[http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/animalwelfare/images/banner_nl.jpg] Have you visited the Gateway to Animal Welfare;<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/animal-welfare/> recently? The following have been uploaded since the 7th December 2012: 25 items have been added document type 1. HSI/Canada Calls on Canadian Retailers to End the Use of Gestation Crates in the Wake of Shocking Undercover Video<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166780/> News 2. Tesco to stock duck reared to RSPCA standards<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166691/> News 3. New Zealand issues new code of welfare for layer hens<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166415/> News 4. Animal Welfare (Goats) Code of Welfare 2012<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166782/> Codes of practice and recommendations 5. Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2012<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166777/> Codes of practice and recommendations 6. Informe sobre falta de ordeño y sellado de ubres de "vacas lecheras" en el mercado de Torrelavega, Cantabria, España, 21.11.2012.<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166776/> Publications 7. We've vowed to take on legal fight for live export animals<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166690/> News 8. Draft Equine Code of Practice released for Public Comment<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166546/> News 9. Equine - Draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166686/> Miscellaneous 10. Report about the Non – Milking and Sealing of Udder s of “Dairy” Cows at the market at Torrelavega, Spain, 21.11.2012 <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166693/> Publications 11. Collaborative Working Group on European Animal Health & Welfare Research<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166545/> Web sites 12. The European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166544/> Web sites 13. National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC)<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166543/> Web sites 14. Eurogroup attends event on the ban of ritual slaughter in Poland<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166542/> News 15. WSPA partners with BeyondCover to help animals in need<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166541/> News 16. WSPA regresa a Haití para llevar alivio a animales y sus dueños <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166253/> News 17. New Poll Shows New Hampshire Voters Overwhelmingly Support Bill to Protect Farm Animals by 7-to-1 Margin<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166252/> News 18. Why intensive turkeys go lame<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166251/> News 19. Beef cattle welfare challenge<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166419/> Miscellaneous 20. RSPCA Animal Welfare guidelines - Beef Cattle<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166418/> Publications 21. OPINION ON THE WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF BREEDING AND BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES IN COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK AGRICULTURE<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166218/> News 22. REPORT ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE: HEALTH AND DISEASE <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166216/> News 23. OPINION ON THE WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF BREEDING AND BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES IN COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK AGRICULTURE - November 2012 <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166217/> Publications 24. Farm Animal Welfare: Health and Disease - November 2012 <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166215/> Publications 25. HSI: Horsemeat Isn’t Just a Cruel Trade; It Could Be Bad For Your Health <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/166022/> News 3 events have been added event date 1. Incontro sul benessere animale<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/aw-events/events-detail/en/c/166416/> 10/12/2012 12:00 AM 2. Alternatives to surgical castration of male pigs<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/aw-events/events-detail/en/c/166689/> 17/12/2012 12:00 AM 3. When coping is not enough - Promoting positive welfare states in animals<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/aw-events/events-detail/en/c/166417/> 26/02/2013 12:00 AM Have you visited FAOcast recently?<http://vimeo.com/faocast>