First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand What does YOUR idea of 'done' look like in terms of law that governs the human-animal relationship? Website address of the source article:  https://www.martinsact200.co.uk ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand Is animal welfare important enough to you to buy cage free eggs? What about cage free pigs? Website address of the source article:  https://www.reuters.com/business/mcdonalds-calls-icahn-demands-sourcing-pigs-unf ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand England’s Sentience Bill has reportedly passed its final stage and animals are set to be explicitly legislatively recognised as sentient. In 2015, New Zealand did the same thing when it explicitly recognised animals as sentient in its 2015 Amendment to the Animal Welfare Act 1999.   Website address of the source article:  http://www.sentientanimallaw.org ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand On a scale from 1-10, how much CRITICAL THINKING did you see in the last 7 animal-related articles, worldviews and proposals that you’ve read? Critical thinking is a process of ‘HOW’ to think, not ‘what’ to think. Website address of the source article:  http://www.sentientanimallaw.org ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand In March 2022 England's House of Commons Library produced a report on the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. You can read the report at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9423/CBP-942... Website address of the source article:  http://www.sentientanimallaw.org ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand 'Are the current EU animal welfare standards future fit or can we expect further updates'? That's the opening line of a March 2022 article following the most recent animal welfare legal developments within the EU. Website address of the source article:  http://www.sentientanimallaw.org ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand One of the early, attention-grabbing announcements at November’s COP climate conference in Glasgow was a commitment by more than 105 countries to join a U.S.- and E.U.-led coalition to cut 30% of methane emissions by 2030.    The potent greenhouse gas, which is up to 80 times more effective at heating the planet than carbon dioxide in the short term, has often been considered the lowest hanging fruit when it comes to s ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand Methane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. And the majority of human-induced methane emissions comes from livestock.   About 70% of agricultural methane comes from enteric fermentation – chemical reactions in the stomachs of cows and other grazing animals as they break down plants. The animals burp out most of this methane and pass the rest ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand Chances are there are very few people on the planet that don't know more about viruses today than they did a couple of years ago.   But this news isn't about COVID. This is another virus that poses a threat to people because it's a zoonosis.   The UK's chief veterinary officer has told the BBC there is a "phenomenal level" of avian flu in the UK.   Website address of the source article:  https://www.bbc.com ..read more

First Name:  Ian Surname:  Robertson Agricultural and food scientist IanRobertson@xtra.co.nz What country are you from?:  New Zealand New Zealand Eurogroup for Animals has stated they have until September to persuade the European Commission to undertake a complete review of ALL legislation that affects farmed animals in Europe. Website address of the source article:  https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/campaigns/no-animal-left-behind ..read more