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Farmed Animals
Steak with a Side of Superbugs
Farmed AnimalsA recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases reported wide contamination of meat with strains of drug-resistant bacteria. Nearly half of all meat and poultry sampled for the study contained...
If Unfit to Travel, Farm Animals Should Avoid the Voyage
Farmed AnimalsThe number of beef and dairy cattle exported from the US in 2010 to countries other than Canada and Mexico more than quadrupled over the previous year. Live animal exports are...
In NC, Raising Pigs Right Means Keeping Up with the Joneses
Farmed AnimalsA lot of pigs live in Duplin County, North Carolina—nearly 2.3 million according to the USDA’s 2007 Census of Agriculture, more than any other county in the US (and more than...
Industrial Chicken: Sowing Breeds of Despair
Farmed AnimalsIndustrial chicken farming—whether for meat or egg production—is notoriously inhumane. Chickens raised for meat live in crowded, windowless barns, induced into a state of semi-torpor, while those raised to lay...
Meatless Monday Campaign Catches On
Farmed AnimalsA growing number of people, organizations, and corporations all over the world are designating a meat-free day each week in an effort to cut overall meat consumption. “Meatless Monday” launched...
Kids & Animals: Drawings from the Hands and Hearts of Children & Youth
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAvailable for free online Animal behavior expert Marc Bekoff , in partnership with Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program and the Children, Youth and Environments Center at the University of...
AWI on the Hill to Testify for Anti-Cruelty Initiative
Farmed AnimalsOn March 11, AWI Senior Federal Policy Advisor Nancy Blaney testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in favor of continued funding for the...
In Many States, Attempts Afoot to Undermine Animal Welfare
Companion Animals, Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe fight to extend or deny protections for animals takes place in state capitals as well as on Capitol Hill. The high-profile confrontation this year is in Missouri—again. Last year,...
USDA Urged to Adopt Rules to Ensure Animals for Export are Fit to Travel
Press ReleaseFebruary 23, 2011Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) have petitioned the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to amend the US animal export regulations to include...
Animal Protection Groups Concerned over Decompression of Chickens
Press ReleaseDecember 15, 2010Farmed AnimalsA coalition of animal protection organizations have sent letters to more than 30 of the nation's largest chicken suppliers urging them not to consider a new slaughter method called "low-atmospheric...