We know you want to stay informed about important humane-related issues but are short on time; that's why we aggregate the good stuff for you! Recently the news has been full of stories related to industrial animal agriculture. Here is a sampling of the most relevant issues.- Six employees at a Butterball turkey farm in North Caroline face criminal charges after an undercover investigation reveal horrific abuse of the turkeys.
- A recent New York Times editorial supports proposed federal legislation that would standardize cages for egg-laying hens in the U.S. and give them slightly more room.
- A court in Washington state is holding a CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) accountable for its pollution
- McDonald's has agreed to help end the use of pig gestation crates by pressuring its pig suppliers to stop using the small crates that confine female pigs during the four months they're gestating. McDonald's joins Hormel and Smithfield Foods, both of which recently announced that they're phasing out the use of gestation crates.
- Recently the Humane Society of the United States released undercover footage of abuses of pigs at two major pork suppliers.
- Late last month the Supreme Court overturned a California law that would have required euthanizing downed livestock at federally-inspected slaughterhouses.
- In a survey conducted by Meatingplace, about 80% of poultry companies reported that they don't sterilize the cages or trucks transporting the birds to the slaughterhouse, which allows an accumulation of bacteria.
- A mysterious "manure foam" on pig farms in the Midwest is causing the barns to explode, killing the thousands of pigs inside and injuring workers.
- Several states have introduced "ag-gag" bills which would prohibit taking photos or video of farmed animal abuse.
~ Marsha
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