Legislation & Policy

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (252+ words) Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM Today, Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Department of Agriculture, held a Strikeforce roundtable with federal agency partners where she announced actions to usher in a new era of companion animal oversight under the leadership of the Trump Administration....

10+ hour, 9+ min ago   (56+ words) ODT The 2026 IHC Calf & Rural Scheme will feature three identical Holstein Friesian bull calves from a dairy farm near Gore. Shawn McAvinue talks to dairy farmers Doug and Josephine Dodds about their motivation for giving the triplet calves to the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (332+ words) A B.C. woman brought a legal fight to a horse facility after claiming that the hay she bought was dusty and mouldy. The $4,419 in damages would cover the cost of the hay plus the cost of renting a forklift to move…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (379+ words) Rep. Nancy Mace introduced the PUPPS Act, aiming to ban breeding dogs for research and impose penalties on violators. Rep. Nancy Mace introduces animal welfare bill: Congresswoman Nancy Mace said she introduced the PUPPS Act, a bill that would bar…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (415+ words) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Department of Agriculture, held a Strikeforce roundtable with federal agency partners where she announced actions to usher in a new era of companion animal oversight under the leadership of the Trump Administration. Partners at the Department of…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (581+ words) Boarding federal wild horses on your ranch and leasing the same pasture to a neighbor can both put $40,000 in your pocket, but Social Security treats those two arrangements very differently, and the wrong choice at 63 can cost you… The Full…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (501+ words) A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) that would establish a federal pilot program between the federal government and local animal shelters passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 16 and advances to the U.S. Senate for action. The Providing…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (544+ words) I have been involved in animal welfare policy for a long time with NSW Farmers and it never ceases to amaze me how many people, politicians and organisations struggle to understand what "animal welfare" actually means. For many years NSW…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (300+ words) The Irish Times Welfare of farm animals must be part of climate debate Unsustainable nature of the Irish agriculture model Sir, – Caroline O’Doherty has again highlighted the unsustainable nature of the Irish agriculture model based on intensive cattle…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1214+ words) AgroSpectrum India Animal husbandry’s $1 Trillion ambition will need more than subsidies At CLFMA AGM 2026, policymakers, industry leaders and farmer representatives called for a sharper focus on investment, genetics, exports, digital markets and value creation India’s animal husbandry sector…...