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USDA Secretary’s support for factory farming cruelty is an insult to animals and voters
In the most important farm animal welfare debate of the 21st century so far―the U.S. Supreme Court case regarding California’s Proposition 12—it was beyond disconcerting that the Biden administration put itself on the wrong side of progress by backing the advocates of cruelty and bottom-of-the-barrel pork production. The producers fighting Proposition 12 are trying to maintain the status quo of using intensive confinement systems such as gestation crates—metal cages so small pregnant pigs can’t even turn around for months on end and have been documented chewing on the bars until their mouths bleed from constant frustration. Those who don't feel like meeting the public’s demand for more humane treatment of farm animals are fighting Proposition 12 every way they can.
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In Romania, we’re bringing help to vulnerable families with pets
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Food Lion’s parent company won’t meet its promise on cage-free eggs
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At our sanctuary, ex-zoo lioness goes from stressed to blessed
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Breaking: Puppy-fattening farms supplying dog meat trade in Viet Nam shut down
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Breaking: Inotiv to pay historic $35 million in case involving thousands of beagles
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State-level legislative gains are a strong marker of humane progress
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Japan launches new whale killing vessel even as demand for whale meat plummets
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Breaking: Proposed Farm Bill would create a nightmare for animals
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