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February 13, 2012
McDonald’s Takes Action Toward Ending Gestation Stall Use; Humane Society of the United States Supports Effort
McDonald’s Corporation announced that it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to outline their plans to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls, a move supported by The Humane Society of the United States.
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February 9, 2012
Seaboard Foods’ Response to Undercover Animal Cruelty Investigation Prompts Second Complaint to Federal Agencies
The Humane Society of the United States has filed supplemental complaints with both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission regarding false and misleading statements being made by Seaboard Foods in response to a recent undercover investigation video of one of the company’s Oklahoma pig breeding facilities.
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February 2, 2012
Hormel Foods—Maker of SPAM—Announces Plans to Eliminate Gestation Crates
The creator of the iconic Spam product, Hormel, announced this week that it is committing to phase out gestation crate confinement of pigs at all company-owned facilities by 2017.
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February 2, 2012
Tyson Execs To Be Questioned About Cruelty to Pigs at Company’s Annual Meeting
At the annual shareholder meeting of Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) on Friday, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States will question company executives about why it has no plans to end the extreme confinement of breeding pigs in its pork supply.
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February 1, 2012
HSUS documenta abuso animal en granjas industriales porcinas de Oklahoma, presenta denuncia legal
Investigaciones encubiertas descubren abuso contra cerdos por parte de dos de los mayores abastecedores de productos porcinos en el país, incluyendo proveedor de Wal-Mart
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January 31, 2012
Undercover Video Documents Abuse of Pigs at Okla. Factory Farms
An undercover HSUS investigation documented inhumane treatment of pigs at Oklahoma factory farms, one a Walmart supplier. The HSUS filed legal complaints.
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January 5, 2012
HSUS Becomes Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. Shareholder
As part of its efforts to encourage CKE Restaurants, operator of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. restaurant chains, to improve the treatment of animals in its supply chain, The Humane Society of the United States has purchased stock in the chains’ parent company.
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December 29, 2011
A Historic Year for Farm Animals
In 2011, The HSUS joined the United Egg Producers to press for legislation phasing out the egg production using barren battery cages. We summarize this effort and our progress for farm animals in other areas.
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December 8, 2011
Smithfield Foods Recommits to 2017 Phase-Out of Gestation Crates
The HSUS welcomes news from Smithfield Foods that the company is recommitting to phase out gestation crate confinement of pigs at all company-owned facilities by 2017.
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December 1, 2011
Taxpayers Join The HSUS in Urging University Laboratories to Prohibit Severe Animal Suffering
The HSUS sent letters from 26,688 members of the public to 388 federally-funded colleges and universities, urging the schools to adopt a formal policy that would protect animals in their laboratories from severe pain and distress.
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November 16, 2011
The HSUS Sends Legal Demand for Smithfield Records Concerning Cruel Confinement of Pigs
Just two weeks after filing a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Smithfield Foods’ misleading claims about animal welfare, The Humane Society of the United States filed legal notice with Smithfield – a major pork supplier for McDonald’s — that it will exercise its right as a corporate shareholder to inspect company records regarding Smithfield’s broken promise to stop confining sows in gestation crates on company-owned farms by 2017.
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November 9, 2011
Wayne's Blog: Farm Animal Protection in Jeopardy at the Supreme Court
Today, Supreme Court justices considered a case centering on a challenge by a slaughterhouse trade association to provisions of California’s anti-cruelty law relating to abuse of downer livestock. If the court strikes down this law, we may not only see California’s anti-cruelty law gutted, but we may also see anti-horse slaughter laws shot down.
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November 2, 2011
Complaint Filed with SEC Alleging Smithfield Foods Makes False Animal Welfare and Environmental Claims
Just 24 hours after Smithfield Foods – the world’s largest pork producer – launched its new corporate responsibility website, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has received a legal complaint from The Humane Society of the United States alleging that the company is making false and misleading claims to shareholders and consumers about its corporate responsibility practices in violation of federal securities law.
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November 2, 2011
Complaint Filed with SEC Alleging McDonald’s Pork Supplier Makes False Claims
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received a legal complaint today from The Humane Society of the United States alleging that Smithfield Foods — a McDonald’s pork supplier and recipient of McDonald’s “supplier sustainability” award — is making false and misleading claims to shareholders and consumers about its corporate responsibility practices.
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October 18, 2011
New Agricultural Council Brings Nebraska Farmers, Ranchers and Animal Welfare Advocates to the Table to Discuss Common Goals
To advance more humane practices on farms and ranches and to promote food producers who share that goal, The Humane Society of the United States joined the Nebraska Farmers Union in Lincoln to announce the formation of an advisory body, the Nebraska Agriculture Council of The Humane Society of the United States.
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October 6, 2011
Shareholder Proposal Takes Aim at Domino’s Pepperoni Pizza for Animal Cruelty
The HSUS submitted a shareholder resolution today asking Domino’s Pizza to report to shareholders the feasibility of using pepperoni and ham toppings that come from pork producers that don’t use gestation crates to confine breeding pigs.
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October 5, 2011
Wayne's Blog: Supreme Court to Consider Protections for Sick, Injured Farm Animals
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a major animal protection case about an HSUS-backed 2008 California law that bans the sale, transport, or purchase of sick and disabled livestock.
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October 3, 2011
Supreme Court To Decide Whether Meatpackers Can Use Sick, Injured Animals in the Food Supply
The HSUS asked the Supreme Court to reject a meat industry lawsuit seeking to overturn a California law that prohibits slaughterhouses, stockyards, auctions or dealers from buying, selling or receiving animals too disabled to walk and prohibits slaughterhouses from killing or processing these “downed” animals.
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September 28, 2011
Shareholder Resolution Urges Seaboard to Prevent Cruelty to Pigs
The HSUS submitted a shareholder resolution asking Seaboard Foods to create a plan for phasing out its confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates.
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September 6, 2011
Global Pandemic the Subject of New Thriller "Contagion"
In the film “Contagion,” opening in theaters September 9, a global pandemic is born when humans come into contact with an infected, slaughtered pig. Michael Greger, M.D., HSUS director of public health and animal agriculture, says there’s as much potential fact as fiction in the scenario, but his focus is on how, and where, such a virus is likely to be born.
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August 17, 2011
Shareholder Resolution Urges Hormel Foods to Disclose Progress
The HSUS submitted a shareholder resolution asking Hormel Foods to disclose how many breeding pigs are confined in gestation crates for its products, and any progress the company has made moving toward more humane housing methods.
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June 30, 2011
“Ag Gag” Bills Die in Iowa, Minnesota, Florida
Iowa is the latest state whose "ag gag" bill died with the legislative session. Minnesota and Florida also proposed failed "ag gag" bills in attempts to squelch whistleblowing.
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June 9, 2011
The HSUS Recognized with 2011 Telly Award for Outstanding Smithfield Exposé
The HSUS is proud to receive a 2011 Silver Telly Award for the video “Undercover at Smithfield.”
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May 31, 2011
5 More Reasons to Choose Meat-Free Meals
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May 31, 2011
Eating for a Better World: Factory Farm Survivors Reveal the Faces Behind Our Food
Factory Farm Survivors Reveal the Faces Behind Our Food
