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Animals Killed for Food in the U.S. on the Decline
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. The USDA projects that such deaths decreased by six percent in 2009 (from 10.3 billion in 2008 to 9.6 billion in 2009), despite […]
Ohioans for Humane Farms Petitions to Put Ambitious Farmed Animal Protection Measure on the November Ballot
Ohioans for Humane Farms has petitioned Ohio’s Attorney General to include a farmed animal protection measure on the statewide November ballot. The proposed measure would allow voters to require the newly enacted Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board to prohibit the following common meat, egg and dairy industry practices: • Intensive confinement of animals in crates […]
Dairy Cruelty Footage Prompts NY Lawmaker to Propose Tail Docking Ban
There is major fall-out from MFA’s New York dairy farm investigations that could change state law and prevent cruelty to thousands of animals! After reviewing MFA’s video of animal cruelty at Willet Dairy, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal proposed a ban on tail docking – A.09732 – similar to the one enacted in California last year. Painfully […]
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