African animal skins shown here are from farmed animals sold for meat.

Many countries have introduced laws to regulate treatment of farmed animals.

The farmed animals or plants are cared for under a controlled environment to ensure optimum growth, success and profit.

The result is meat that develops complex flavors rarely found in farmed animals.

Disease outbreaks among farmed animals can cause significant economic damage.

The welfare of farmed animals is related to the extent to which they can adapt without suffering to environments designed by humans.

Most of the catch is fed to farmed animals.

Every day, every single person makes decisions that affect the lives of farmed animals.

This guide covers the welfare of farmed animals at slaughter or killing.

Why is it that Community animal-protection policy has been restricted to farmed animals up to now?