November 17, 2011
Farm Animal Welfare
Science and research
The Humane Society of the United States
Around the world, animals used for meat, eggs, and dairy often suffer on factory farms where they are treated as units of production rather than sentient creatures.
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International present comprehensive reports on animal agribusiness and its toll on farm animal welfare, the environment, and public health, and invites you to browse through our research library.
Each report listed below is available online as a downloadable PDF.
Industry Impacts on Animals
General and Overview
Animal Welfare and Human Health Risks of Transport (published)
Animal Welfare in the Meat, Egg, and Dairy Industries
Genetic Engineering and Cloning
The Welfare of Intensively Confined Animals
Trait Selection and Welfare of Genetically Engineered Animals in Agriculture (published)
Transgenesis in Animal Agriculture: Addressing Animal Health and Welfare Concerns (published)
Transgenesis in Animal Agriculture and Zoonotic Disease Resistance (published)
The Broiler Chicken and Turkey Industries
About Chickens
About Turkeys
Animal Welfare in the Broiler Chicken Industry
Animal Welfare in the Turkey Industry
Breeding for Rapid Growth in Poultry
Caponizing Chickens
Manual Catching of Poultry
Transport of Day-Old Chicks
The Welfare of Birds at Slaughter
The Egg Industry
About Chickens
Animal Welfare in the Egg Industry
Scientists and Experts: Battery Cages
Breeding for Egg Production
Food Safety in Egg Production Systems
Hen Welfare in Battery Cages and Alternative Systems
The Welfare of Intensively Confined Animals
Understanding Mortality Rates of Laying Hens in Cage-Free Egg Production Systems
Welfare Issues with Furnished Cages for Egg-Laying Hens
The Foie Gras and Duck Industries
Animal Welfare in the Foie Gras Industry
Animal Welfare in the Duck Industry
Scientists and Experts: Force-Feeding
The Pig Industry
Animal Welfare in the Pig Industry
Economics of Alternatives to Gestation Crates
The Welfare of Intensively Confined Animals
Scientists and Experts: Gestation Crates
Welfare Issues with Gestation Crates
Welfare of Breeding Sows in The Pig Industry
Welfare of Piglets in The Pig Industry
The Beef Industry
The Meat, Egg, and Dairy Industries
Welfare of Calves in the Beef Industry
The Dairy Industry
The Welfare of Cows in the Dairy Industry
Tail Docking in Dairy Cows
The Veal Industry
Animal Welfare in the Veal Industry
The Welfare of Intensively Confined Animals
The Aquatic Animal Industries
Animal Welfare in the Aquaculture Industry
Animal Welfare and Organic Aquaculture in Open Systems (published)
Fish and Pain Perception
Welfare of Crustaceans at Slaughter
Welfare of Farmed Fish at Slaughter
Industry Impacts on the Environment and Human Health
Environmental Implications
Animal Agriculture and Climate Change
Animal Agriculture and the Environment
Fact Sheet: Climate Change
Factory Farming in America: The True Cost
Global Farm Animal Production and Global Warming (published)
Health Professionals and Climate Change (published)
Implications of Farm Animal-Based Bioenergy Production
Human Health Implications
Impacts of Factory Farms on Local Communities (published)
Cage vs. Cage-Free Eggs (Food Safety)
Chicken and Turkey Live Hang and Worker Safety
Fact Sheet: Non-Therapeutic Antibiotic Use
Factory Farming in America: The True Cost
Food Safety and Foie Gras (published)
Food Safety Concerns with Downed Cattle Slaughter
Food Safety Risks Associated with U.S. Horse Slaughter
Health Professionals and Animal Agriculture (published)
Human Health and Animal Welfare Risks of Transport (published)
Industrialized Animal Agriculture and Rural Communities
Industrialized Animal Agriculture and World Hunger
Live Bird Markets and Avian Influenza
Non-Therapeutic Antibiotic Use
Poultry Production and Avian Influenza
Transgenesis in Animal Agriculture and Zoonotic Disease Resistance (published)
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (published)
Animal Industry Statistics
Statistics
U.S. Slaughter Totals
U.S. Per Capita Dairy and Egg Consumption
U.S. Top 5 Production States in 2012
For research and information on the global animal agriculture industry, please visit hsi.org/farmanimalresearch.
