Breaking news: Obama Administration closes loophole and forbids slaughtering downer calves
The new rule will create a financial incentive for producers to treat all calves better to avoid creating downers, and[…]
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Let’s Hear it for the Boys: The Roosters of the Franklinville…
Tad and Tupac and their huge flock of ladies. They are very happy living on the main farm. Urkel rooster,[…]
Read moreA Publix disgrace – grocery chain is a holdout on cage-free future
Egg-laying hens are stuck in cages for 12 to 18 months. When they’re no longer productive, they’ll be manhandled and[…]
Read moreCaregiver Amy Gaetz Focuses on the Important Things in…
Amy and Lola goat. Amy and Ari steer. Amy comforts a duck during our recent rescue in Cattaraugus County. Amy[…]
Read morePaco Just Wants to have Fun: The Story of a Premature Calf Given…
Paco as a calf, arriving at his new home and checking out all his new fun stuff. Escape artist brought[…]
Read moreMassachusetts voters push farm animal measure to the ballot, with broad, powerful coalition
If passed, the Massachusetts ballot measure would make it illegal to sell eggs, veal, or pork from facilities that confine[…]
Read moreBreaking news: Perdue announces major reforms for chickens; progress spotlights poultry problems, solutions
The reforms announced by Perdue would improve the lives of roughly 700 million birds it raises and slaughters each year.[…]
Read moreWhitaker: From Little Lost Calf to Big and Beloved Sanctuary…
Photo by Dakota Gale Whitaker: From Little Lost Calf to Big and Beloved Sanctuary Resident As the sun rises over[…]
Read moreHappy National Selfie Day! Whether or not you enjoy taking them,…
Smudge sheep posing with her good friend, humanimal Jill Tedeschi. Safran steer mugs for the camera with a new friend[…]
Read moreDocumentary filmmaking is changing the way we view animals
“At the Fork” is an in-depth exploration of the current state of animal welfare on farms throughout the United States.[…]
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