McDonald’s announcement of its transition to cage-free eggs is a marker that animal agriculture must heed the wishes of its customers and do better on animal welfare. Oftentimes, I tell you about the failings of
A legislative maneuver to overturn free and fair American elections, the EATS Act puts at risk more than a thousand agricultural businesses supplying California with pork and eggs. “Our farm and other Texas family-owned farms
Congress is overdue to halt live exports of horses for consumption, fighting animals for combat, mink pelts for fashion, and bear bile as a potion. Many domestic forms of animal exploitation survive, and even thrive,
Last week, I wrote an essay reflecting on some of our key accomplishments in 2023. Landmark gains for animals included Nike, Puma, and New Balance each pledging to halt sourcing of kangaroo skins for shoes;
We fight to tackle large-scale, industrialized mistreatment of animals, while also working to close out smaller-scale animal-exploitation enterprises that have lost any meaningful social acceptance. When you invest in a private company and buy its
U.S. Senators, in a letter, reminded the FDA Commissioner of his duty to apply new federal law in drug development and embrace 21st-century human-based biological tests “FDA’s regulations related to animal testing no longer fully
New animal welfare standards in place for “organic seal” in place after more than 20 years of foot-dragging and political interference. Earlier this year, the Biden Administration sided with the National Pork Producers Council to
Animal fighting is a premeditated crime, not a cultural prerogative In recent days, there were two happenings in the Washington, D.C. area that directly touched on the cruel and unacceptable practice of animal fighting. One
When U.S.-based New Balance informed the Center for a Humane Economy (the Center) days ago that it will phase out kangaroo skins in its supply chain, it was one more big moment in our efforts
Animal fighting blends cruelty, criminality, and contagious disease. It must end. Just days ago, federal authorities arrested 21 individuals in raids targeting a network of dogfighters and narcotics traffickers, with evidence seized at 25 locations