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Displaying all articles tagged:
Animal Welfare
bans
Jan. 12, 2018
Switzerland Bans Citizens From Boiling Lobsters Alive
It must now be humanely “stunned” first.
By
Clint Rainey
animal welfare
Dec. 18, 2017
Trump’s USDA Is Working to Torpedo the Rules for Organic Eggs
It could undermine a seven-year fight to force Big Chicken to treat animals more humanely.
By
Clint Rainey
Dec. 13, 2017
Moby Wants L.A.’s Shelter Dogs to Give Up Meat
He says it “proves to the world that Los Angeles really is the progressive capital.”
By
Clint Rainey
a real hangup
Sept. 27, 2017
Restaurant Gets Predictable Backlash After Hanging Taxidermy Cow From Ceiling
It’s meant to “contradict our programmed perceptions of a dairy cow.”
By
Clint Rainey
virtual reality
July 7, 2017
Animal-Rights Activists Are Using VR to Fight Factory Farms
Organizations are using the technology to depict conditions livestock endure.
By
Chris Crowley
animal welfare
Mar. 22, 2017
Burger King Pledges to Stop Buying Abused Chickens
Mercy for Animals says the new welfare standards will “reduce the suffering of millions of chickens each year.”
By
Clint Rainey
animal welfare
Feb. 23, 2017
The Poultry Industry Wants Scientists to ‘Breed Out’ Chicken Suffering
Although there’s at least one other way to free birds “from pain, injury, and disease.”
By
Clint Rainey
animal welfare
Jan. 17, 2017
French Parliament Passes Bill Requiring Slaughterhouses to Install Cameras
In response to a report that showed widespread animal cruelty in the country’s abattoirs.
By
Clint Rainey
animal welfare
Jan. 17, 2017
Chipotle Will Force Chicken Suppliers to Improve Animals’ Living Conditions
It’s finally addressing concerns over how industry birds are raised and processed.
By
Clint Rainey
video feed
Aug. 11, 2016
Here’s the Predictably Awful Video That Convinced Tyson to Retrain Its Workers
The company also fired ten employees seen abusing animals.
By
Chris Crowley
Animal Welfare
June 13, 2016
Egg Industry Promises to Stop Destroying Its Baby Male Chickens
The controversial practice will end by 2020.
By
Clint Rainey
Big Chicken
Mar. 29, 2016
Factory Farming Now Causes ‘Woody Breasts’
It’s one of several unappetizing muscle diseases afflicting poultry.
By
Clint Rainey
Animal Welfare
Mar. 22, 2016
World’s Most Expensive Coffee Requires Actual Animal Torture
Another reminder why nobody should be drinking civet-poop coffee.
By
Clint Rainey
Animal Welfare
Feb. 16, 2016
All of Trader Joe’s Eggs Will Be Cage-Free in 9 Years
The announcement follows a petition that went viral and hit 100,000 supporters.
By
Clint Rainey
Animal Welfare
Dec. 22, 2015
Nestlé Announces It, Too, Will Transition to Cage-Free Eggs
The huge company says it will fully transition all of its U.S. products by 2020.
By
Clint Rainey
Animal Welfare
Dec. 8, 2015
Here’s Why Supersize Chickens Are the Next Animal-Welfare Fight
Cage-free is old news, so activists are eyeing America’s 9 billion broiler chickens.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Nov. 16, 2015
Taco Bell Is the Latest Fast-Food Chain to Promise Cage-Free Eggs
Starting in 2017, your biscuit tacos will be a little more humane.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Nov. 6, 2015
Why Taco Bell’s Ignoring the Animal-Welfare Movement
Yum! Brands is one of the few companies to not change how it sources food.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Animal Welfare
Oct. 2, 2015
Starbucks Says All of Its Eggs Will Be Cage-Free by 2020
The timetable finally puts legs on a goal set last year.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Sept. 9, 2015
McDonald’s Says It Will Make McMuffins a Lot More Humane
The megachain promises all eggs will be cage-free by 2025.
By
Clint Rainey
Taking Heat
Aug. 20, 2015
Waitress Fired for ‘Threatening’ Customers Who Left Dog in Hot Car
The AC was on, but does that make a difference?
By
Clint Rainey
Animal Welfare
Dec. 23, 2014
Starbucks Makes an Unprecedented Commitment to Cage-Free Eggs
It’s also promising to eliminate inhumane slaughter practices and growth hormones.
By
Clint Rainey
News
Dec. 5, 2014
The Farmer Who Filmed Suffering Perdue Chickens Is on the Verge of Being Shut
Craig Watts’s chickens have sores, are overheated, and have a comparatively high mortality rate.
By
Hugh Merwin
Animal Welfare
Oct. 16, 2014
Animal Rights Group Blasts Starbucks for Using Eggs From ‘Cruel
Despite claims that they’re “ethically purchased and responsibly produced.”
By
Clint Rainey
Stuffed Animals
Oct. 14, 2013
Banksy’s
Sirens of the Lamb
Truck Makes Babies Cry
Meat is murder,
says Banksy (with puppets).
By
Belle Cushing