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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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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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August 24, 2012
Nebraska Farmers and Ranchers Challenge Gov. Heineman’s Claims about Agriculture and HSUS
A group of farmers and ranchers who are members of the Nebraska Agriculture Council of The HSUS today sent a letter to Gov. Dave Heineman challenging his repeated claims about agriculture and The HSUS.
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June 22, 2012
Back to the Land: The Rise (and Fall) of Extreme Confinement
Americans are demanding an end to the cruelty of CAFOs
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June 22, 2012
Back to the Land, Page 4: Will Harris Lets Nature Lead the Way
A new certification program helps farmers give a better life to animals raised for food.
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June 22, 2012
Back to the Land, Page 2: New Certification Program Focuses on Farm Animal Welfare and Consumer Education
A new certification program helps farmers give a better life to animals raised for food.
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June 22, 2012
Back to the Land: New Certification Program Focuses on Farm Animal Welfare and Consumer Education
A new certification program helps farmers give a better life to animals raised for food.
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June 21, 2012
Rhode Island Enacts Legislation to Prohibit Extreme Confinement Crates for Pigs and Calves and the Routine Docking of Cows’ Tails
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Rhode Island lawmakers for enacting S.2191/H.7180, legislation that prohibits the extreme confinement of breeding pigs and veal calves in crates so small, they prevent the animals from even turning around for nearly their entire lives, and S.2192, legislation that prohibits the unnecessary and cruel practice of cattle tail docking.
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March 21, 2012
2011 ACE Documentary Grant Winners
The Humane Society of the United States awards the 2011 ACE Documentary Film Grant to "Cages of Shame," about bears held captive on bile farms in China.
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March 12, 2012
Fracasa proyecto de ley de “censura a los críticos” en Indiana – HSUS elogia la Legislatura
HSUS elogió a la legislatura de Indiana por denegar la aprobación de S.B. 184, cual tipificaria como delincuentes a informantes que denunciasen el maltrato animal, condiciones de trabajo inseguras, destrucción del medio ambiente y otras actividades ilegales y poco éticas que ocurren en las granjas.
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March 6, 2012
Citizens Call on Rhode Island Lawmakers to Pass Farm Animal Welfare Legislation
Citizens from across Rhode Island spent the morning meeting with lawmakers in Providence to urge them to pass S.2191/H.7180, twin bills that would prohibit the inhumane factory farming practice of virtually immobilizing breeding pigs and veal calves in tiny crates barely larger than their bodies for most of their lives.
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November 22, 2011
Following Legal Complaint, Kentucky Department of Agriculture Opens Livestock Care Standards for Public Review
Responding to a legal complaint filed by The HSUS, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and its Livestock Care Standards Commission have partially reversed course to allow the public a voice in the creation of the state’s animal care policies.
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October 26, 2011
The HSUS Blows Whistle on Kentucky Livestock Care Standards Commission
The HSUS filed a formal complaint with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture against the Kentucky Livestock Care Standards Commission for significant violations of the state’s Open Meetings Act.
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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 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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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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April 20, 2011
A Milestone for Ohio Farm Animals: Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board Finalizes Welfare Standards
The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board took the final step to advance significant welfare reforms for farm animals.
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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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April 5, 2011
Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board Votes to Phase Out Veal Crates
The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board reversed a vote taken on March 1 that sanctioned confinement of veal calves in crates so small they’re unable to turn around for more than half of their lives before slaughter.
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March 21, 2011
Christianity Today Honored at Genesis Awards' 25th Anniversary
The HSUS proudly announces that Christianity Today is the winner of the first Genesis Outstanding Written Word Award dedicated to journalistic excellence on animal protection issues in faith-based publications. The award was given during the 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards weekend celebration.
