Go Forth and Multiply
A recent article on farm animal cloning appeared in the British Daily Mail. Following the births of eight offspring from a cloned U.S. milking cow, shoppers in the UK are outraged at the lack of information available and the absence…
Open for Business: The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill
The guerilla street artist Banksy has just unveiled a new exhibit in New York City's Greenwich Village. Featuring self-dipping chicken nuggets and other animatronic oddities, this is an artist's take on cultural and utilitarian attitudes towards animals-on the farm and…
“Routine” Different From “Humane” Says New Jersey Court
Last Wednesday, a New Jersey court ruled that certain industrial farming practices, such as tail-docking and de-beaking without anesthesia, cannot be considered humane just because they are widely used. This signals another development in the national conversation on the treatment…
Is the U.S. Importing Mad Cow Disease?
A recent audit of the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) revealed that cows from Canada have been entering the country without being properly inspected. Consequently, concerns have been raised that mad cow disease may have been imported along…
Michael Pollan on What’s Wrong with Environmentalism
You'll want to read San Francisco-based journalist Kate Cheney Davidson's recent interview with Michael Pollan on alternet.org. "...there's a direct connection between the health of the soil, the health of the plants, the health of the animals, and you as…
Grass-Fed Beef Grows in Popularity
MSN Health and Fitness ran this article today, demonstrating the growing trend of consumer interest in grass-fed beef. From animal welfare to health concerns, the reasons for demanding grass-fed beef are beginning to dominate consumer consciousness. "Research is showing that…
Downer Dilemma: Americans Need to Speak Out
Click here to read an Associated Press Article About the Latest Atrocities Here's Program Director Andrew Gunther's response: It never ceases to amaze me the depths human beings will go to. Footage released this week exposed downed cows being repeatedly…
Citizens in Illinois Cry Out for Help
Matthew B. Alschuler wrote to us from Warren, Illinois asking for ideas on how he and his community can stop the development of a 13,000 head dairy cattle factory. Please see the website http://www.stopthemegadairy.org/index.html for information and to learn how…