Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
Business Benchmark Sees Welfare Gains
Farmed AnimalsThe 2018 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) was recently released, revealing measured improvements to corporate commitments on animal welfare. On the key issue of animal housing, 115 global...
GE Fish to Hit Market
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeThe Food and Drug Administration recently cleared the way for genetically engineered (GE) salmon to come to market in the United States. Dubbed “AquaAdvantage” and engineered by Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies,...
Reducing the Use of Antibiotics in Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsIn January 2018, a report released by the World Health Organization’s newly minted Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System revealed widespread antibiotic resistance among people with suspected bacterial infections in nations around...
USDA and FDA to Monitor Cultured Meat
Farmed AnimalsThe Food and Drug Administration and the US Department of Agriculture recently announced a formal agreement to jointly regulate cell-cultured meat and poultry products. Cultured meat is produced by the...
Massive Naples Barn Fire Highlights Need for Improved Fire Safety Precautions
Press ReleaseMarch 15, 2019Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is dismayed to learn that 4,000 pigs perished Wednesday at Holden Farms in Naples, Wisconsin. While we are relieved that no humans were injured in...
Another Bad Year for Barn Fires
Farmed AnimalsEvery year in the United States, barn fires kill hundreds of thousands of farm animals, yet no federal laws or regulations are in place to prevent these tragic incidents. AWI,...
California Foie Gras Ban Survives Final Challenge
Farmed AnimalsCalifornia’s foie gras ban is now in effect for the foreseeable future—a win for ducks, geese, and animal welfare advocates. In an anticlimactic conclusion to years of contentious litigation and...
Good Food Purchasing Program Comes to DC Public Schools
Farmed AnimalsIn January, the Healthy Students Amendment Act (HSAA), which incorporated the Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP), passed into law in Washington, DC, making the DC school system the fifth in...
Lawsuit Targets USDA’s Failure to Address Food Label Deception
Farmed AnimalsAWI sued the US Department of Agriculture in November for failing to respond to a four-and-a-half-year-old rulemaking petition. The petition calls for regulations under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and...
No Cramped Crates in Golden State
Farmed AnimalsLast November, California voters passed Proposition 12, which will end the extreme confinement of farm animals in the state. As one of the most far-reaching laws for farm animal welfare...