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Farmed Animals
Judge Permanently Revokes License of Notorious Chinchilla Supplier, Calls Violations “Absolutely Astounding”
Press ReleaseOctober 10, 2021Animals in Laboratories, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeCiting a pattern of chronic Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations, an administrative law judge on Friday permanently revoked the dealer license of Dan Moulton, owner of Moulton Chinchilla Ranch (MCR),...
A Voice for Animals Contest Winners Inspire New Crop of Advocates
Press ReleaseSeptember 10, 2021Companion Animals, Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeFrom shuttling India’s street dogs to veterinary offices to writing a children’s book about how plastic pollution harms marine life, the winners of the 2021 “A Voice for Animals” contest show they...
Egg Association Promotes Emergency Planning
Farmed AnimalsRecently, the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association teamed up with the National Association of SARA Title III Program Officials—an organization that represents emergency response and planning officials across all levels...
Feds Urged Not to Upend FDA Oversight of GE Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsFor years, the animal agriculture industry has pressured the federal government to facilitate production of genetically engineered (GE) farm animals as a way to increase production and profits. Just prior...
New Push to Include Animal Welfare Standards to Organic Program
Farmed AnimalsSince the Biden administration took the reins in January, animal welfare and organic farming advocates have resumed their push to reinstate the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule under...
Suez Canal Blockage Highlights Plight of Farm Animals at Sea
Farmed AnimalsAt least 20 ships carrying hundreds of thousands of animals were stalled in and around the Suez Canal for several days this March when the Ever Given (one of the world’s largest...
USDA to Make Slaughter Records Available to Public
Farmed AnimalsDue to AWI’s efforts, thousands of records about the treatment of animals at slaughter are now publicly available on the US Department of Agriculture’s website. The documents include records related...
Court Pulls Break on USDA’s Speedup of Pig Slaughter Lines
Farmed AnimalsIn April, a federal court ruled against an element of a 2019 US Department of Agriculture rule that removed limits on line speeds at pig slaughter facilities. Judge Joan Ericksen...
Anti-confinement Regulations Overdue in Massachusetts
Farmed AnimalsAt the start of 2021, animal protection organization Humane Farming Association (HFA) filed suit against the Massachusetts attorney general for failing to promulgate regulations mandated under the state’s Prevention of...
AWI Challenges Boar’s Head “Humanely Raised” Claim
Farmed AnimalsAWI filed challenges before the Federal Trade Commission in February against Boar’s Head over the company’s claim its chicken sausage and Simplicity All Natural turkey products derive from animals who...