As the COVID-19 pandemic draws new attention to industrial-scale livestock agriculture, animal welfare groups are criticizing the way healthy farm animals are killed. The COVID-19 pandemic is drawing ...

These days, the mention of a carthorse or mule plowing a field would transport many people back in time to an era of ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan— A new analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity and World Animal Protection found that a just transition away from industrial animal agriculture is a critical part of achieving ...

Recent data analysis conducted by a human rights advocacy organization found that nearly a dozen international finance institutions directed over $3 billion to animal agriculture in 2023. The majority ...

A new study of animals raised on industrial farms raises serious questions about public health and the effects of those farms on rural communities and on soil productivity. The study was conducted by ...

Although the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, in Glasgow is fast approaching, it’s already clear that the scope of proposed solutions is far outweighed by the scale of the ...

Washington, DC — Today, over 300 local, state and national advocacy organizations sent a letter to the House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairs and Ranking Members, endorsing the Farm System ...

More and more consumers are seeking to avoid products from “factory farms”—where animals are kept in abysmal conditions. Such consumers often look for animal-raising claims on packaging labels that ...

Volunteers with the American Society for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals removed 170 dogs from a breeder in Manly, Iowa in 2018. The dogs were found in “appalling and overcrowded conditions,” ...

New law establishes legal foundation for cage-free egg production systems and livestock management practices aligned with animal welfare principles.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture created a handbook to aid law enforcement agencies in handling animal welfare complaints. The handbook provides a streamlined guide to Iowa code and best practices ...