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Wondering what’s wrong with eating eggs? While the cruelties of the meat and dairy industries often get more attention, birds in the egg industry face unimaginable suffering.  Many people don’t realize that no federal laws protect animals during their lives at factory farms. The law that protects cows and pigs at the slaughterhouse—the Humane Methods […]

Canadian activists Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer just received a heftier sentence for exposing inhumane practices than “nearly every Canadian farm convicted of animal cruelty.” On October 12, Soranno and Schafer were sentenced to 30 days in jail for breaking and entering and mischief—a first for animal rights activists in Canada. Soranno stated: It’s disgusting […]

On October 11, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on National Pork Producers Council v. Ross. The case centers on whether to uphold Proposition 12, California’s groundbreaking farmed animal protection law.  The Supreme Court justices listened to arguments on this historic case for more than two hours—an unusually long time. Throughout […]