Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
Depopulation of Farmed Animals
Farmed AnimalsEmergency events that impact animal agriculture operations can sometimes lead to the “depopulation” of entire herds or flocks of farmed animals. Depopulation involves the mass killing of animals in response...
Commonly Farmed Animals
Farmed AnimalsAWI works to influence policies and welfare standards that govern the way animals are treated during each phase of production. Welfare concerns vary based on species. Information about specific welfare...
Barn Fires
Farmed AnimalsBarn fires cause immense suffering, killing hundreds of thousands of farmed animals every year. Some farmed animals die almost immediately as fires burn through the barns, while others have to...
Labeling and Food Choices
Farmed AnimalsMost of the meat, poultry, egg, and dairy products sold in American grocery stores and restaurants come from animals raised under intensive conditions within concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Animals...
During Transport
Farmed AnimalsIn today’s specialized food system, the majority of animals raised for food are transported to different locations based on their “stage of production” such as breeding or fattening. At minimum,...
Aquaculture
Farmed AnimalsAquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae for human use. Aquaculture has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia. However,...
Animals on Factory Farms
Farmed AnimalsApproximately 80 billion animals (not including fish) are slaughtered globally each year in the meat, dairy, and egg industries, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations....
The Critical Relationship Between Farm Animal Health and Welfare
Farmed AnimalsPresents scientific evidence of the connection between the health and welfare of farm animals, and describes the recognition of this link by animal health authorities worldwide.
The Welfare of Birds at Slaughter in the United States
Farmed AnimalsExamination of how the USDA has failed to prevent cruelty to birds during the slaughter process in the United States.
Humane Slaughter Update
Farmed AnimalsAnalysis of federal and state enforcement of humane slaughter laws, from 2019–2022; follow-up to AWI’s 2020 Humane Slaughter Update.