Transport to Slaughterhouse on Welfare Agenda
CANADA - A Liberal MP is seeks to cut lengthy transport times for livestock on way to the slaughterhouse.

Warning from MEPs Regarding EU Transport Rules
SCOTLAND, UK - An NFU Scotland delegation visiting Brussels has received warning that damaging EU proposals to introduce new restrictions on animal transport could be put back on the European agenda within a few short weeks.

EU Animal Transport Proposals Withdrawn for Now
SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed the news that proposals to introduce controversial new animal transport laws have been withdrawn from internal European Commission consultation.

Central Jakarta Monitors Chicken Slaughterhouses
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Central Jakarta Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Office raided 16 chicken slaughterhouses and exterminated 400 fowl that were killed en route to the slaughterhouse.

Adopted Chickens Lay More Humane Eggs
US - As a growing number of urbanites scramble to produce their own farm fresh, organic eggs, animal advocates are urging them to adopt a chicken and not buy the newborn baby chicks from hatcheries.

Meat and Poultry Products Not Part of Tariff Hikes
MEXICO - Meat and poultry products are not on the list of US products that will be subject to retaliatory tariffs, published by the Mexican government today in the Official Diary.

Chicken Deaths in Truck Accident Angers RSPCA
AUSTRALIA - The RSPCA wants tougher controls on livestock transporters, after the deaths of 4000 chickens when a truck rolled over in South Australia's lower north yesterday.

MEPs Debate Non-Enforcement of Rules
EU - Rules to protect animals are not enforced properly according to two British MEPs who will raise the issue in a debate in Parliament today.

Battle over New Orleans Port
LOUISIANA - Port of New Orleans and New Orleans Building Corp. are in fierce competition battle over the development of a new wharf for the export of poultry meat.

Study Based on Tailgating Chicken Trucks Criticised
US - The National Chicken Council has criticised a study of bacteria allegedly flying off chicken trucks as unfocused, unrealistic, and rather unsafe.

Another Three Chick Transporters for Al Bayad
SAUDI ARABIA - Confidence in One-O-Four results in another three HatchTravellers for Al bayad.

Transporting Broilers Spreads Antibiotic Resistance
US - Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found evidence of a novel pathway for potential human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria from intensively raised poultry – driving behind the trucks transporting broiler...