In recent years, with the continuous improvement of living standards, people’s demands for food quality and safety have increased. However, major animal epidemics such as foot-and-mouth disease, bird flu, and food safety incidents such as clenbuterol, water injection, and veterinary drug residues have been caused again and again. People are scared and worried about food safety. In fact, these problems are closely related to animal welfare. World Animal Protection Association Chief Executive Officer Mike Baker said in an interview with reporters, "Animals are an important part of the world, but today they are faced with unprecedented pain and exploitation. Animals need human protection more than ever before. Concern that most of the animals in the world are farm animals and promoting high-quality farm farming not only helps to improve their living environment and welfare, but also improves the safety of human food." On June 20th, the launching ceremony of the "Farm Animal Welfare Promotion Award" was held at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. This was China's first public welfare award for farm animal welfare. The experts had a lively discussion on the topic of animal welfare and food safety. . Zhao Zhonghua, chief representative of the World Association for Animal Protection, pointed out that animal welfare is closely related to the major human challenges facing food safety, public health, environmental protection, climate change, poverty eradication, and disaster prevention. “If people's welfare is not well done, what kind of animal welfare is there?†Zhao Zhaohua believes that good animal welfare helps strengthen the animal’s immunity, and animal welfare is closely related to food safety and human welfare. To complement each other, only the protection of animal welfare can achieve human welfare. For example, he said that if the living environment of farm animals is poor and the culture is too intensive, the animals are prone to become ill and people will use more antibiotics and other drugs for animals. Such animal products also threaten human health. Only the animals that provide animal products to humans are safe and healthy, and human health can be guaranteed. According to Xi Chunling, Executive Director of the International Cooperation Committee for Animal Welfare of the China Association for the Promotion of International Agriculture, “The many animal welfare problems exposed in industrial farming, such as poor feeding conditions, abuse of antibiotics, cruelty in slaughtering, etc., not only affect animal health and product quality, but also It will also cause many negative effects on human health and the environment. Therefore, to achieve the sustainable development of the aquaculture industry, it is imperative to improve animal welfare.†At present, more than 100 countries and regions have passed laws and regulations related to animal welfare. In China, there is no relevant legislation on animal welfare. There is no clear understanding of how the public understands animal welfare and what the public cares about animal welfare. Recently, China Animals International Cooperation Promotion Association Animal Welfare International Cooperation Committee and World Association for Animal Protection jointly conducted public animal welfare awareness research. The research report shows that the Chinese public have a certain understanding of animal welfare, and the public is concerned about wildlife and companion animals. Welfare is more concerned, but most people equate animal welfare with wildlife protection. The public’s concern for the welfare of farm animals needs to be improved. The significance and role of farm animal welfare are not yet fully understood. However, the safety and quality of animal foods are highly valued. The concept and knowledge of farm animal welfare need to be further publicized and popularized. The survey results show that if the price is reasonable, the public is willing to purchase animal foods of high welfare. More than 80% of the more than 10,000 survey respondents are willing to purchase livestock and poultry products that have been cultured, transported and slaughtered under good welfare conditions. This indicates that there is a huge potential for growth in the future of animal-friendly products, with 70% of the respondents Willing to purchase livestock and poultry products under animal welfare conditions that are higher than market prices. This also conveyed a clear signal to aquaculture companies that businesses that value animal welfare and social responsibility will have more market opportunities in the future. In addition, the hot issues involving animal welfare such as Guizhentang listing, live rabbit pulling, and Yulin dog meat festival have led to extensive social discussions. The public’s demand for animal welfare related legislation is very urgent. The survey results show that China’s animal welfare legislation is supported. The public accounts for 94.63%. Shiitake Mushroom,Mushroom Shiitake Spawn,Natural Healthy Shiitake Mushroom,Shitake Fresh SHANDONG JOIN & SHARE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD , https://www.joinsharemushroom.com
Animal welfare is closely related to animal's best immunity and food safety