RSPCA Science Update: New research on farm animal welfare

RSPCA Australia publishes a quarterly newsletter, Science Update, with the latest animal welfare research. The January 2020 issue is out now and there’s lots of new info about farm animals.

Topics include balancing animal welfare and sustainability concerns, humane slaughter method of pigs and assessing the emotional state of calves used in rodeos.

Read the January 2020 edition now.

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