Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
AWA High Welfare Farm Certification Is A-OK, Says ISO
Farmed AnimalsFollowing a year-long application process, AWI’s Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) program was audited for compliance with the International Organization for Standardization’s “ISO 65” standards earlier this year by the International...
Ag-Gag Bills Back on the Agenda for 2012
Farmed AnimalsUndercover investigations by animal advocates are an increasingly important tool in exposing the disturbing realities of factory farming. However, a number of states have begun to consider legislation aimed squarely...
Chicken and Eggs Handled with Care at Windy Ridge Natural Farms
Farmed AnimalsNestled in the Western New York community of Alfred, Windy Ridge Natural Farms is a pasture-based poultry farm that raises its laying hens in accordance with AWI’s Animal Welfare Approved...
Cracked System: Video Reveals Cruelty of Factory Egg Operations
Farmed AnimalsA recent undercover investigation of several Sparboe Farms egg facilities revealed the unconscionable treatment of chickens on factory farms. The film, produced by the animal rights group, Mercy for Animals,...
Mass Death of Cattle Onboard Ship Bound for Russia
Farmed AnimalsMore than 1,000 breeding dairy cattle of 3,400 cattle shipped from Galveston, Texas, to Russia in August died during the voyage or shortly after arrival. Another 200 animals, too ill...
Slow Movement to End Dairy Cattle Tail Docking
Farmed AnimalsOn July 23, the National Milk Producers Federation Board of Directors approved a resolution opposing tail docking of dairy cows in their industry guidelines, recommending the practice be phased out...
Congressional Recess Leaves Animal Laws in Limbo
Companion Animals, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeWhen Congress hustled out of town in September, it left a lot of unfinished business. Both the House Agriculture Committee and the full Senate had approved amendments to their farm...
Good Eggs Come to Capitol Hill
Farmed AnimalsAWI’s Animal Welfare Approved products continue to experience increased demand across the country. One recent request was from the National Democratic Club in Washington, DC, which now purchases pasture-raised eggs...
NFL’s Will Witherspoon Tackles Antibiotic Use on the Farm
Farmed AnimalsOne of the many myths about high-welfare, sustainable food is that it's a “niche” market, only for the well off. Tackling the common misconception that making the right food choices...
AWI Presents at International Scientific Conference
Farmed AnimalsAWI’s Melissa Liszewski presented research on hen welfare at the 46th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE), held in Vienna, Austria, from July 31 to August 4. The...