Program Term Archive
Farmed Animals
Enforcement of State Farmed Animal Welfare Laws
Farmed AnimalsIn 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 AnimalsCompilation of AWI Quarterly articles showing intensive rearing of calves, sows and hens and practical alternative methods, 2008, 158 pages.
Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsDescription of the inhumane conventional industry practices endured by animals raised for human consumption.
Five Ways You Can Help Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsDescription 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 AnimalsInteractive 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 AnimalsConcise 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 AnimalsSummary 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 WildlifeThe 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 AnimalsA 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 AnimalsThe 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...