Farmed Animals, Farming and Welfare

Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

Critter News

APRIL 13, 2009

How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Most animals in the U.S. This is really interesting.

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Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio

Critter News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

Issue 2 in Ohio would create 13-member state board to oversee the care of farm animals in the State. The Humane Society and other groups oppose it as a power grab by big agriculture to prevent another Proposition 2 (the initiative passed last year in California to improve standards for farm animal care.)

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Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?

Critter News

AUGUST 28, 2009

Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness.

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Grocery giant stalls on animal welfare, millions left to suffer

AnimalEquality.net

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Ahold Delhaize—the global company behind Food Lion, Giant Food, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop—is under fire for failing animals. Despite publicly claiming to support animal welfare, the company has delayed its goals and failed to report meaningful progress on its existing promises.

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Farm Animals Help Alleviate Mental Illness

Critter News

OCTOBER 7, 2008

A new study, published online in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, suggests that animal assisted therapy for people with mental disorders can be effective with farm animals. After six months of animal assisted therapy with farm animals, all patients reported significantly increased coping skills.

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Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio

Critter News

JULY 3, 2010

Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare. From the Associated Press.

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Sad About World Farm Animals Day

Critter News

OCTOBER 2, 2009

World Farm Animals Day was today. Tags: depressed farm animal welfare. Perhaps it's because of gloomy October or maybe it's because I'm getting over the flu, but I felt very sad. There was a picture on the bus commemorating the event with a picture of a cow looking, dare I say it, noble and long-suffering.

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World Farm Animal Day is October 2

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Tags: farm animal welfare.

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Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

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.

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Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall

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. For more information on the Walk and how to register, please visit walkforfarmanimals.org.

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Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?

Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

The animal is well-treated during its life in terms of having space to roam, living free of fear and abuse, and being well-fed in clean conditions. In other words, the proverbial happy farm animal. However, the factory farm system we have in any country does not lend itself to either of the two criteria.

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Hope for Hen Welfare

Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary. Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.

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More Alleged Abuse At Iowa Egg Farms

Critter News

APRIL 7, 2010

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

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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?

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.

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Horrible Animal Abuse at Iowa Pig Farm

Critter News

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.

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CBS News Runs Series on Factory Farms

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. According to her, there was a message that removing the use of antibiotics would actually improve these poor animals' welfare. Unfortunately, I missed this series as we don't watch network television.

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Pig Castration in Europe - An Animal Welfare Concern

Critter News

JANUARY 19, 2009

Tags: europe pigs farm animal welfare.

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Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

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. As Iowa’s Governor, Tom Vilsack took steps to protect animals, including vetoing a bill that allowed dove hunting.

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Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues

Critter News

JANUARY 5, 2009

Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. Tags: farm animal welfare us agribusiness. It's a small mention in this Ag Week article about issues coming up in 2009 , but worth noting. The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says.

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Conklin Farm Owner Will Not Face Charges

Critter News

JULY 10, 2010

A Union County grand jury has decided the owner of a Union County dairy farm caught in an abuse scandal should not face criminal charges.on the tape {from an undercover investigation by Mercy for Animals,) Conklin is shown kicking a cow that is lying down. From the Columbus Dispatch.

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Support Farm Sanctuary!

Critter News

JUNE 15, 2011

Here's a book that you can buy about rescued farm animals and their stories. Love this group! It should be inspiring and it's a great way to support an extraordinary organization.

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Plea to Help Downed Farm Animals

Critter News

MARCH 6, 2011

Hard to read emotionally, but short and informative. Written by Gene Bauer and appearing in the Huffington Post.

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Pork Industry Moving into Defensive Mode

Critter News

MARCH 19, 2009

It's in response to the HBO film "Death on a Factory Farm." The Pork Board has planned delegate meetings at the {annual Pork Industry} forum to discuss quality assurance rules including animal handling, and how much money to allocate to promote animal welfare. I have a hard time with the logic of that statement.

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Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line

Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Here's an example.

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FDA Recommends Banning Antibiotics from Feed

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. Animals would get sick much easier, possibly affecting the bottom line of profit above all. Tags: antibiotics farm animal welfare factory farm.

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Big Ag Fighting Back with PR

Critter News

DECEMBER 26, 2009

There are no happy farm animals, you liars. Clearly the animal rights community is much more emboldened and aggressive than they have been in the past," said {National Milk Producers Federation} spokesman Chris Galen. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. And people are seeing it.

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Turkey Abuse in West Virginia Aviagen Plant

Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Another nasty farm animal abuse story. Bottom line: If you’re running a business where you allow the kinds of shortcuts that let animal abuse happen, please sell it and leave the industry now. Tags: PETA farm animal welfare thanksgiving turkey massacre. Overlooked this one. Find another line of work.

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Update on Proposition 2 in CA

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.

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Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown

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.

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Radlo Foods Pledging Conversion to Cage-Free Eggs

Critter News

APRIL 10, 2009

Good news following an investigation of farm animal abuses by Mercy for Animals. Sometime soon, David Radlo of Radlo Foods says his sign in front of the former DeCoster Egg Farm will be coming down and all his business at the massive egg operation in Turner will come to an end. Here's a link to the investigative video.

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Horrible Tail Docking Video Spurs Call for Ban

Critter News

JANUARY 28, 2010

More great undercover work though by Mercy for Animals. Tags: New York tail docking farm animal welfare. Just awful.

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Baby Chicks Ground Up

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty eggs farm animal welfare factory farm.

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Chicken Wars in the Pacific Northwest

Critter News

JUNE 28, 2010

Tags: seattle pacific northwest farm animal welfare chickens.

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Ag's Reaction to Ohio Deal with Humane Society

Critter News

JULY 4, 2010

Yesterday, I raised the issue that some may think the Humane Society copped out by making a deal with Ohio agriculture and NOT bringing new animal welfare regulations to the ballot. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare agriculture agribusiness.

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"Zoo from Hell" Owner Convicted in New York

Critter News

JUNE 1, 2009

A farm-animal breeder who ran what a prosecutor called "the zoo from hell" was convicted Tuesday of animal cruelty. A jury in West Haverstraw deliberated less than two hours before convicting Robert Everle of all 13 charges of torturing, injuring and starving animals. And people wonder why I'm so disappointed by humans.

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Pork Industry Tries to Deal with Public Image

Critter News

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

And, of course, this view of farm animals is the norm. Tags: meat pigs pork farm animal welfare. On Wednesday, I almost lost my temper with some people in our customer service unit who wondered why anyone would want a turkey to have a good life before death."it's it's just a turkey."

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Belgian Bill Calls for Pig Castration WITH Anesthesia

Critter News

MARCH 26, 2010

Tags: europe pigs castration farm animal welfare belgium agribusiness.

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Veterinary Association Did Not Support Prop 2

Critter News

NOVEMBER 15, 2008

Tags: proposition 2 california farm animal welfare avma.

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California's Ag Industry Worried that State Committee will Focus on "Emotion"

Critter News

JANUARY 19, 2009

Basically, it sounds like the ag committee will be including food safety and animal welfare concerns in their discussions. Tags: california bile farming farm animal welfare agribusiness food. The ag industry does NOT like this. There is definitely a new tide in California, post Proposition 2.

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BOCA to Stop Using Eggs by End of 2009

Critter News

APRIL 12, 2009

By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages. Whether or not you choose to eat eggs, this is a major victory for animals. This brings us one step closer to ending intense confinement of hens in factory farms.

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Proposition 2 Poll

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!

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Who is Jennifer Fearing?

Critter News

JANUARY 29, 2009

She used to head United Animal Nations too. Tags: proposition 2 california humane society farm animal welfare. I couldn't find any information on her current activities. Probably taking a much needed break.

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More Humane Method of Killing Chickens?

Critter News

OCTOBER 26, 2010

CAK eliminates the numerous animal welfare, economic, and worker-safety issues associated with electric immobilization: * With CAK, birds are dead before they are removed from their crates, shackled, bled, and scalded in defeathering tanks. Tags: meat PETA farm animal welfare factory farm chickens.

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Australian Animal Rights Campaign to Help Calves

Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Animals Australia has a video on its website showing calves being roughly dragged off utes and thrown to the ground. RSPCA scientific officer (farm animals) Melina Tensen said there had been no independently funded research into the effects of leaving calves unfed for 30 hours.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio

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Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?

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Grocery giant stalls on animal welfare, millions left to suffer

Farm Animals Help Alleviate Mental Illness

Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio

Sad About World Farm Animals Day

World Farm Animal Day is October 2

Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall

Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?

Hope for Hen Welfare

More Alleged Abuse At Iowa Egg Farms

Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?

Horrible Animal Abuse at Iowa Pig Farm

CBS News Runs Series on Factory Farms

Pig Castration in Europe - An Animal Welfare Concern

Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues

Conklin Farm Owner Will Not Face Charges

Support Farm Sanctuary!

Plea to Help Downed Farm Animals

Pork Industry Moving into Defensive Mode

Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line

FDA Recommends Banning Antibiotics from Feed

Big Ag Fighting Back with PR

Turkey Abuse in West Virginia Aviagen Plant

Update on Proposition 2 in CA

Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown

Radlo Foods Pledging Conversion to Cage-Free Eggs

Horrible Tail Docking Video Spurs Call for Ban

Baby Chicks Ground Up

Chicken Wars in the Pacific Northwest

Ag's Reaction to Ohio Deal with Humane Society

"Zoo from Hell" Owner Convicted in New York

Pork Industry Tries to Deal with Public Image

Belgian Bill Calls for Pig Castration WITH Anesthesia

Veterinary Association Did Not Support Prop 2

California's Ag Industry Worried that State Committee will Focus on "Emotion"

BOCA to Stop Using Eggs by End of 2009

Proposition 2 Poll

Who is Jennifer Fearing?

More Humane Method of Killing Chickens?

Australian Animal Rights Campaign to Help Calves

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