switch (1-19-10)

HSUS: Another Disaster, Another Payday (1-18-10)

Other States Hope to Lure California Poultry Producers Unhappy About a New Law (1-13-10)

Bill Back Horse Slaughterhouses (1-12-10)

Farmers Fight Back Against Animal Rights Groups (1-12-10)

HSUS Pressures Kroger to Go Cage-free on Eggs (1-11-10)

Temple Grandin Edits New Animal Welfare Book (1-11-10)

United Organizations of the Horse Calls for Boycott of all Celebrities, Organizations Promotion HSUS (1-9-10)

Michelle Obama Featured in PETA Anti-fur Ad (1-6-10)

Unpacking the HSUS Gravy Train (12-30-09)

Tail Docking Pits Sheep Breeders vs. Veterinarians (12-22-09)

FASS Releases the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, Third Edition (12-21-09)

Lawmaker, DVM Blasts Oklahoma State (12-21-09)

Maine Recognized For New Animal Protection Law (12-21-09)

HSUS Campaigns For White House Liaison (12-18-09)

Coop Tour Displays Creative Poultry Digs (12-15-09)

Missouri Working on Livestock Standards Bill (12-14-09)

FSIS Issues New Humane Handling Directive (12-11-09)

Crossbreeding Can Improve Dairy Cow Welfare (12-9-09)

American Humane's CEO Predicts Continued Intensive Animal Agriculture, But With Significant Humane Improvements (12-2-09)

Even Animal Activists Should Be Thanking Farmers (12-2-09)

Cattlemen React to HSUS “Puppy Mill” Proposal (12-1-09)

HSUS Chicken Suit Tossed Out (11-30-09)

Cattlemen Fight Back, Tell Their Story On Billboards (11-21-09)

HSUS Offers Reward in Iowa Pig Suffocation (11-20-09)

Country View Speaks Out About Undercover Video (11-18-09)

New Coalition Promoting Missouri Agriculture (11-18-09)

No Animal Welfare Advantage to Controlled Atmosphere Stunning (11-17-09)

Vilsack: Abuse Shouldn’t Reflect on the Entire System (11-16-09)

National Dairy FARM Program Online (11-13-09)

Another Undercover “Abuse” Video Surfaces (11-11-09)

Lawyer Says HSUS Investigator Provoked Workers (11-10-09)

Feinstain Seeks to End Slaughter of Downed Animals (11-9-09)

AVMA Issues Statement About Importance of Upcoming International Animal Welfare Symposium (11-6-09)

Issue 2 and Beyond (11-5-09)

Ohio Voters Approve Creation of Livestock Care Standards Board (11-4-09)

Are There Welfare Implications to Not Medicating Animals (11-3-09)

Vermont Slaughterhouse Closed for Inhumane Treatment (11-3-09)

PETA Deceives with Downed (10-30-09)

Veal, Cast in a Kinder Light (10-28-09)

Congress Requests GAO Study On Horse Welfare (10-26-09)

Dairy Cows Seized at Stearns County Farm (10-27-09)

UK: FAWC Publishes Landmark Report on Welfare (10-21-09)

Center for Food and Animal Issues Backed by Farm Credit Ohio Farm Bureau (10-20-09)

GAO Directed to Study Horse Welfare Since Slaughter Plants Closed (10-20-09)

Outside Observers Say Animal-Cruelty Videos Extreme at Best, at Worst, Staged (10-20-09)

Some See Animal Welfare Effort on Nebraska's Horizon (10-17-09)

Farmer Fined for Keeping Cow in the Dark (10-15-09)

American Humane® Certified Rolls Out Handling Program (10-14-09)

HSUS Attempts Christian Pubic Relations Stunt (10-14-09)

Philadelphia Eagles Hand Out Animal Welfare Grants (10-13-09)

Governor Signs Michigan Animal Housing Law (10-12-09)

Schwarzenegger Saves Cow Tails, Bans "Tail Docking" (10-12-09)

Canadian Government Invests in Farm Animal Care (10-6-09)

Study Explores Challenges of Cage-free Egg Production (10-6-09)

Jamison Sheds Light on Activists’ Agenda (9-30-09)

Latest PETA Probe Shows Importance of Checking Out Job Applicants (9-30-09)

Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board Opens URL For Voters on Issue 2 (9-28-09)

AVA Says Michigan House Legislation Unfair to Veal Farmers (9-23-09)

National Pasteurized Eggs Expands Product Offering; Launches Food Industry's First Cage-Free Pasteurized Shell Egg (9-23-09)

Ohio Group Plans Pro-ag Rallies (9-23-09)

Michigan House Passes Animal Care Legislation (9-21-09)

California Producer to Build Prop 2 House (9-17-09)

PETA Wants to Turn Va. Prison Into Chicken Museum (9-14-09)

Ohio Cattlemen: HSUS Now Campaigning With Religion (9-9-09)

Hy-Line Media Statement (9-8-09)

Calif. Assembly Approves Bill Banning Docking Cows’ Tails, Will Governor Sign It? (9-4-09)

Group Charges Animal Abuse in Iowa Hatchery (9-1-09)

Agribusinesses, Animal Rights Groups Negotiate on Farm-Animal Legislation (8-30-09)

Beef Cattle Health & Husbandry Experts Team Up To Promote Cattle Well-Being (8-26-09)

PETA To Call Out Smithfield Foods For Copping Out On Gestation Crate Phaseout (8-25-09)

Animal Welfare Debate Takes Center Stage (8-23-09)

Michigan Will Buy a Pig in a Poke if it Makes Farm Policy Through the Ballot Box Instead of the Legislature (8-2-09)

New Animal Care Bills in Michigan (7-31-09)

Animal Welfare: Allow Science, Not Emotion, to Tell Us Whether Farm Practices are Humane (7-27-09)

PETA Responds to Horse's Death at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (7-25-09)

Humane Society, Farmers Prepare for War (7-19-09)

PETA Clashes with AVMA (7-17-09)

Livestock Initiative Headed to Ohio’s Nov. Ballot (7-14-09)

Champions of Animal Care on Display (7-12-09)

Animal Rights Groups Launch “Horses on the Hill” Anti-Slaughter Campaign (7-8-09)

Animal Use Details to Go Online (7-6-09)

Michigan Next for Livestock Standards (6-30-09)

Chambliss Blocks Regulatory Pick Over Animal Lawsuits (6-28-09)

HSUS Establishes 'Humane Society University' (6-26-09)

Bank of America Partners with HSUS (This link includes a form letter requesting Bank of America to reconsider) (6-25-09)

House Approves Ballot Issue on Livestock Treatment (6-25-09)

Poor Earnings Lead Smithfield to Delay its Hog Housing Plan (6-25-09)

Clemson to Study Chicken Confinement Behavior (6-23-09)

Egg Fight Breaks Out Over Chicken Welfare Law (6-19-09)

PETA Calls On Nebraska State Fair Chair to Do Background Checks on Animal Exhibitors (6-15-09)

Tweeten Analyzes Potential Impact of Tougher Animal Rights Regs in Ohio (6-9-09)

Veal Industry Ahead of Schedule on Group Housing (6-9-09)

Should Livestock Be Guinea Pigs? (6-7-09)

Humane Society: Give Ohio Farm Animals Some Space (5-19-09)

Maine Becomes Sixth State To Ban Sow Gestation Crates, Veal Crates (5-19-09)

New Alliance Unites Horse Owners (5-18-09)

Animal Rights Groups Focus on Religion (5-15-09)

Could We Be Regulated Out of Business? (5-12-09)

Bill Would Apply Caged Hen Rules to Out-of-State Eggs (5-11-09)

UK Poultry Producers Leading the Way in Europe on Cage Ban (5-11-09)

Bill Banning Confinement Housing Introduced in New York State (5-8-09)

National Turkey Federation Creates Principles to Communicate Caring Commitment (5-6-09)

The Billings Gazette: Horse Facility Bill Lapses Into Law (5-2-09)

Panel Considers Horse Meat Processing Plant for Tennessee (4-28-09)

Win the Public Back on Animal Welfare (4-22-09)

California Moves to Nip Tail Docking (4-21-09)

HSUS Focuses Aim on Ohio (4-21-09)

Limbaugh a Spokesman for Vegans? Say What? (4-17-09)

Online Petition Opposes “Criminalizing Horsemeat” (4-17-09)

Cargill Announces Progress in Animal Welfare (4-15-09)

AASV Recommends Animal Well-being Policies (4-13-09)

Landmark Welfare Case Up to WTO? (4-13-09)

HSUS to Take Prop 2-Like Action to Ohio (4-6-09)

2008

Opening General Session Speakers Tackle Animal Care, Well-Being Issues Head-on (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

2007

New Producer-Led Coalition:  National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative (Fall/Winter, Cattle Health Report)

Presentations

Animal Care Committee Session
    What Face is Currently Seen?  What Are the Stories on the Newspaper's Front Page or Television's Evening News?
      Update on Soring
      Dr. Rachel Cezar, USDA/APHIS/Animal Care
      Recent Factors Impacting Equine Welfare
      Essie Rogers and Ginny Grulke, Kentucky Horse Council
      Ballot Initiatives:  How do these things happen?
      Dr. Gail Golab, American Veterinary Medical Association
      “Humane Officers”:  Who are they?  How are they identified?  What are their rights and responsibilities? (No presentation available)
      Becky Reiter, Boone County and Kentucky Animal Control Boards
    How We Shape the Face of Animal Care in American Agriculture
      Shaping Public Opinion:  How the pork industry does it
      Sherrie Niekamp, National Pork Board
      Shaping Public Opinion:  How the dairy industry does it
      Dr. Jamie Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation

Equine Committee Session
    Equine Industry Welfare Initiatives
      NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance
      Peggy Hendershot, National Thoroughbred Racing Association
      Equine Welfare and Safety at USEF
      Beth Taylor, United States Equestrian Federation
      AAEP Welfare Initiatives (No presentation available)
      Sally Baker, American Association of Equine Practitioners
      The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium:  An introduction
      Hallie Roach, Racing Medication and Testing Consortium

Opening General Session
      Animals Past, Animals Future:  The development and direction of the animal protection movement
      Dr. Wes Jamison, University of Florida
      Animal Care:  Diverging ethical perspectives
      Dr. Ray Stricklin, University of Maryland [Audio]
      Remarks About U.S. Animal Agriculture
      Secretary Ed Schafer, U.S. Department of Agriculture [Audio]
      The US Political Arena: On the table, and on the horizon (No Presentation Available)
      Steve Kopperud, Policy Directions, Inc. [Audio]
      Protecting Our Freedom to Operate:  How do we earn and maintain the social license we need to protect our freedom to operate?
      Charlie Arnot, CMA Consulting [Audio]

     Looking in the Mirror
         Equine Industry: 
            Animal Welfare 2007-2008:  A Kentucky perspective
            Dr. Robert Stout, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
            Soring
            Dr. Rachel Cezar, USDA/APHIS Animal Care [Audio]
         Euthanasia
         Dr. Gail C. Golab, American Veterinary Medical Association [Audio]
         The Politics of Issues Like Lamb Taildocking
         Dr. Jeff Goodwin, Colorado State University [Audio]
     Looking in the Future
         Poultry Industry UEP (No Presentation Available)
         Gene Gregory, United Egg Producers
         American Veal:  Excellence in agriculture
         Bryan Scott, American Veal Association
         The Pork Industry:  Shaping our future
         Sherrie Niekamp, National Pork Board

      The National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative
      Dr. Jamie S. Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation [Audio]
      Talking to Consumers about Farm Animal Welfare
      Dr. Bailey Norwood, Oklahoma State University [Audio]
      The Beef Industry's Response to Animal Welfare
      Dr. Bob Smith, VRCS, LLC [Audio]

      Sheep and Goat Welfare Issues:  Being proactive (No Presentation Available)
      Dr. Stan Curtis, University of Illinois [Audio]

      OIE Animal Welfare Perspective
      Dr. Dave Harlan, Cargill [Audio]
      Animal Welfare Research and Policies in Europe:  Potential implications for animal agriculture in the USA
      Dr. Ed Pajor, Purdue University [Audio]
      Animal Welfare and the Scientific Method
      Dr. Suzanne Millman, Iowa State University [Audio]

      European Union:  Consumer driven animal welfare and food safety
      Jostein Dragset, European Commission, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General [Audio]
      Farm Animal Care and Auditing:  A 10,000 foot view of the present
      Mike Simpson, Professional Animal Auditors Certification Organization

Animal Care Committee Session

      Mass Depopulations: Techniques, Strategies, and Considerations
      Dr. Kevin Varner, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services

      Contemporary Issues in Today’s Welfare
      Dr. Chris Ashworth, Monsanto Choice Genetics

• Animal Care Committee
• Animal Health & International Trade Committee:  Animal Welfare Research

• American Farm Bureau Federation: Conversations on Animal Care
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Horse Welfare Committee
• National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative
• Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, Inc.
• United Egg Producers
• USDA/APHIS Animal Welfare