Current and archived news about farm animals:
Farm Animals
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Dozens of Pigs Killed When Truck Rolls Over in Ontario
The investigation into the cause of the incident is still underway but the driver has been charged with careless driving and failing to wear a seat belt.
July 28, 2020
Velour Ends Sales of False Eyelashes Made with Mink Fur
The company recently announced that it will no longer produce such eyelashes just as other companies have in the past few months.
July 25, 2020
Approximately 280,000 Hens Killed in Barn Fire in New Jersey
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation. The fire has prompted renewed calls for sprinkler systems to be required in all barns.
July 23, 2020
Severe Mistreatment of Hens on Egg Farms in Mexico Revealed
A recent undercover investigation yielded video that shows the birds being abused in a number of ways.
July 17, 2020
Government of Germany Enacts Legislation to Improve Welfare of Pigs
The government recently enacted measures that give pig farmers in the country eight years to remove their insemination stalls and 15 years to end their use of gestation crates.
July 11, 2020
Outbreak of Disease Prompts Culling of Almost One Million Pigs in Nigeria
The pigs were culled recently in response to an outbreak of African Swine Fever, which has been called “pig Ebola.”
July 10, 2020
Severe Mistreatment of Pigs on a Farm in the United Kingdom Revealed
Video recently shot by undercover investigators on the farm in Berkshire shows among other things a worker "knocking" piglets, which involves killing them by slamming their heads onto a hard floor.
July 6, 2020
Sephora Ends Sales of False Eyelashes Made with Mink Fur
The retailer recently announced that it will no longer sell the fake eyelashes in stores or online.
July 3, 2020
Government of Colorado Prohibits Caging Egg-Laying Hens as of 2025
Legislation recently enacted by the government requires all eggs sold in the state as of January 1, 2025 to be sourced from hens not confined in cages.
July 3, 2020
Government of Bogotá Places Severe Restrictions on Bullfighting
The government of the Colombian capital recently adopted regulations that do not allow bullfighters to “lacerate, cut, maim, injure, burn or hurt animals in any form whatsoever" in the ring.
June 30, 2020
