Farm Animals

Breaking News: Largest U.S. Food Service Company Embraces Game-Changing Rules on Animal Welfare

By on April 30, 2015 in Farm Animals with 92 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Breaking News: Largest U.S. Food Service Company Embraces Game-Changing Rules on Animal Welfare

At the gathering of The HSUS’s Board of Directors and National Council this past weekend in Philadelphia, it was impossible not to notice perhaps the tallest and most recognizable building on the city skyline from the broad window of our meeting room. This skyscraper is . . . 

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Right to Farm, Right to Poach, and Other Shenanigans in the States

By on April 29, 2015 in Farm Animals, Opposition, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative) with 4 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Right to Farm, Right to Poach, and Other Shenanigans in the States

It’s been a busy week in the states for animals. Yesterday, a key California Senate committee approved a ban on bullhooks, as the wake from last month’s Ringling Bros. announcement to retire its traveling elephant acts continues to be felt. Also on elephants, the Oregon . . . 

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Factory Farming Incubating Bird Flu, Compounding Misery

By on April 24, 2015 in Farm Animals with 10 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Factory Farming Incubating Bird Flu, Compounding Misery

Bird flu has infiltrated some of the nation’s poultry flocks, leaving behind illness and death in its wake and an animal health crisis so severe that Minnesota’s governor has declared a state of emergency. Federal and state officials, in an effort to contain its spread, . . . 

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The HSUS’ 2014 Annual Report: Transforming the World for Animals

The HSUS’ 2014 Annual Report: Transforming the World for Animals

Today, we officially release our 2014 annual report, in print and electronic form. I hope you’ll read and take pride in the progress we are making across such a wide range of problem areas. Below, I’ve reproduced most of my President’s essay in the report to give . . . 

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Remember, There’s Only One Earth

Remember, There’s Only One Earth

Earth Day is a reminder for all of us that we humans, and all animals, depend on a healthy planet to survive. While we have the capacity to damage and destroy the planet and the life that it and the sun sustain, we also have . . . 

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In Oklahoma, A Right to Harm?

By on April 10, 2015 in Farm Animals, Opposition with 37 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
In Oklahoma, A Right to Harm?

We all know about the effort by some agribusiness interests to make it a crime for whistleblowers to take photographs or videos that document the suffering of animals on a factory farm, or for an animal advocate to apply for a job at one of these . . . 

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Fortune-Teller: Big Gains on Animal Welfare

By on April 9, 2015 in Farm Animals, Opposition with 7 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Fortune-Teller: Big Gains on Animal Welfare

Fortune has just published a pretty extraordinary round-up of our high-impact work with the world’s largest food retail corporations. The piece details the work of Josh Balk, Matt Prescott, and other members of  the HSUS Farm Animal Protection team who have worked so expertly with . . . 

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Hilton: No Room at the Inn for Cages

By on April 7, 2015 in Farm Animals, Uncategorized with 6 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Hilton: No Room at the Inn for Cages

I’m excited to announce today that Hilton Worldwide is going to switch to buying exclusively cage-free eggs and gestation crate-free pork after working with The HSUS. This is another major step forward in our efforts to eliminate cage confinement for laying hens and mother pigs. . . . 

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Animal Welfare is Brewin’ at Dunkin’ Donuts

By on March 30, 2015 in Farm Animals with 3 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Animal Welfare is Brewin’ at Dunkin’ Donuts

I’m excited to share with you another big step away from the cruelty of cage confinement of hens. Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world’s top fast-food chains, is exploring the feasibility of transitioning to cage-free eggs globally for use in all of its food products. . . . 

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Major Companies Showing the Way on Animal Protection

By on March 18, 2015 in Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Wildlife/Marine Mammals with 2 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Major Companies Showing the Way on Animal Protection

In addressing issues ranging from the humane treatment of animals raised for food to curbing the trade in shark fins to moving away from puppy mills and toward shelter pet adoption, Nestlé, Starbucks, Target, Jet Airways, and Alsip Home & Nursery are the winners in . . . 

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World’s Largest Food Service Provider Goes Cage-Free – Capping Series of Reforms From Biggest Names in Sector

By on March 16, 2015 in Farm Animals with 7 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
World’s Largest Food Service Provider Goes Cage-Free – Capping Series of Reforms From Biggest Names in Sector

Compass Group makes it a trifecta. Today, Compass Group, the world’s largest food service company, announced that it will switch all of its liquid eggs to cage-free for the entire U.S. market. The volume of product in play is extraordinary: 300 million liquid eggs. That will . . . 

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Breaking News: Aramark Goes All-In on Cage-Free, Marking More Progress for Hens

By on March 12, 2015 in Farm Animals with 10 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Breaking News: Aramark Goes All-In on Cage-Free, Marking More Progress for Hens

Aramark is the largest U.S.-based food service company, running dining operations at thousands of locations across the country, including healthcare institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses. Today, I’m proud the company is announcing that it will switch all 20 million pounds . . . 

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