Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?
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AUGUST 28, 2009
Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. It looks like Michigan's Big Ag is afraid they could end up with their own Proposition 2.
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.) It's an issue to follow though.
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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals
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APRIL 13, 2009
How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “farm animals are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) only when used in biomedical research, testing, teaching and exhibition.
EU Sends Inspectors to Portugal for Farm Animal Welfare
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DECEMBER 28, 2009
Tags: europe portugal farm animal welfare. My 2010 resolution is to try and track animal rights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Spain is much more advanced than Portugal in this area, but both need improvement (as do we all.).
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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?
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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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Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio
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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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100 CBS News Runs Series on Factory Farms
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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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More Alleged Abuse At Iowa Egg Farms
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APRIL 7, 2010
Tags: animal abuse eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. Another undercover video from the Humane Society.
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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. How depressing.
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Conklin Farm Owner Will Not Face Charges
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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 Tags: ohio animal enterprise terrorism act mercy for animals farm animal welfare. From the Columbus Dispatch.
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Pig Castration in Europe - An Animal Welfare Concern
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JANUARY 19, 2009
Tags: europe pigs farm animal welfare. This year, the European Commission will issue a research contract, worth up to €1 million for a study into alternatives to the castration of pigs and dehorning of cattle.
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100 Farm Animals Help Alleviate Mental Illness
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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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Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA
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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.
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100 Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues
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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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World Farm Animal Day is October 2
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Tags: farm animal welfare. Lest we forget their suffering.
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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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100 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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100 EU Backing Cloned Animal Products
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OCTOBER 18, 2010
It's bad enough having to deal with the welfare of normal farm animals, but what about the welfare of cloned animals? If they are cloned solely for the products they provide, will it be more difficult to argue for their welfare as living creatures? Tags: europe cloning farm animal welfare.
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Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?
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APRIL 1, 2009
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. And if you ever drive around an egg farm, hog farm, slaughterhouse, feeding lot, etc., I highly recommend Farm Sanctuary's issue page.short and to the point.)
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FDA Recommends Banning Antibiotics from Feed
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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.
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100 Ag's Reaction to Ohio Deal with Humane Society
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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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Chicken Wars in the Pacific Northwest
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JUNE 28, 2010
Tags: seattle pacific northwest farm animal welfare chickens. Silly piece in a way about the battle between people who want urban chickens and those who don't.
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Irish Senator Complains of Animal Welfare "Cabal"
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APRIL 12, 2010
The dog breeding legislation, intended to outlaw “puppy-farming”, was prepared by Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment John Gormley. Tags: Ireland legislation puppy mills dogs. Legislators are being contacted by people around the world to support the legislation.
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Big Ag Fighting Back with PR
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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."
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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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Baby Chicks Ground Up
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
Tags: animal cruelty eggs farm animal welfare factory farm. This is the second time this year that I've heard of this group capturing headlines. I'd never heard of them before. I'm very impressed by their courage and tenacity.
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Belgian Bill Calls for Pig Castration WITH Anesthesia
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MARCH 26, 2010
Tags: europe pigs castration farm animal welfare belgium agribusiness. They castrate piglets WITHOUT anesthesia. I hope this bill passes. But I post about so many legislative proposals, with so few actual passages. We'll have to wait and see.
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Pork Industry Moving into Defensive Mode
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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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100 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. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. I'm not arguing about the methods as I'm not a veterinarian, but it's a good example of the clinical discussion of costs when it comes to managing farm animal health.
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Horrible Tail Docking Video Spurs Call for Ban
Critter News
JANUARY 28, 2010
Tags: New York tail docking farm animal welfare. Just awful. More great undercover work though by Mercy for Animals.
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100 Consolidation of Egg Industry
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. At the International Egg Commission’s annual meeting, held last month in China, it was noted that animal welfare activists in the U.S.
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100 Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown
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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.
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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100 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. 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.
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Pork Industry Tries to Deal with Public Image
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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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Veterinary Association Did Not Support Prop 2
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NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Tags: proposition 2 california farm animal welfare avma. The American Veterinary Medical Association did NOT support Proposition 2. Now they want to be involved in the rule-making. If you want to know why they opposed it, here's a link to their reasoning.
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Turkey Abuse in West Virginia Aviagen Plant
Critter News
NOVEMBER 29, 2008
Another nasty farm animal abuse story. Tags: PETA farm animal welfare thanksgiving turkey massacre. Overlooked this one. Whatever you think about PETA, I admire them for exposing this crap. It's even got Chuck Jolley from the Cattle Network riled up. Find another line of work. Find another line of work.
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100 "Zoo from Hell" Owner Convicted in New York
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JUNE 1, 2009
A farm-animal breeder who ran what a prosecutor called "the zoo from hell" was convicted Tuesday of animal cruelty. Tags: animal cruelty farm animal welfare us. And people wonder why I'm so disappointed by humans.
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100 New Podcast Uploaded for 01/26/10
Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2010
In this week's podcast ending January 26, 2010: **Animal rescue efforts are underway in disaster-stricken Haiti; **A research study involving the burial of live pigs is halted; **The blood sport of dogfighting enjoys a revival in Afghanistan; **And a report by animal welfare organizations criticize pig farming in the European Union.
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100 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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100 Note to Those Wanting Promotion: Pay Attention
Animal Person
JUNE 17, 2009
And that's when I get e-mails like this: Dear Mary I’m Caroline and I’m one of the Supporter Services team members for Compassion in World Farming. Having read your blogs I thought you might like to hear about Compassion in World Farming’s Bake with Compassion fundraising week. But that was back in 2006. Eat More Veal?
Who is Jennifer Fearing?
Critter News
JANUARY 29, 2009
Tags: proposition 2 california humane society farm animal welfare. Pretty impressive bio (please note that the bio is from her time at HSUS). She used to head United Animal Nations too. I couldn't find any information on her current activities. Probably taking a much needed break.
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100 Thoroughbred Dealer Convicted of Animal Cruelty
Critter News
MARCH 14, 2010
He didn't know how his horses were being treated on his own farm? Prominent New York thoroughbred breeder and owner Ernie Paragallo was convicted Wednesday of mistreating dozens of malnourished horses on his Hudson Valley farm. Tags: New York animal cruelty horses. Plus, this is the guy's BUSINESS. And he didn't know?
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