Archive: Farmed Animals
AWI Honors Prolific Animal Behaviorist Dr. Temple Grandin with Schweitzer Medal
Newborn Dairy Calves Endure Long, Grueling Journeys Across the United States
House Farm Bill Draft Helps Domestic Violence Survivors and Their Pets, But Rewards Industries That Abuse Animals
Bill Introduced to Prohibit Interstate Transport of Vulnerable Livestock and Improve Travel Conditions for Others
New Research: Weak Enforcement of State Farmed Animal Welfare Laws Continues
Congress Urged Not to Use Taxpayer Money to Prop Up Dangerous Mink Farms
USDA’s Revised Food Label Guidelines Insufficient to Protect Consumers, Animals
Pork Industry’s Challenge to Sprinkler Requirement Fails
More Than 1.5 Million Farmed Animals Died in Barn Fires in 2024
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Published: May 30, 2025
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,...
Published: May 22, 2025
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...
Published: May 9, 2025
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...
Published: March 19, 2025
Mink Legislation Reintroduced to Protect Public Health and Compensate Farmers
In Program: Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeUS Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) has reintroduced the Mink: Vectors for Infection Risk in the United States Act (Mink VIRUS Act), bipartisan legislation endorsed by...