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November 16, 2012
Owners of Infamous Hallmark Meat Company Pay $300,000 in HSUS Slaughterhouse Cruelty Case
A partial settlement has been reached with two of the nine defendants in a major False Claims Act lawsuit filed by The Humane Society of the United States against the owners and investors responsible for the 2008 downed animal abuse scandal in Chino, Calif.
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November 16, 2012
President of Islamic Society of North America Joins The HSUS’ Faith Advisory Council
The Humane Society of the United States is pleased to announce that Imam Muhammad Hagmagid Ali, president of the Islamic Society of North America, the nation’s largest Muslim organization, has joined The HSUS Faith Advisory Council.
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November 12, 2012
University of Notre Dame Joins the National Meatless Monday Movement
The Humane Society of the United States is praising the University of Notre Dame for becoming the latest university to join the international Meatless Monday movement.
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November 9, 2012
Harvard University Joins National Movement to Reduce Meat Consumption
The HSUS is praising Harvard University for becoming the latest university to join the international movement to reduce meat consumption by implementing its “Less-Meat Mondays” program.
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October 29, 2012
Carnival Corporation Becomes First Cruise Company to Pledge Elimination of Controversial Pig Cages from Pork Supply
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Miami-based Carnival Corporation – the world’s largest cruise company – for improving farm animal welfare by working to eliminate controversial pig gestation crates from its pork supply chain.
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October 26, 2012
Target eliminará de su cadena de suministro controversiales jaulas para confinar a cerdas
La organización The Humane Society of the United States aplaude a Target por ejercer su inmenso poder adquisitivo para hacer grandes mejoras en el bienestar animal con el anuncio de que eliminará de sus cadenas de suministro de carne porcina las controversiales jaulas de gestación.
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October 26, 2012
Target to Eliminate Controversial Pig Cages from Pork Supply
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Target for wielding its immense purchasing power to make a huge improvement in animal welfare by eliminating controversial pig gestation crates from its pork supply chain.
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October 24, 2012
Makers of “Chicken Run” and The Humane Society of the United States Release “A Pig’s Tail” on Food Day
The Humane Society of the United States has teamed up with the Academy Award-winning film company Aardman Animations to produce a four-minute animated children’s film exposing problems with factory farming from the perspective of a piglet named Ginger. The film’s release coincides with Food Day, a national movement for healthy, sustainable food.
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October 24, 2012
Meet the Artists Behind "A Pig's Tail"
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October 18, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Wins BENNY Awards for Campaign to End Cruel Confinement of Farm Animals
The Humane Society of the United States has been honored by The Business Ethics Network, which celebrates outstanding contributions to the advancement of corporate ethics, with two awards – The Path to Victory and the Populist Category Path to Victory – for its campaign to end cruel confinement of farm animals.
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October 12, 2012
HSUS Statement on Tyson Foods’ Animal Welfare Announcement
In response to Tyson Foods’ announcement today that it will launch a new animal welfare audit program for its supply chain, The HSUS president and CEO, Wayne Pacelle, released the following statement
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October 11, 2012
The Cheesecake Factory to Eliminate Controversial Pig Cages from Pork Supply Chain
The HSUS applauded The Cheesecake Factory for joining a list of more than 30 major food companies that have announced they will eliminate controversial gestation crates from their pork supply chains.
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October 9, 2012
New Jersey Senator Urges Voters to Support Bill Banning Extreme Confinement of Pigs
The Humane Society of the United States and New Jersey Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak are reaching out to New Jersey citizens with a recorded video message in support of S.1921/A.3250, a bill to phase out gestation crates on factory farms and require that breeding pigs have sufficient space to turn around.
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October 4, 2012
Bruegger’s Bagels Eliminating Controversial Pig Cages from Supply Chain
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Bruegger’s Bagels for its work to eliminate controversial gestation crates—cages used to confine breeding pigs—from its pork supply chain, becoming the latest in a growing list of major food companies to address this issue.
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October 2, 2012
HSUS President Wayne Pacelle Announces Candidacy for Board Seat at Tyson Foods, Renowned Investor Carl Icahn To Advise
Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS, announced that he has filed paperwork as a candidate for election to the board of directors of Tyson Foods.
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September 28, 2012
Wayne's Blog: Talk Back - A Good Week for Pigs, Chimpanzees, Bears, and Hounds
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle shares reader comments from a week full of achievements for animals.
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September 27, 2012
Chili's Moves to Take Gestation Crates off the Menu
Good news from Chili's: Owner Brinker International will work to eliminate gestation crates—cages used to cruelly confine pigs—from its pork supply chain.
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September 26, 2012
"The Looming Zoonotic Danger"
Recent decades have seen an unprecedented rise in infectious diseases, 75 percent of which come from animals. Zoonotic diseases cause 2.5 billion cases of human illness each year and 2.7 million human deaths worldwide. Most of these illnesses and deaths are caused by diseases spread from farm animals.
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September 24, 2012
Lawsuit Challenges $60 Million Federal Payout for “The Other White Meat” Slogan
The Humane Society of the United States—along with an independent pig farmer and on behalf of its pig farmer members—filed a lawsuit in federal district court, charging that the National Pork Board struck an unlawful backroom deal with a D.C. lobbying organization for the purchase of the iconic “Pork: The Other White Meat” slogan.
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September 24, 2012
ConAgra Foods Eliminating Controversial Pig Cages from Supply Chains
The HSUS applauds the announcement from ConAgra that it will eliminate controversial gestation crates—cages used to confine breeding pigs—from its pork supply chain.
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September 21, 2012
Ballpark, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Eliminating Controversial Pig Cages from Supply Chains
The HSUS applauds the announcement from Hillshire Brands, owner of Hillshire Farms, Ballpark, Jimmy Dean and State Fair meat brands that it will eliminate controversial gestation crates—cages used to confine breeding pigs—from its pork supply chain, becoming the latest in a growing list of major food companies to address this issue.
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September 14, 2012
Leading National Pork Distributor to Eliminate Gestation Crates from Supply Chain, The HSUS Welcomes Progress
Atlantic Premium Brands Ltd. announced, with the support of The HSUS, plans to eliminate controversial pig “gestation crates” from its supply chain.
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September 12, 2012
The HSUS Agriculture Council for Colorado
The HSUS Agriculture Council for Colorado is made up of responsible farmers who support and guide our work to improve conditions for farm animals.
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September 12, 2012
The HSUS Agriculture Council for Colorado Offers Support for Local Ranchers in the Face of Devastating Drought
In response to disastrous drought conditions and in an effort to build a healthy and sustainable local economy, The HSUS Agriculture Council for Colorado announced a series of seminars to connect humane-minded consumers with local producers who practice good stewardship of their animals and land.
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September 7, 2012
Jack in the Box, Qdoba Latest Food Retailers to Eliminate Controversial Pig Cages from Pork Supply Chains
Jack in the Box, Inc. has become the latest major food retailer to announce that it will eliminate controversial pig gestation crates from its pork supply chain.
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