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  1. Meat - Hot cattle and the codes of conduct that govern slaughter

    Overheating cattle
    * "Building more shade structures could protect cattle from much of the extra heat." >>
    theconversation.com/overheatin

    "Farmed animal welfare regulation in Australia is deeply inadequate."
    "Footage of animal slaughter might turn customers away..."
    * " The slaughterhouse called control of the footage “the prize” and the courts largely framed publication’s harm in commercial terms: footage of animal slaughter might turn customers away. That framing is revealing. If truthful information harms a business only because people choose differently once informed, that is not harm, but democracy working."

    " Industry bodies dominate the creation of codes of conduct that govern slaughter. Export abattoirs are overseen by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, which is also responsible for the industry’s productivity — a potential conflict of interest the Productivity Commission flagged in 2016 when it recommended an independent animal welfare body” >>
    “Who controls trespass footage? Here's what the High Court's answer means for animals – and press freedom”
    theconversation.com/who-contro
    #meat #AnimalCruelty #ExtremeHeat #FossilFuels #coal #livestock #cattle #AnimalWelfare #IntroducedAnimals #shade #NSW #BBQ #food #ethics #slaughterhouse #sousveillance #transparency #harm #PublicInterest #MeatIndustry #DAFF #regulation

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