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Animal rights groups, including the Humane Farming Association, Friends of Animals, and SAFE, are opposing the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein. Referred to as the “Rotten Egg Bill” by opponents, the measure would make a deal between the United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United … Read more
The Indiana legislature failed to pass S.B. 373, a bill which would have criminalized whistleblowers who expose animal abuse. These so-called “ag gag” laws have been introduced and passed in several states in the past year, after exposes by groups such as the Humane Society have informed the public about animal cruelty and unsafe working … Read more
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013, a bill that would establish a national standard for humane treatment of egg-laying hens and the labeling of eggs. Cosponsors include Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), and in the House, Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR). Senator Feinstein said, “this bill … Read more
The Humane Society of the United States is urging Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to veto that state’s ag gag bill. SB 1248 would make it a crime for reputable non-profit organizations and journalists to document and expose unethical and illegal activity at horse stables and industrial agriculture facilities. The bill narrowly passed the Tennessee House. … Read more
The Humane Society of the United States is announcing that the California anti-whistleblower “ag gag” legislation, AB 343, that was backed by the California Cattlemen’s Association, was pulled by the bill’s author. Assembly member Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) pulled the bill after widespread opposition by food safety, environmental, and animal rights organizations. Labor unions and first … Read more
The White House 2014 budget does not have any funding for horse slaughter inspection. There is no money available to inspect horse meat under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, or the Code of Federal Regulations. This will prevent the slaughter of horses for human consumption in this country. … Read more
The Humane Society has released a press statement about the five employees from the Wheatland, Wyoming Premium Farms facility that have been convicted on multiple counts of cruelty to animals after that agency conducted an undercover investigation. Tyson Foods severed its relationship with that farm after the videos documenting cruelty and abuse were released. The … Read more
The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) has launched a new initiative called See it? Stop it! It gives farm workers the tools to take action to stop animal abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and harm. The initiative is in response to so-called ag gag laws that have been passed in many agricultural-heavy states, making it a crime … Read more
A federal judge has denied Perdue Farms’ attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) alleging that the company misleads consumers about their treatment of chickens. The class action lawsuit was filed in November 2010 in New Jersey on behalf of “all consumers duped” by Perdue. HSUS claims that … Read more
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has approved the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) petition about the treatment of downer veal calves at slaughter. The petition, submitted in 2009, would close a loophole in regulations that allowed downer calves to be kept alive indefinitely. That leaves them prone to abuse. About 700,000 … Read more