Animal Equality is releasing further evidence of animal cruelty and suffering in Spain’s pig meat industry. During an investigation on several pig farms across Spain, investigators documented extreme confinement for pregnant and mother pigs, as well as the mutilation of their piglets without anesthesia. This comes just a few short weeks after Animal Equality released […]
Elior Joins Industry Giants in Eliminating Extreme Confinement
In a landmark move in the food service industry, Elior North America has announced its commitment to eliminate gestation crates from its operations. The corporate giant is among the five largest food service companies in the United States, all of which have made similar commitments. This image is representative of a farm that uses gestation […]
New Jersey Ends the Extreme Confinement of Pigs & Calves
Governor Murphy has signed into law A.1970, a bill that will ban the intensive confinement of pigs used for breeding and calves raised for veal. Enactment of the bill marks a significant step forward for these animals, many of whom in the industry spend the majority of their lives without even enough room to turn […]
Breaking: New Jersey prohibits cruel confinement of mother pigs and baby cows
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block After a hard-fought campaign lasting over a decade, New Jersey has passed a law prohibiting the cruel confinement of mother pigs in gestation crates and baby calves in veal crates. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill—which the state’s legislature passed earlier this month—on Wednesday, July 26, and it’s another […]