Critter News

JULY 20, 2011

Mercy for Animals is trying to convince Costco to do the same. Safeway and Kroger have announced they're halting all purchases of the farm's pork. News story is from the end of June. Almost let that one slip by!

Farming 100

Farming Iowa For Animals Cruelty 100

Critter News

APRIL 7, 2010

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

Egg Farm 100

Egg Farm Farming Eggs Factory Farm 100

Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

Barack Obama has picked Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa, to be the next Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). I’m glad that Obama didn’t select Charles Stenholm, a former Texas congressman with a long history of defending animal abuse, who had sought the position with support from the factory farming industry.

Farm Sanctuary 100

Farm Sanctuary Factory Farm Factory Farming Sanctuary 100

Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. For other people, “humane” means it is okay to eat the animal as long as the following conditions are met: 1.

Farm Animal 100

Farm Animal Farmed Animals Farming Factory Farm 100

Animal Ethics

JULY 15, 2009

We can thank factory farming for yet another antibiotic-resistant supergerm: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). All evidence points to factory farms. Factory farms are concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) where animals are raised intensively and permanently confined in warehouses and sheds.

Vegetarian 40

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