Sentence examples for standard of welfare from inspiring English sources

They cite the Farm Animal Welfare Council's view that "a cow housed all year round with no access to grazing can have a satisfactory standard of welfare".

Millions of ducks are raised for meat in the UK, many in highly intensive units where the standard of welfare is shockingly low.

"Even if we were to ban caged eggs, there would still be a range of choices for consumers from barns through to backyard hens, and we encourage consumers to buy the highest standard of welfare they can afford".

Many vet friends ask: "How can you do work with experimental animals, when you have trained to make animals better?" The way I see it is that first, as a vet, I can ensure that my lab animals have the highest standard of welfare possible and second, I feel privileged to be doing research that may be relevant to both human and animal health.

Currently, there is conflict in which housing practices are recommended to maximise use of resources but simultaneously preserve a basic standard of welfare for the cats.

For example, one veterinarian defended confinement systems this way: "My experience has been that... by-and-large the standard of welfare among animals kept in the so called "intensive" systems is higher.

During the 1997 election campaign, new Labour published a pre-manifesto pamphlet, New Life for Animals, with plans for "the highest possible standards of welfare in the laboratory".

"The BHA works closely with Cheltenham, and indeed all British racecourses, to ensure that the highest possible standards of welfare are in place at all fixtures.

Root and branch reform is urgently required to deliver traceability, accountability and clearer labelling, together (crucially) with proper standards of welfare for farmed animals.

"Our findings confirm that the site is well managed with staff at all levels committed to the provision of appropriate standards of welfare and care, within the constraints of the scientific requirements of the research".

Booths are even attempting to get black pudding made using fresh pig's blood, instead of the powdered version from pigs kept under lower standards of welfare in the Netherlands and Denmark.