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Millions of Chickens Were at Risk of Starvation Because of Train Delays
Millions of chickens were recently at risk of starvation because of train delays. According to Foster Farms, the delays had been happening since February and feed shortages reached critical levels. Union Pacific, the only railroad company in North America with direct access to Foster Farms, blamed midwestern snowstorms, California floods, and Nevada rockslides for the […]
New Hidden-Camera Footage: Pigs Scream and Convulse in Gas Chamber
Animal activists have just released the first hidden-camera footage taken inside a U.S. carbon dioxide “stunning chamber.” While these gas chambers are intended to painlessly render animals unconscious, the video shows pigs screaming and thrashing in agony as they die by asphyxiation. In October of last year, Raven Deerbrook of Direct Action Everywhere gained access […]
Good News! The U.S. Government Has Banned the Deadliest Fishing Driftnets
The U.S. government has officially banned the deadliest driftnets! In December of last year, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Included in the legislation is a ban on the cruelest driftnets! Initially introduced by Senator Feinstein and Representative Lieu, the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act requires a five-year phaseout on the use of […]
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