Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
A Consumer’s Guide to Food Labels and Animal Welfare (Pocket Version)
Farmed AnimalsConcise guide to help consumers understand the animal welfare implications of food label claims and certifications applied to dairy, egg, and meat products. Includes information on the standards and reliability...
USDA Gives Producers Free Rein Over “Free Range” Product Labels
Farmed AnimalsSummary of an investigation by AWI that shows how USDA inadequately defines and approves “free range” (and equivalent) claims for chicken and turkey products.
OCTOPUS Act
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeThe Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act would ban commercial octopus farming in the United States and prohibit imports of farmed octopus from...
Take Action to End Mink Fur Farming
Farmed AnimalsA growing body of science indicates that mink on fur farms incubate respiratory diseases that can be passed to humans. The crowded conditions on fur farms, where wire cages are...
Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act
Farmed AnimalsThe Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act—introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)—would (a) require the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the US Department of Agriculture...
Help Protect Vulnerable Farmed Animals During Transport!
Farmed AnimalsEach year, millions of farmed animals are subjected to long, grueling journeys across the US. Their only source of federal protection from stress and suffering on these trips is the...
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
Farmed AnimalsThe federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 27, 1958. It was expanded in 1978 and 2002.
Farm System Reform Act
Farmed AnimalsThe Farm System Reform Act would help create a food system that is better for animals, farmers, communities, and the environment by phasing out large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals Act
Farmed AnimalsThe Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals Act would require farmers and ranchers to have and implement a preexisting disaster preparedness plan in order to receive federal assistance for...
Administration Takes Aim at California Animal Welfare Law
Farmed AnimalsThe Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of California in July, alleging that a combination of its “voter initiatives, legislative enactments, and regulations” have contributed to higher...