In an eye-opening testimony given to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday, March 4, Dr. Dean Wyatt, a supervisory veterinarian at the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, accused senior USDA officials of attempting to cover up reports of cruel and illegal slaughterhouse practices....

As The Washington Post reported on Monday, since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, the United States has significantly reduced the amount of manmade pollutants known to cause acid rain, global warming and dead zones (areas in lakes, rivers and oceans that are too oxygen-depleted to sustain most forms of life); however, the amount of "natural" pollutants generated by the United States has increased dramatically, in the form of animal manure from modern mega-factory farms....

A new Mercy For Animals' anti-meat billboard campaign is turning heads in Sin City. Spread across the greater Las Vegas area along bustling highway routes and nestled on busy street corners, are nine newly erected pro-vegetarian billboards that are giving residents and visitors to the entertainment capital of the world some serious food for thought....

Dedicated advocates with Mercy For Animals recently dished up both food for thought and the stomach, when they spent the day at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois reaching out to students and faculty about the multitude of benefits of a plant-based diet....

Although rampant animal cruelty in the American poultry and pork industry is reason enough to go vegetarian, CBS Evening News is exposing yet another dark side to factory farming - the potentially dangerous overuse of antibiotics in livestock....

Want to spend this Valentine's Day savoring the flavor of local vegetarian culture while also making a difference for animals? Chicagoland is teeming with anticipation for Mercy For Animals' 5th annual Vegetarian Valentine's Party, which takes place this Saturday, February 13....

From now until the end of February compassionate consumers have a new way to help animals - shopping for great cruelty-free and vegan goodies...

According to data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the total number of animals killed for food in the U.S. (not including sea life) has been steadily decreasing since 2008....

Ohioans for Humane Farms has petitioned Ohio's Attorney General to include a farmed animal protection measure on the statewide November ballot....

Dairy Cruelty Footage Prompts NY Lawmaker to Propose Tail Docking Ban...