Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
Factory Farming: The Experiment that Failed (Volume I)
Farmed AnimalsCompilation of AWI Quarterly articles showing intensive rearing of calves, sows and hens and practical alternative methods, 1987, 98 pages.
USDA Seeks to Speed Up Slaughter Lines
Farmed AnimalsIn February, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed two rules to allow most poultry and pig slaughter plants to increase line speeds (the rate...
Safety Regs Muted as Barn Fires Rage
Farmed AnimalsAnother devastating year for barn fires is in the books: More than 573,000 animals are known to have died in fires during 2025. What isn’t in the books: state-established fire...
Consumers Concerned About Dairy Cow Conditions
Farmed AnimalsIn late February, The Harris Poll, on behalf of AWI, conducted a national online survey of consumer attitudes regarding the treatment of dairy cows. The survey asked over 2,000 Americans...
AVMA Guide Greenlights Ghastly Depopulation Methods
Farmed AnimalsThe American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has released an updated edition of its Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals, which the federal and some state governments use to set policy related...
House Farm Bill Sows Animal Welfare Setbacks
Farmed AnimalsIn March, the House Committee on Agriculture finalized its version of the long-overdue farm bill—HR 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026—and it is a mixed bag...
Farm Bill Passes House in a Missed Opportunity to Help Animals
Press ReleaseApril 30, 2026Animals in Laboratories, Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsToday, the House of Representatives voted 224-200 to pass the Farm Bill—the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567). In addition to continuing to utilize taxpayer dollars...
House Ag Committee Advances Farm Bill: Companion Animals Fare Better than Horses and Farmed Animals
Press ReleaseMarch 6, 2026Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsThis week, following deliberations over the course of two days, the House Committee on Agriculture voted to advance its version of the Farm Bill—H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National...
Colorado Bill Would Phase Out Heatstroke as a Poultry Depopulation Method
Press ReleaseFebruary 25, 2026Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes yesterday’s introduction of the Modernizing Depopulation Act in the Colorado General Assembly. The bill would establish Colorado as the first state to phase out...
Act Now to Prevent Inhumane Octopus Farms in the United States
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeGrowing interest in commercial octopus farming threatens to subject these cognitively complex, sentient animals to inhumane conditions and prolonged suffering. To prevent this unsustainable and cruel practice from expanding, Sens....