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Farmed Animals
Long-Awaited Organic Animal Welfare Regulations Released
Farmed AnimalsSince December 2000, when the regulations implementing the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 were released by the US Department of Agriculture, animal and consumer advocates have been working continuously...
New Welfare Certification for Farmed Fish
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeThis summer, the nonprofit animal welfare certification program Global Animal Partnership (GAP) debuted standards for farmed Atlantic salmon. As with other GAP animal welfare standards, the salmon standards are a...
USDA Addresses Poultry Dealers’ Unfair Practices
Farmed AnimalsThe US Department of Agriculture recently requested comments on a proposed rulemaking under the Packers and Stockyards Act, which governs how meat and poultry companies buy and source animals for...
Hawaii Weighs Long-Overdue Welfare Reforms in Farm Animal Transport
Press ReleaseOctober 7, 2022Farmed AnimalsFollowing years of delays, on October 11 the Hawaii Board of Agriculture will finally consider regulations to protect cattle, sheep, and goats transported via sea vessel between the Hawaiian Islands....
Lawmakers Urge Federal Agency to Protect Public Health and Wildlife from Dangerous Mink Trade
Press ReleaseSeptember 19, 2022Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeUS Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife, was joined by 20 colleagues today on a letter urging the US Fish and Wildlife Service...
AWI Recommends Higher Welfare Standards for Dairy Cattle Under FARM Certification
Press ReleaseAugust 4, 2022Farmed AnimalsIn a letter delivered today to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) urged the industry group to improve its welfare standards for dairy cattle to better meet...
Browser Extension Helps Consumers Choose Higher-Welfare Foods
Farmed AnimalsAWI is partnering with Consciously, a public benefit company, and the ASPCA’s Shop With Your Heart program on a new internet browser extension (add-on) that will help consumers select higher-welfare...
Donkeys Die by Millions as Ejiao Demand Soars
Equines, Farmed AnimalsDonkeys are valued and trusted companions. As working animals, they are essential to many livelihoods. Around the globe, however, donkeys are being killed in unprecedented numbers. “Ejiao” (pronounced “eh-gee-yow”) is...
Supreme Court to Weigh California Anticonfinement Law
Farmed AnimalsThe Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging California’s Proposition 12, a voter initiative requiring pork, veal, and eggs sold in the state to come from animals raised in...
The Current State of Animal Farming in the US
Farmed AnimalsOn November 5, 2002, voters in Florida approved the first US law prohibiting the use of small “gestation crates” to house pregnant sows. Such crates are but one example of...