Farm Animals
Factory farms spawn immense suffering, and also immensely dangerous superbugs?
America is facing a real crisis in regard to antibiotics resistant infections, and factory farming is one of the main reasons. The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research recently reported the first U.S. case of Colistin-resistant infection, involving a patient in Pennsylvania. Also this week, researchers at USDA and Health . . .
Confronting Dog Meat Horrors and Other Cruelties on the International Stage
Today’s New York Times reports on Humane Society International’s major campaign to end the dog meat trade in South Korea, the only nation that eats dog meat and raises dogs on farms for the plate. There, in the run-up to the 2018 Winter Olympics, we’ve . . .
Finding Evidence of the Humane Economy in All Sorts of Surprising Places
Stanford University has long been rated as one of America’s top academic institutions, and it’s been widely known for incubating top innovators in the domains of programming, engineering, medicine, and other sciences. In The Humane Economy, readers briefly meet Dr. Pat Brown, a Stanford biochemist who . . .
Nothing Organic or Natural About Effort in Congress to Block Organic Farm Animal Care Standards
Yesterday, Nicholas Kristof wrote an extraordinary column on my new book, The Humane Economy, celebrating the enormous range of progress we’ve made in driving reform for animals in so many different sectors of industry. The New York Times columnist noted, of course, that our work isn’t done, and . . .
Oklahoma Bill to Defund Animal Welfare Organizations Dies a Merciful Death
Through the platform of A Humane Nation, I report on so many good developments for animals — from retailers switching to cage-free or crate-free animal products, to major companies going fur-free, to the swell of global outrage over the killing of endangered animals for trophies . . .
A Burst of Federal Rulemaking May Help Millions of Animals
Last week was a big one for animal protection. Walmart announced it would go cage-free for its egg purchases, and a number of other retailers did the same. “In a virtual tidal wave of announcements, nearly 100 retailers, restaurants, food manufacturers and food service companies have . . .
USDA Proposes New Rules for ‘Organic’ Standards – Fortifying Protections for Farm Animals
The legal definition of “organic” didn’t translate into much in the way of practical protections for animals on the farm when it was adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2000. But today the Obama Administration has proposed a revamped definition for the “organic” . . .
Breaking News: Walmart, the Nation’s Biggest Food Seller, Says No to Cage Confinement for Hens
After working with The HSUS, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer and America’s biggest food seller accounting for 25 percent of all groceries sold in the United States, announced today that it intends to source all of its eggs from cage-free sources. The policy will be fully . . .
SUPERNEWS for Hens: SUPERVALU Going Cage-Free
When I became president and CEO of The HSUS just short of a dozen years ago, not a single major food retailer was selling only cage-free eggs. In fact, I was writing letters to companies merely asking for cage-free offerings, for the small percentage of consumers . . .
A 50-State Strategy for Animal Protection
Yesterday’s Arizona Republic ran a column from me about Arizona’s leading role on some core animal protection causes: kick-starting the anti-confinement movement for farm animals and the effort to promote adoption of homeless dogs and cats. Enhanced protections for farm animals came through a landmark ballot . . .
Bon Appétit, Long a Leader on Issues of Food and Agriculture, Announces New Animal Welfare Reforms
While we take pride in forging unexpected alliances on specific issues to advance animals’ interests – whether with SeaWorld, United Egg Producers, or even in the world of horse racing with the Jockey Club – we also focus plenty of energy on working with companies . . .
West Virginia Lawmakers Get the Job Done for Animals, As Session Closes With Two Big Wins
West Virginia’s legislative session wrapped up this weekend, with some good outcomes on animal issues that are more challenging than they might appear at first glance. Our allies in the legislature did a great job. They ran out the clock and blocked an effort to . . .
