Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
Inspector General Gives Free Pass to USDA’s “Killing Program”
Press ReleaseOctober 15, 2015Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program charged with resolving wildlife conflicts—but that perversely is responsible for killing millions of animals each year in the United States—received carte blanche from...
Avian Flu Procedures Underscore Industry’s Indifference to Suffering
Farmed AnimalsThis year, poultry producers in the United States have dealt with the worst outbreak of avian influenza in US history. Between January and June, nearly 50 million chickens and turkeys...
Massachusetts’s Ballot Initiative Seeks to Limit Extreme Confinement of Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsIn Massachusetts, AWI has joined veterinarians, farmers and other animal protection groups to get some of the most extreme confinement practices on factory farms banned through a new ballot initiative....
McDonald’s Adopts Cage-Free Policy
Farmed AnimalsMcDonald’s announced that for its US and Canadian restaurants, over the next 10 years it will transition to eggs acquired solely from producers using cage-free operations. This move applies to...
Missing the MARC: OIG’s Investigation Veers Off Target
Farmed AnimalsIn September 2015, the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an interim report on its investigation into the allegations of animal abuse at the US Meat Animal Research Center...
Project Animal Farm
Farmed AnimalsProject Animal Farm: An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food tells the true story of Sonia Faruqi, a young investment banker who embarks...
Animal Protection, Conservation Organizations Sue Mendocino County in Response to Wildlife Services Contract Renewal
Press ReleaseJuly 27, 2015Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAnimal protection and conservation organizations filed suit today challenging Mendocino County’s contract renewal with Wildlife Services, a notorious federal wildlife-killing program that killed close to 3 million animals in the...
Closing a Loophole on Veal Calf Slaughter
Farmed AnimalsOn May 13 the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed an amendment to its regulation requiring the immediate humane euthanasia of nonambulatory cattle. The original 2007 regulation contains a...
Farm Animal Welfare: What You Can Do
Farmed AnimalsAWI works every day to improve the lives of farm animals. We endeavor to get animal welfare laws and regulations passed, pressure the agriculture industry to improve its standards, and...
Health Hazards in Chicken Production Exposed
Farmed AnimalsThe Trouble with Chicken, a Frontline documentary that premiered on PBS in May, exposes the dangers of microbial pathogens in poultry, and the lack of laws protecting the public. Following...