Federal law designed to prevent animal suffering excludes 98% of slaughtered animals and faces chronic enforcement failures ...

The RSPCA has joined calls for a ban on the so-called ‘gas chamber’ slaughter of pigs in abattoirs. The animal welfare charity put their name to a joint statement with Compassion in World Farming ...

AWI and ASPCA oppose new USDA pork regulations that speed up slaughter lines, increasing the likelihood of animal abuse and suffering Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and Mercy For Animals (MFA) condemn the USDA’s plan, released last week, to ...

A Florida man could go to federal prison for running a slaughterhouse with an inhumane way of saying, "That's all, folks," to its pigs. El Milagro Nursery President Victor Gonzalez, the 53-year-old ...

GREENBACK, Tenn. (WATE) — A Greenback butcher shop has been reprimanded by the USDA after an inspector witnessed a pig being inhumanely slaughtered earlier this month, according to Food and Safety ...

Iowa officials approved incentives for Tyson Foods on Friday to help the company change how it slaughters pigs at its Columbus Junction plant. The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved about ...

A Loxahatchee man pleaded guilty Thursday to his involvement in the inhumane slaughter of pigs and the sale of pig meat for human consumption, according to the press release from the United States ...

The lack of skills and training of staff working in pig slaughtering has been highlighted as a serious welfare concern by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Most hazards related to the welfare ...