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Farm animal welfare

Farming and countryside news. Charlotte Smith is at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire to look at how farmers and national bodies ensure high standards of animal welfare.

Charlotte Smith meets agriculture students at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire, where animal welfare is embedded within its courses. From the European Union and the RSPCA to one of the industry standard bodies, Red Tractor, there are rules and regulations over the treatment of farm animals. We ask if these standards are stringent enough, and whether better food labelling, showing how livestock has lived and died, would encourage consumers to demand higher welfare values.

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Sat 4 Oct 2014 06:30

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  • Sat 4 Oct 2014 06:30

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