Archive: Farmed Animals
OCTOPUS Act
Octopuses are well-known for their intelligence, curiosity, and creativity—they are famous for escaping their cages in aquariums, poaching fish from...
Take Action to End Mink Fur Farming
A growing body of science indicates that mink on fur farms incubate respiratory diseases that can be passed to humans....
USDA Secretary Faces Lingering Farm Animal Welfare Issues
Thomas Vilsack has returned as secretary of the US Department of Agriculture, a post he held previously during the Obama...
Barn Fires Continue to Kill Massive Numbers of Farm Animals
This past year, over 1.6 million farm animals were reported killed in barn fires across the United States, making 2020...
AWI Challenges Boar’s Head “Humanely Raised” Claim
AWI filed challenges before the Federal Trade Commission in February against Boar’s Head over the company’s claim its chicken sausage...
Anti-confinement Regulations Overdue in Massachusetts
At the start of 2021, animal protection organization Humane Farming Association (HFA) filed suit against the Massachusetts attorney general for...
USDA to Make Slaughter Records Available to Public
Due to AWI’s efforts, thousands of records about the treatment of animals at slaughter are now publicly available on the...
Suez Canal Blockage Highlights Plight of Farm Animals at Sea
At least 20 ships carrying hundreds of thousands of animals were stalled in and around the Suez Canal for several...
New Push to Include Animal Welfare Standards to Organic Program
Since the Biden administration took the reins in January, animal welfare and organic farming advocates have resumed their push to...
Feds Urged Not to Upend FDA Oversight of GE Farm Animals
For years, the animal agriculture industry has pressured the federal government to facilitate production of genetically engineered (GE) farm animals...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Farmed Animals
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Titus Reintroduces Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act as New AWI Report Reveals Feeble Enforcement of Welfare Violations
In Program: Farmed AnimalsToday, US Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) reintroduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act to improve conditions for livestock transported across the United States. The bill would...
New Poll: Consumers Overwhelmingly Support Meaningful Standards for “Humanely Raised” Food Label
In Program: Farmed AnimalsEighty-eight percent of American consumers believe that claims such as “humanely raised” or “sustainably farmed” on meat and poultry products should be based on meaningful,...
New Research: USDA Fails to Pursue Prosecutions of Slaughter Plants, Despite Repeat Violations
In Program: Farmed AnimalsRepeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US Department of Agriculture, resulting in continued...
AWI Scholarship Winners Campaign for a Better World for Animals
In Program: Animals in Laboratories, Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 12 winners of a scholarship designed to invest in future leaders who seek to improve the lives...