Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
Aquaculture
Farmed AnimalsAquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae for human use. Aquaculture has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia. However,...
Animals on Factory Farms
Farmed AnimalsApproximately 80 billion animals (not including fish) are slaughtered globally each year in the meat, dairy, and egg industries, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations....
The Critical Relationship Between Farm Animal Health and Welfare
Farmed AnimalsPresents scientific evidence of the connection between the health and welfare of farm animals, and describes the recognition of this link by animal health authorities worldwide.
The Welfare of Birds at Slaughter in the United States
Farmed AnimalsExamination of how the USDA has failed to prevent cruelty to birds during the slaughter process in the United States.
Humane Slaughter Update
Farmed AnimalsAnalysis of federal and state enforcement of humane slaughter laws, from 2019–2022; follow-up to AWI’s 2020 Humane Slaughter Update.
Humanewashed
Farmed AnimalsExamination of how the Process Verified Program allows conventional producers to imply that the USDA has verified their farm animal welfare marketing claims.
Farmed Animals in Transport: The Twenty-Eight Hour Law
Farmed AnimalsAnalysis of enforcement of the federal Twenty-Eight Hour Law from 2006–2023. Updates 2022 edition of report.
Barn Fires: A Deadly Threat to Farmed Animals
Farmed AnimalsExamination of barn fires and associated farmed animal deaths in the United States. Presents findings from three years of compiled data on when, where, and why barn fires occur, and...
Custom-Exempt Slaughter: A License to Neglect and Abuse Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsAn AWI review of the expanding practice of custom-exempt slaughter and its impact on the treatment of animals at slaughter; 2023; 8 pages.
Deceptive Consumer Labels
Farmed AnimalsThe third edition of AWI’s report on the USDA’s oversight of “humane” and “sustainable” claims on meat product labels. Includes a review of nearly 100 specific product labels.