Animal Equality UK, along with The Animal Law Foundation, has released a groundbreaking report investigating the shortcomings in how current UK animal protection laws are being monitored and enforced. The comprehensive report, which was published exclusively by The Guardian, sheds light on what existing animal protection laws are in place, how these laws are monitored, […]
New plant in Berlin converts 60 tons of food scraps into dry feed for poultry and hog farms – Hartford Courant
Inside Bright Feeds’ new 25,000-square-foot Berlin plant, pallet loads of past-expiration pies, sacks of bad potatoes and trays of spoiled popcorn in individual bags await their turn in a massive industrial processor. They’ll go through multiple filtration systems to strip away packaging and impurities, an airtight processing tank and a 600-degree drying system before emerging […]
‘Hogwood’ Documentary Exposes Animal Abuse On UK Pig Farms
An acclaimed documentary that exposes the UK’s pig meat industry is now available to watch on Netflix. Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story comes from animal rights organization Viva!. It exposes factory farming in the UK, providing a “rare glimpse into an industry that profits from extreme exploitation.” It follows a team of investigators as they […]
Perdue Farms releases animal care report at 2022 summit
SALISBURY, MD. — Perdue Farms shared its 2022 Commitments to Animal Care Report during its recent annual Animal Care Summit. Hosted by Perdue for the seventh year, the event was held near the company’s headquarters in Maryland, meeting in person for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. Attendees toured Perdue’s research farm to get a look […]
Perdue Farms Shares Progress on Industry-Leading Animal Care Initiatives During 7th Annual Animal Care Summit, Publishes 2022 Commitments to Animal Care Report
Stakeholders tour Perdue’s research farm; panelists and presenters share research and advancements in raising healthier poultry at scale SALISBURY, Md., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Perdue Farms hosted its seventh annual Animal Care Summit near its Maryland headquarters this year, after two years of hosting the annual event virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since […]
Hoxton Farms raises $22 million for cultivated animal fat
Funding by Collaborative Fund, a backer of Beyond Meat Money to help build pilot facility in London’s Shoreditch Comes amid concern over farming’s environmental impact Oct 20 (Reuters) – London-based Hoxton Farms said on Thursday it had raised $22 million from investors to build a pilot plant to produce animal fat from stem cells, aiming […]
COVID-19, Factory Farms, and Risking Human Lives
Photo: Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via AP February 26, 2021. A U.S. House subcommittee is launching an investigation of COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants, causing the deaths of over 250 employees nationwide. Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis issued a press release which stated: “The Select Subcommittee’s investigation follows […]