A 76-year-old man has been charged with breaching a lifetime animal ownership ban. The accused, who lives in the Shire of Mundaring, was convicted on several charges of animal cruelty in 2012 in relation to around 70 starving and neglected sheep and cattle at properties he owned. He was prohibited from being in charge of […]
Research scopes-out prospects for developing a Lifetime Animal Wellbeing Index
AN industry research project looking at prospects for the development of a Lifetime Animal Wellbeing Index (LAWI) for sheep and cattle has delivered its final report. Prepared for Meat & Livestock Australia by a team from CSIRO Agriculture and Food, the report points out that the red meat industries are increasingly under pressure to demonstrate […]