Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
In Harmony
Farmed AnimalsAs director of AWI’s Animal Welfare Approved program, I recently had the opportunity to visit the Arapaho Ranch, in north-central Wyoming. At 580,000 acres, it is the largest USDA certified...
Killing by Decompression
Farmed AnimalsPoultry company OK Foods announced it intends to begin killing chickens by decompression, using a technique referred to as “vacuum stunning” or “low-atmospheric pressure killing.” Thus far, little evidence exists...
Downer Case Headed to the Supreme Court
Farmed AnimalsThe US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the meat industry challenging California’s downed animal law (California Penal Code § 599f). The law was enacted in the...
Farm Animal Regulations Established in Ohio
Farmed AnimalsOhio's new farm animal care regulations went into effect in September. Ohio follows New Jersey as only the second state to establish legal standards for the treatment of animals on...
Why Were All of the Eggs Put in One Basket?
Farmed AnimalsThe United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) announced in July that they had reached an agreement to phase in modifications to conventional battery...
The Impact of the Marketplace on Farm Animal Welfare
Farmed AnimalsHumane treatment of farm animals is of increasing importance to consumers, according to a tracking poll conducted to help the food industry keep up-to-date on evolving consumer trends. In another...
AWI Asks Retailers to Consider Animal Welfare in Choosing Meat Suppliers
Press ReleaseJune 29, 2011Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is encouraging grocery store and restaurant chains to monitor the animal welfare record of their meat suppliers and refuse to deal with any company that...
Appalachia’s East Fork Farm Seeks Higher Ground on Animal Welfare
Farmed AnimalsEast Fork Farm is nestled deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, about 25 miles north of Asheville. As farm settings go, it doesn't get much more scenic....
Frisco Farmers’ Market Ends Live Bird Sales
Farmed AnimalsLive chickens and other birds have been sold at the Heart of the City Farmers' Market at the United Nations Plaza in San Francisco for the past two decades. The...
Humane Livestock Protection Going to the Dogs to Keep the Wolves at Bay
Farmed AnimalsLivestock producers throughout the world can be negatively impacted by stock losses due to predators and wildlife-transmitted diseases. In the western part of the Great Lakes Region of the United...