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Farmed Animals
New Food Purchasing Program in DC Schools Will Improve Animal Welfare
Press ReleaseDecember 4, 2018Farmed AnimalsToday, the Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to pass the Healthy Students Amendment Act of 2018, which codifies into law the District’s implementation of the Good Food...
AWI Sues USDA Over Weak Label Requirements for Animal Food Products
Press ReleaseNovember 14, 2018Farmed AnimalsToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) sued the US Department of Agriculture for its unreasonable delay in responding to a 2014 AWI petition, which asked the agency to require independent certification of certain...
Beef Quality Audit Suggests Need for Welfare Improvements
Farmed AnimalsEvery five years or so, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association releases a National Beef Quality Audit, conducted through the beef checkoff program (checkoff programs collect money from producers to fund...
International Body Adopts Pig Welfare Standards
Farmed AnimalsThe World Organisation for Animal Health (known by its French initials, “OIE”), at its annual meeting in Paris in May, approved a new chapter on the welfare of pigs for...
Library of Congress Reports on Ritual Slaughter Laws in Europe
Farmed AnimalsIn March, the Law Library of Congress released an in-depth report on the legal status of religious slaughter in 21 European nations. The European Union’s Council Regulation 1099/2009 and the...
NC Legislature Lets Big Pork Pollute with Impunity
Farmed AnimalsThe North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval to a bill that restricts nuisance lawsuits against factory farms and other agricultural operations. The law is a reaction to several lawsuits...
Perdue’s “Happy Chickens” Claim Ruffles Rival’s Feathers
Farmed AnimalsThe Council of Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division (NAD) has concluded that claims made by Perdue Farms in a national broadcast advertising campaign were misleading. NAD is a nonregulatory...
USDA Begins Enforcement of New Animal Export Rule
Farmed AnimalsInternational transport of farm animals by sea vessel is a major animal welfare issue, particularly for long-distance journeys, such as those taken by cattle and sheep from Europe and Australia...
Barn Fire Report Documents 2.7 million+ Farm Animal Deaths
Press ReleaseOctober 3, 2018Farmed AnimalsToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) released a first-of-its-kind report highlighting the more than 2.7 million US farm animals who perished in potentially preventable barn fires from 2013 to 2017. The...
Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary Sue USDA to Disclose Slaughterhouse Records
Press ReleaseAugust 23, 2018Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary sued the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for department records related...