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April 14, 2011
Farm Animal News to Note
If you missed these recent articles on farm animal issues, you should check them out.
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February 7, 2011
USDA Proposes New Protections for Downer Veal Calves
In response to a legal petition filed by The HSUS, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has tentatively approved new rules to protect downed veal calves – those unable even to stand – from slaughter abuse.
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December 22, 2010
The Humane Society of the United States Commends USDA Plans to Improve Humane Handling at Slaughter Plants
USDA moves forward on several measures intended to improve oversight of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
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December 15, 2010
HSUS Exposes Inhumane Treatment of Pigs at Smithfield
An undercover HSUS investigation documented inhumane treatment of female breeding pigs and piglets at a Virginia factory farm owned by a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer.
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November 29, 2010
Humanely Raised? Challenging Perdue's Claims
The Humane Society of the United States announced the filing of a class action lawsuit against the nation’s third-largest poultry producer, Perdue Farms, over the company’s alleged false advertising of factory farmed chicken products as “humane.”
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November 23, 2010
Inhumane Treatment at Turkey Industry’s Largest Hatchery
An HSUS investigator documented abuses at the Willmar Poultry Company, which produces 50 percent of the nation's whole turkeys.
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November 18, 2010
The HSUS Responds to Felony Conviction in Vermont Slaughterhouse Cruelty Case
The HSUS issued a statement in response to the conviction and sentencing of Christopher Gaudette, who pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty for his role in abusing animals while employed at a veal slaughterhouse in Grand Isle, Vt.
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November 10, 2010
The Humane Touch: Profile of Adam Parascandola
A profile of Adam Parascandola, director of animal cruelty for HSUS.
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November 9, 2010
Thankful, Courageous Birds
The lucky turkeys at Black Beauty Ranch are examples of a growing awareness of humane eating during the holidays.
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November 9, 2010
The HSUS Mourns Death of Dr. Dean Wyatt
The HSUS expressed deep sadness on the death of Dr. Dean Wyatt, a dedicated supervisory public health veterinarian for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, who called attention to inhumane practices and food safety concerns.
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October 5, 2010
Cruel Poultry Slaughter
Nearly all chickens and most turkeys in the US are slaughtered using a system that’s rife with animal welfare, worker safety and economic problems, but controlled-atmosphere killing can help.
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September 14, 2010
The Humane Society of the United States Becomes Seaboard Corporation Shareholder Following Company’s Butterball Buyout
The Humane Society of the U.S. has purchased stock in Seaboard to encourage Butterball to switch to a more humane slaughter method.
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August 23, 2010
Farm Animal Statistics: Dairy and Egg Consumption
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June 4, 2010
Felony and Misdemeanor Animal Cruelty Charges Filed in Vermont Dairy Calf Abuse Case
Vermont's attorney general has charged two former slaughter plant operators with felony and misdemeanor criminal animal cruelty in connection to The HSUS’ investigation of a dairy calf slaughter plant.
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April 1, 2010
The HSUS Urges Congress to Ban Export of U.S. Horses to Slaughter
New Canadian video footage confirms the abuses inherent in the slaughter of horses for human consumption, and illustrates the need for Congress to bar the export of horses to slaughter plants across the border.
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March 24, 2010
HSUS Statement on USDA’s Decision to Settle its Administrative Complaint Against Bushway Slaughter Plant
HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle responded to the USDA's decision to allow Bushway Packing to re-open under a new name.
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March 8, 2010
A Line in the Sand
Ohioans join the fight against factory farming's chokehold
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March 5, 2010
Whistleblower Testifies Against USDA
A public health veterinarian testified before a House subcommittee that the USDA retaliated against him for trying to enforce humane handling and food safety controls at slaughter plants.
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March 4, 2010
HSUS' President Testifies on Humane Slaughter Act Enforcement
Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS, testifies before a U.S. House subcommittee in the latest of a series of Congressional hearings on USDA's enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
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February 1, 2010
Three Months after Bushway
The Bushway Packing plant is closed, but criminal charges have yet to be filed.
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December 22, 2009
Shareholder Resolution Urges Smithfield to Help Decrease Suffering of Butterball Turkeys
The HSUS submitted a shareholder resolution Tuesday asking Smithfield, Va.-based Smithfield Foods, which owns a 49 percent stake in Butterball, to urge the national turkey company to switch to a better slaughter method called controlled-atmosphere killing.
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December 11, 2009
Video: Sick or Injured Pigs Are Routinely Slaughtered
Sick or injured pigs are routinely sent to slaughter, as shown in an HSUS undercover video.
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November 9, 2009
Eating Animals
Novelist Jonathan Safran Foer has written a non-fiction book about factory farming called Eating Animals.
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November 2, 2009
The Welfare of Birds at Slaughter
Electric stunning is more likely to make chickens and turkeys suffer before slaughter than Controlled Atmosphere Killing (CAK).
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November 2, 2009
USDA Oversight Reforms Urged in Wake of Bushway Packing Investigation
List of reforms The HSUS urges the USDA to adopt
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