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What supermarkets don’t show you about U.S. pig farms

Animal Equality

She’s just one pig among many—trapped in a holding pen on a Kansas farm. When she sees her friend collapsed on the floor, she moves closer. Nudges her leg gently. She nudges again, harder this time. Still nothing. She sniffs along her friend’s legs, then up toward her torso. As if searching for signs of life.

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Mexico’s President backs constitutional change to protect animals

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Cows, pigs, and chickens suffer daily on factory farms, with abuse often ignored by authorities. Advocates say reforming the Mexican Constitution could change everything. Could this be a turning point…

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Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

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In a unanimous decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court rejected a broad challenge by animal protection advocates to the state’s rules on the care of farmed animals) but struck down regulations that regard husbandry practices as being “humane” merely because they are routine.

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Advocates launch global campaign against Aldi’s double standards

AnimalEquality.net

Update 10/13/24: Volunteers gathered outside an Aldi store in Dallas, Texas, using megaphones and a life-size gestation crate to take a stand for mother pigs. Flyers were handed out to shoppers, and a leaflet was given to the store manager to pass along to corporate leadership.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

There is no difference between cruelty to a pig or a dog or a hen or a cat, and so the sooner we relegate these awful devices to the dustbin of history, the better. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.' FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Keith, Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, is extremely close to reaching our goal of collecting 10,000 signatures on our "Truth Behind Labels" petition to the USDA to tell them their "naturally raised" label is not natural. We're currently at 9,556 signatures—96% of the way there!

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Volunteer to help animals: 6 steps you can take today

Animal Equality

Behind closed doors, billions of animals endure conditions that would leave most people outraged. Mother pigs spend their pregnancies in crates so small they can barely move. The system thrives on secrecy—but once the truth is out, there’s no turning back.