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WSPA news and press releases

• Experts turn out for farm animal welfare in China >> 04/04/08
• Shocking undercover film shows cruel traffic in live animals >> 12/02/08
• Taiwan to ban live bird markets >> 04/02/08
• Peaceful protest calls for end to cruel Pigs of God contest >> 04/12/07
• New outbreak of foot-and-mouth >> 12/09/07
• Humane slaughter campaign succeeds in law change >> 22/06/07
• New WSPA report says intensive farming encourages global poverty >> 17/05/07
• Farm animal welfare takes centre stage in South Korea >> 27/04/07
• Film reveals shocking pig cruelty in Taiwan >> 20/04/07
• Banned in Europe, promoted in Asia >> 12/03/07
• Humane slaughter agreement signed in China >> 12/02/07
• WSPA opposes sale of products from animal clones >> 27/1/07

Other news

• Sainsbury's pledges to sell only salmon from sustainable stocks >> 13/06/08
• Colorado signs bill to phase out sow stalls and veal crates >> 14/05/08
• Co-op becomes the latest UK supermarket to sell only cage-free eggs >> 11/01/08
• CIWF announces results of 2007-2008 supermarket survey >> 15/01/08
• FAO report says organic farming fights hunger, tackles climate change and benefits farmers, consumers and the environment >> 12/09/07
• American Veal Association recommends calf crates be phased out >> 06/08/07
• World's third largest hamburger chain seeks more meat from humane suppliers >> 13/07/07
• Oregon bans sow stalls >> 28/06/07
• EU project offers natural alternatives to growth-promoting antibiotics for farmyard animals >> 22/05/07
• New EU rules to improve the welfare of meat chickens are met with mixed views >> 11/05/07
• New study from Iowa State University raises questions about the effectiveness of sow stalls >> 10/05/07
• FAO says states should integrate organic agriculture objectives within national priorities >> 03/05/07
• US agribusiness company Cargill phases out sow stalls >> 12/04/07
• Burger King implements set of animal welfare policies >> 28/03/07
• EU's 2007 Eurobarometer on animal welfare shows high willingness of  EU citizens to pay more for animal welfare-friendly products >> 22/03/07
• CIWF announces winners of 2007 Good Egg Awards >> 20/03/07
• Supermarket giant J. Sainsbury pledges to phase out battery eggs before 2012 in response to customer concerns >> 20/03/07
• Outbreak of the highly pathogenic form of Avian Flu H5N1 at the Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Suffolk >>
• British government minister calls on diners to boycott foie gras >> 06/02/07
• Maple Leaf Foods announces that it will also phase out the use of sow gestation stalls >> 31/01/07
• Smithfield announces its decision to phase out sow stalls >> 25/01/07
• Marks and Spencer's announce new 100-point £200m eco-plan >> 15/01/07