[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 24th January 2014: 16 items have been added document type 1. Court of Appeals Rejects Bid to Reconsider California’s Foie Gras Ban<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213199/> News 2. Six countries still flouting sow stall ban<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213198/> News 3. Verified Beef Production assessing potential new modules<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213083/> News 4. Fury over Europe's failure on pig welfare rules<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213148/> News 5. Greek presidency urged to keep animal welfare central to its priorities<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213147/> News 6. Victory for farm animals in the final version of the Farm Bill<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213146/> News 7. Use and validation of automatically registered animal data about group-housed gestating sows with electronic feed stations<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213149/> Education and training opportunities 8. Verified Beef Production (VBP)<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213084/> Web sites 9. Farm animal care takes spotlight at Banff Pork Seminar<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213082/> News 10. USDA Shutters Calf Slaughter Plant in New Jersey in Wake of HSUS Investigation<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213081/> News 11. Top outdoor brands for down go cruelty free<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/212924/> News 12. Book claims to expose 'true cost of cheap meat'<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213005/> News 13. EU Commission takes rigorous steps against Member States for breaching EU Animal Welfare legislation<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/213004/> News 14. Majority of animal welfare amendments adopted in Animal Health law opinion<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/212923/> News 15. Brooke News January 2014<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/212862/> Newsletters 16. Les vétérinaires & les agriculteurs prennent soin des animaux et des êtres humains<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/animal-welfare/news-detail/en/c/212466/> Miscellaneous Have you visited FAOcast recently?<http://vimeo.com/faocast>