Critter News
JULY 8, 2011
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. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.
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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Critter News
NOVEMBER 2, 2008
The Justice Department has opened investigations. Fresh-egg farmers acted together through a series of export shipments, organized by United Egg Producers, an industry cartel whose 250-plus members include virtually all of the nation's big egg producers. Tags: eggs factory farm agribusiness.
Critter News
JUNE 28, 2009
Nearly 95 percent of the 90 billion table eggs produced in the United States come from high-density cage systems. The value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 In South Carolina egg sales tally about $90 million annually. Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness.
Critter News
JUNE 10, 2011
In the decree the Spanish Government outlines a training and publicity initiatives to promote new methods of production to farmers and the public as well as a timeline to receive and investigate plans for conversion as well as committing €300m in loans for farmers to convert to enriched facilities.
Critter News
APRIL 1, 2009
There is an abundance of information on the web about undercover investigations, livestock conditions, slaughter procedures, etc. And if you ever drive around an egg farm, hog farm, slaughterhouse, feeding lot, etc., Undercover investigative pieces have shown that some unhinged workers take out their frustrations on the farm animals.
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 13, 2008
This modest proposal would bring a smidgen of comfort to millions of hens used for egg production. Recent investigations by nonprofit groups in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania have revealed the atrocious living conditions of egg-laying hens, though their owners said they were humanely cared for. Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,
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