Nation continues to improve animal welfare

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will continue cooperating with China on farm animal welfare to help improve animal health and food safety, the organization's China representative said.

China has made quick progress in farm animal welfare, although it is taking time for full public recognition of the issue, said Vincent Martin, the UN's FAO representative for China and the DPRK.

"We want to support China in this endeavor. ... We are now promoting awareness of farm animal welfare," he said. "We have a lot of projects with the Chinese government in many different areas, but we have never conducted any joint technical pilot project to promote farm animal welfare."