Current and archived news about farm animals:
Farm Animals
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Severe Suffering of Pigs on a Farm in Indiana Revealed
Video recently published online shows sick and injured pigs left untreated and piglets dying on the floor of the roach- and maggot-infested East Fork Farms facility near Brownstown.
October 19, 2019
Morphe Ends Sales of Brushes Made with Badger Hair
The cosmetics retailer has joined more than 90 other companies throughout the world in discontinuing sales of the brushes.
October 15, 2019
Sales of New Fur Apparel and Accessories Prohibited in California
The government of the state recently enacted legislation that will ban such sales as of January 1, 2023.
October 14, 2019
Severe Mistreatment of Salmon on a Fish Farm in Maine Revealed
Video recently shot recently by an undercover investigator working for Compassion Over Killing at the Cooke Aquaculture facility in Bingham shows salmon being stomped on, thrown and suffocated. Authorities have undertaken an investigation.
October 14, 2019
Intermarché Group Acts to Improve Welfare of Chickens
The company — the third-largest retailer in France — recently signed onto the European Chicken Commitment, which sets high standards for treatment of chickens reared for meat.
October 5, 2019
Government of Switzerland Bans Grinding of Live Chicks
The government recently enacted the ban to prevent use of grinding to kill male chicks. Throughout the world they often are killed that way immediately after hatching because they will not lay eggs or be used for meat and therefore have no economic value.
October 1, 2019
United States Department of Agriculture Repeals Pig Slaughter Speed Limits
The Department recently adopted regulations that remove all limits on the speed at which pigs may be killed and thus place the animals at significantly increased risk of being slaughtered improperly.
September 21, 2019
Hundreds of Chickens Killed in Truck Crash in California
Approximately one-half of the more than 1,000 chickens being transported on the truck were killed when it crashed into a car on a highway in San Pablo. The surviving birds who were not "salvageable" were euthanized.
September 18, 2019
Killing of Baby Goats on a Dairy Farm in Australia Revealed
Video recently shot by an undercover investigator shows the 10 babies — all males who would not have produced milk and therefore were of no value to the farmers — being killed one by one as the others watched.
September 17, 2019
Authorities Shut Down Illegal Backyard Slaughter Operations in Florida
An undercover investigation of the operations conducted by Animal Recovery Mission had revealed a number of violations of the Florida Humane Slaughter Act.
September 6, 2019
