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Mr. Sushi Commits to Eliminating Cages by 2022

Today we take a step toward eliminating cages in Mexico. Renowned restaurant chain Mr. Sushi committed to not using eggs from facilities that confine hens in cages, and it will complete the transition by 2022. Mr. Sushi has 50 locations in Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Aguascalientes, Querétaro, Jalisco, Puebla, and Morelos. After conversations […]

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Julie Cappiello
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Jury Decides World’s Largest Pork Producer Should Pay $473.5 Million to North Carolina Residents

A federal jury has decided the world’s largest pork producer, Smithfield Foods, should pay $473.5 million to North Carolina residents neighboring its factory farms. Residents sued Smithfield Foods for “unreasonable nuisances they suffered from odors, flies, and rumbling trucks, according to The Associated Press. This news comes just weeks after two related lawsuits awarded residents […]

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Julie Cappiello
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Dairy Farm Dumps Manure Into Creek, Killing More Than 3,500 Fish

According to Plant-Based News, Indiana dairy farm High Point Dairy has agreed to pay a $9,600 civil penalty fine plus a $1,775 reimbursement to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources after manure overflowed into nearby Fountain Creek last year, killing upwards of 3,500 fish. The owner of the farm, Robert White, estimated that around 5,000 […]

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Joe Loria

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