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Animal food manufacturers are vital to the U.S. economy. Decision Innovation Solutions worked with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) to conduct a study that showed in 2023, the animal food industry will: 🇺🇸 Generate $267.1 billion in sales 🇺🇸 Generate $98.4 billion in value-added revenue 🇺🇸 Employ roughly 760,000 employees 🇺🇸 Pay out $55 billion in salaries and employee benefits 🇺🇸 File $18.5 billion in taxes We are proud to be part of an industry that provides animals with safe and adequate nutrition while supporting an abundant U.S. food supply. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eHBPJ-H3

I don't know what's a more bogus label- "cruelty-free" or "humane slaughter"? Let's start with the obvious oxymoron that is "humane slaughter"... According to the Cambridge Dictionary, "humane" is defined as "showing kindness, care and sympathy towards others". Therefore aren't the words "humane" and "slaughter" an utter contradiction in terms? Notwithstanding the procedures and methods used to mass slaughter farmed animals in a "humane" fashion, is there really a "humane" (or as a recent vegan-turned-omni burger restaurant in Sydney likes to call "higher-welfare") way to breed and murder a sentient being that values their existence and doesn't want to end their short life purely for human consumption? Then there's the ambiguity behind the "#crueltyfree" label... Whilst there's no legal definition for what constitutes a "cruelty-free" product, it's typically understood to be an end-product where no #animaltesting has occurred. But were any of the supplied ingredients tested on animals? Are the products sold in countries that necessitate animal testing? Was a third party used instead? And what about "cruelty-free" caviar where, rather than murder the female sturgeons for their eggs, the fish are cut open without pain relief to have their eggs ripped from their ovaries while alive?! (Never mind the incessant demands from the meat, poultry and seafood industries for more stringent labelling requirements for #plantbasedfoods given so many consumers are obviously being duped into believing they're buying animal products instead 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️)   With brands increasingly claiming to be more pro-ethical to boost their appeal and profitability, and the market allowing items such as "humane"/"higher welfare" meat or "cruelty-free" caviar, the real question is... ...who's really being duped here?!

New research shared by American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) unveils the pivotal role of animal food manufacturers in bolstering the U.S. economy: https://hubs.li/Q020c1D40 Their contributions are more significant than you think. #AgriBusiness #EconomicImpact #AgFeed

It's no surprise that animal food manufacturing facilities are a vital industry to the U.S. economy. Decision Innovation Solutions recently quantified exactly how vital. Read the full article about the study and its results here: https://bit.ly/488jIAn #petfood #petfoodindustry #animalfeed #animalnutrition #industrynews

The Freedom Food Alliance's new report, "Harvesting Denial, Distractions, & Deception," delves into disinformation strategies within the global food industry. The in-depth analysis examines tactics used by the animal agriculture sector, impacting public opinion and policy decisions. #foodindustry #foodsystems #transparency #foodindustrynews

To what extent does poultry contribute to cases of salmonellosis, both directly and indirectly, and is there more the industry can do to protect public health? 💡 Explore the poultry industry's need for improved sampling and testing in this feature article from the April/May '24 issue of Food Safety Magazine! (FREE subscription): https://brnw.ch/21wIISM #foodsafety #foodindustry #meatindustry #poultry #salmonella #agriculture

✅ People would have to eat more food/calories to consume the same amount of nutrients. We cannot remove Animal Agriculture because this would mean among other things increasing horticultural production in conditions of water scarcity and labour intensive demand that is difficult to meet and logistics costs of distributing fresh produce with short shelf life. So why not balance what we have instead of eliminating obvious resources such as animal protein and make sure we achieve #zerohunger

This is a long time in the making but encouraging to see the Government announce a review of the registration process for new chemicals used for timber treatment, pest control and animal remedies. The cross over in processes between the EPA, MPI and Worksafe needs sorting - possibly by forming one entity for processing agrichemical and animal medicine registrations, much like our key trading partners, e.g. the APMVA in Australia. Finally time to move forward and for the government to provide clear direction and efficient processes for companies bringing new innovative products to the New Zealand primary sector to manage our pests and diseases. plus inhibit animal methane emissions.

Shockingly, or not, there are those who are not happy, to say the least, about cultivated meat. This Time Magazine article takes aim at recent efforts in some US states to ban lab-grown meat, arguing that such measures are shortsighted and counterproductive. This article serves as a strong rebuke to the recent bans on lab-grown meat, arguing that they stifle innovation, hinder progress, and ultimately harm consumers and the economy. Instead, it encourages embracing and regulating this new technology to explore its potential benefits for the environment, food security, and animal welfare. Click below to read the full story. Thanks for following! https://lnkd.in/dFPAcaRu #cellculture #alternativeprotein #climatechange #cultivatedmeat #investments #future #foodsecurity #food #growth #environment #earth #foodsecurity #foodhabits #research #researchanddevelopment #labgrownmeat #climatechange #climateaction #future #foodcrisis #culturewars

If anyone knows about real food, it’s us, the Italians. So it’s perhaps not surprising that it is #Italy that is moving to ban lab-grown meat. Lab-grown ‘meat’ (grown in steel vats, and steel is 14% nickel, so we’re looking at toxic metal contamination right off) is going to be another needless, high-tech, ultra-processed junk food. The animal welfare solution is to eat much less meat, so that what little we do eat comes only from humanely-reared, free-range, open-air, organically farmed animals. Of course, we should boycott factory-farmed meat, it is cruel as well as toxic, but factory-grown protein is not the answer. https://lnkd.in/eanPh62z