AnimalEquality.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

factory farms. A new report by Animal Equality—titled Uncounted—examines the chicken mortality rate on U.S. Read the full report: Report: Mortality in broiler chickens… Source

Factory Farming

AnimalEquality.net

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Update October 2024 – Brazil’s Environment and Sustainable Development Committee approved a bill to stop the killing of male chicks. Introduced by Congresswoman Luciene Cavalcante at Animal Equality’s request, the bill proposes using in-ovo sexing technology, which could save 84 million chicks each year.

Brazil

Animal Equality

APRIL 16, 2025

She walked in pregnant. But she never walked out. The cow moved slowly—belly full, lungs straining. Workers shouted. Shoved her toward the kill floor. They stunned her. Slit her throat. Hoisted her by her hind legs. Her body swung, limp. Then—a twitch. A tiny calf, still curled in her womb, kicked. A worker sliced her open.

Cows

AnimalEquality.net

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Update 11/11/24: Colombina has officially reinstated its global cage-free commitment and is now reporting 40% across all brands. They have also refreshed their commitment and pledge to be globally cage-free by 2027.

Cage Free

Animal Equality

JUNE 13, 2025

Male is a fundraising coordinator with a big heart for animals and an even bigger belief in community. As part of Animal Equality’s Philanthropy team, she connects with supporters who are just as passionate about protecting animals as she is. Based in Guadalajara, Male lives with her husband, two dogs, and cats.

Protecting Animals

Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farm animal welfare factory farm. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go.

Factory Farming

Critter News

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Here is an interesting 10 minute documentary about the effect of growing cheap animal feed in Latin America for European factory farms and how it effects the environment and people. Tags: factory farm.

Factory Farming

Critter News

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Katie Couric did a story on the use of antibiotics on factory farms in the US and the potential harm to humans. Of course, the question remains as to whether these animals should be in these factory farming conditions in the first place, regardless of antibiotics' use. This occurred a week or so ago.

Factory Farming

Critter News

OCTOBER 14, 2008

They've issued a report that throws a negative light on the EPA trying to ELIMINATE EVEN MORE REGULATION of factory farms. Some huge livestock farms produce more raw waste than cities as large as Philadelphia or Houston. Tags: EPA environment factory farm us. Deregulation is EVERYWHERE.

Factory Farming

Animal Person

AUGUST 12, 2010

In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. Irv Bell's farm is a family farm. It's also a factory farm. And all of those are implicit in "farm."

Gestation Crates

Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

While the Humane Society was pretty happy with Vilsack as Obama's pick for the Department of Agriculture, the Farm Sanctuary is wary. Bauer is the president and co-founder of the Farm Sanctuary. Tags: Obama USDA farm animal welfare factory farm us agribusiness.

Farm Sanctuary

Critter News

APRIL 7, 2010

Tags: animal abuse eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens.

Egg Farm

Critter News

AUGUST 28, 2009

Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness.

Animal Welfare

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

This sounds wonderful. It will be in Arlington, VA at the end of October. Someday, if it becomes an annual event, I hope I can go.

Factory Farming

Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2011

From the Farm Sanctuary. For 25 years, Farm Sanctuary has relied on the Walk to support its mission to protect farm animals from cruelty and inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals. Farm Sanctuary’s shelters in New York and California provide lifelong care for nearly 1,000 rescued farm animals.

Farm Animal

Critter News

APRIL 28, 2009

Tags: Swine Flu factory farm.

Swine Flu

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

The Humane Society makes it easy right here.

Factory Farming

Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

Thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this information from August 8. 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.

Farm Animal

Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2010

Compassion in World Farming led an undercover investigation that showed illegal tail docking and poor attempts at pig enrichment on factory farms, in violation of EU law. Tags: europe tail docking pigs factory farm agribusiness. Now the pig industry is mad and claiming bias ( scroll down in article.)

Pigs

Critter News

JUNE 29, 2010

Not the solution or end to factory farming, but if big ag can't rely on antibiotics, then they may have to rethink the filthy conditions of factory farms. Tags: antibiotics farm animal welfare factory farm. Animals would get sick much easier, possibly affecting the bottom line of profit above all.

Factory Farming

Animal Ethics

JULY 31, 2007

Here is a New York Times editorial opinion about factory farming. I have added the Factory Farm Map to the blogroll.

Factory Farming

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty eggs farm animal welfare factory farm.

Factory Farming

Critter News

OCTOBER 29, 2008

on Prop 2 campaign reports a tidal wave of voter and donor support from Californians backing the effort to stop the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals on industrial factory farms. Tags: eggs california farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. Chief economist? That's so cool!

Proposition 2

Critter News

MARCH 19, 2009

I admire these people tremendously, whether they go undercover on a factory farm or a research institute. Tags: animal abuse undercover investigation animal rights factory farm. This is very important work and an enlightening, though short, piece. I could never do what they do. I don't have the guts.

Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

JULY 31, 2008

I agree with Nicholas Kristof that factory farms will eventually be banned by law. I also agree that it will be a good thing. Addendum: Here are comments on Kristof's column.

Factory Farming

Critter News

DECEMBER 22, 2008

It really sucks to be a factory farm pig in Europe. Investigators from Compassion in World Farming found 80 per cent of farms across five European countries engaging in illegal practices such as barren pens and routine tail-docking. Most farms made widespread but legal use of metal cages for confining pregnant pigs.

Pigs

Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary. July 8, 2011 – In a groundbreaking move that should result in the greatest advancement for farmed animals in U.S. July 8, 2011 – In a groundbreaking move that should result in the greatest advancement for farmed animals in U.S.

Welfare

AnimalEquality.net

OCTOBER 31, 2024

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…

Factory Farming

Animal Person

DECEMBER 27, 2009

And it gently tells the story of why we shouldn't eat factory farmed animals. The significant problem with this book is that the solution to the problems posed (which begin with "On factory farms. ") could easily be some Farm Forward-endorsed small operation where many of the horrors of factory farming don't exist.

Factory Farming

Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. Prop 2 requires that factory farms provide enough space for animals to stand up, turn around and extend their limbs. From the campaign website : (Nov.

Prop 2

Critter News

APRIL 12, 2009

By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages. This brings us one step closer to ending intense confinement of hens in factory farms. Tags: battery hens eggs farm animal welfare. They are striking a blow against the cruel egg industry.

Eggs

Critter News

DECEMBER 26, 2009

There are no happy farm animals, you liars. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. They are fighting back due to all the information and images that have made it to the public sphere. And people are seeing it. So, now you just try to spend more money to spread more lies. We need to play offense."

Factory Farm

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

A coalition of animal protection groups consisting of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Farm Sanctuary, and the Humane Farming Association (HFA), intervened in the case to ensure that the interests of animals and the public were represented.

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

Again, thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this update on California's proposition 2. The action prompted many farmed animal vets to leave CVMA and form the Association of California Veterinarians, which subsequently voted to oppose the ballot initiative, reports Feedstuffs.

Proposition 2

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factory farming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products? Gene Baur, Director of Farm Sanctuary, adds that “Change of Heart provides fresh, research-based insight into how non-profits and individuals can more effectively create social change.”

Factory Farm

Critter News

OCTOBER 19, 2008

Thanks to an email from Farmed Animal Net for this information. These are not farming families, folks, but corporations as powerful and ruthless as anything on Wall Street. In Mexico, many farms are being run as they were 3 or 4 decades ago, although there are some more modern large facilities. So are egg corporations.

Egg Industry

Critter News

MARCH 29, 2012

California dairy farmers have an ad campaign that cows are just darn happy on their factory farms. PETA is not convinced. This article about the situation appears in the Merced Sun-Star which is from my home county of Merced!

Cows