The Animal Welfare Institute, Compassion in World Farming, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, and World Animal ...

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 ...

Washington, DC—Today, a coalition of animal protection groups submitted a rulemaking petition to the US Department of Agriculture to require pig slaughter plants to ...

In the United States, federal regulations require that pigs be stunned prior to slaughter by one of four methods: electricity, chemicals (gas), captive bolt device, or gunshot. The smallest slaughter ...

If you can always ask, you can always ask again. And asking again is the tactic the Animal Welfare Institute is taking with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). In May 2023, the Animal ...

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 ...