Program Term Archive

Farmed Animals

Enforcement of State Farmed Animal Welfare Laws

Farmed Animals

In 2023, AWI requested records from every state with specific on-farm animal protection laws or regulations to determine whether and to what extent they were being enforced. This report describes...

Factory Farming: The Experiment that Failed (Volume II)

Farmed Animals

Compilation of AWI Quarterly articles showing intensive rearing of calves, sows and hens and practical alternative methods, 2008, 158 pages.

Farm Animals

Farmed Animals

Description of the inhumane conventional industry practices endured by animals raised for human consumption.

Five Ways You Can Help Farm Animals

Farmed Animals

Description of actions people can take to improve the lives of farm animals, including how to shop for higher welfare foods and ways to fight the growth of factory farms.

A Consumer’s Guide to Food Labels and Animal Welfare

Farmed Animals

Interactive and mobile-friendly guide to help consumers understand the animal welfare implications of food label claims and certifications applied to dairy, egg, meat, and some seafood products. Includes information on...

A Consumer’s Guide to Food Labels and Animal Welfare (Pocket Version)

Farmed Animals

Concise guide to help consumers understand the animal welfare implications of food label claims and certifications applied to dairy, egg, and meat products. Includes information on the standards and reliability...

USDA Gives Producers Free Rein Over “Free Range” Product Labels

Farmed Animals

Summary of an investigation by AWI that shows how USDA inadequately defines and approves “free range” (and equivalent) claims for chicken and turkey products.

OCTOPUS Act

Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife

The Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act would ban commercial octopus farming in the United States and prohibit imports of farmed octopus from...

Take Action to End Mink Fur Farming

Farmed Animals

A growing body of science indicates that mink on fur farms incubate respiratory diseases that can be passed to humans. The crowded conditions on fur farms, where wire cages are...

Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act

Farmed Animals

The Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act—introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)—would (a) require the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the US Department of Agriculture...