Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
Raising the Bar on Raising Pigs
Farmed AnimalsIn an exciting new development, the North Carolina Natural Hog Growers Association (NCNHGA) and Fudge Family Farms have begun requiring all of their member farms to be accredited by the...
Righteous Porkchop
Farmed AnimalsRighteous Porkchop begins with author Nicolette Hahn describing her first exposure to the realities of industrial pig “production” as senior attorney for Waterkeeper Alliance. Nothing she had read prepared her for...
The Inner World of Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsAmy Hatkoff makes clear in her new book, The Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Social, Emotional, and Intellectual Capabilities, that these animals feel pleasure and sadness, excitement and resentment,...
Merciless MRSA Strain Alive and Kicking
Farmed AnimalsDisturbing evidence of a potential epidemic has been published in a study by University of Iowa College of Public Health researcher Tara Smith et al this January. The study was...
More on Merciless MRSA Strain
Farmed AnimalsWar and Stench: The pandemic that was and yet may be War and pestilence ride together and there is no better place than an army camp full of recruits, stressed...
The Truth Behind Humane Slaughter Law; Animal Welfare Institute Report Reveals Lack of Enforcement
Press ReleaseMarch 25, 2008Farmed Animals"The hog was lying in the cradle and all four feet had been removed. The hog was observed to be kicking and shaking its head. It exhibited skin twitching and...
Groups Say Human Oversight Necessary at US Slaughterhouses
Press ReleaseMarch 11, 2008Farmed AnimalsFollowing a recent suggestion in Congress that the government should install video cameras in US slaughterhouses to ensure the humane and safe treatment of animals killed for human consumption, the...
AWI Urges Comments on USDA’s “Naturally Raised”
Press ReleaseFebruary 11, 2008Farmed AnimalsThe Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking comments on a proposed voluntary standard for a "naturally raised" marketing claim for meats. According to its Notice...
New Food Seal Sets Highest Standards for Humane Treatment of Farm Animals
Press ReleaseNovember 3, 2006Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Approved standards prohibit cruel conditions and practices that other labels allow. The animals breathe fresh, clean air, instead of fumes from their own waste and grow naturally...