Members of the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare convened for their quarterly all-member meeting on 20 November 2024. GCAW’s animal welfare specialist Dr Heleen van de Weerd presented a comprehensive update on welfare matters concerning fish and seafood species. She began by highlighting the magnitude of the industry, noting that approximately 180 million tonnes of...Read More
Two more global food giants have joined the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW), demonstrating their commitment to improving animal health and welfare standards in their value chains. GCAW unites companies across the global food industry to accelerate progress on key animal welfare issues. The Coalition provides a collaborative platform for these organisations to work...Read More
Guest speaker Dr Annie Rayner joined GCAW’s quarterly all members meeting on 31 July 2024. A food systems and animal welfare specialist, Dr Rayner presented her assessment of current approaches to regenerative agriculture and their potential implications for the welfare of livestock. She noted that several multinational food companies have made public commitments to regenerative...Read More
A quarterly meeting for all members of the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare took place on 8 May 2024. We are most grateful to our guest speaker at this meeting, Dr Harriet Bartlett, Research Fellow in Sustainable Food Solutions, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. She briefed members on...Read More
A quarterly meeting for all members of the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare took place on 7th February 2024. At this meeting, members were joined by guests from the Brussels-based Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU Countries (AVEC). AVEC represents 19 national association members from 17 countries which covers 95% of...Read More
On 28th and 29th November, the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare gathered for an in-person meeting; an opportunity to come together to share information and updates on the member companies’ individual approaches to animal welfare, and their progress and challenges over the last 12 months. We are most grateful to Tyson Foods for hosting this...Read More
The Global Coalition on Animal Welfare has become a signatory to the Beijing Consensus on Farm Animal Welfare, an initiative which seeks to strengthen international cooperation and exchanges, and build a sustainable, responsible and efficient future for the livestock industry. Dr Nathan Rhys Williams signed the declaration on behalf of GCAW at the Food and...Read More
GCAW is pleased to be attending the World Farm Animal Welfare – Beijing Consensus Conference at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Italy, September 2023. Dr Nathan Rhys Williams accepted an invitation to participate in a panel discussion on Sharing Animal Welfare Best Practice at the event. He said,...Read More
The quarterly meeting for all GCAW members was held on 26 July 2023. The group was pleased to welcome guest speaker David Speller, Founder and CEO of Optifarm for an expert briefing about technology as an enabler for driving improvements in animal welfare at scale. From his own experience of managing broiler farms, David spoke...Read More
