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Meet the Farmer: Monte Bottens of Grateful Graze

Meet the Farmer: Monte Bottens of Grateful Graze

At Crate Free USA, our mission is to improve the lives of animals raised for food. And since the vast majority of Americans still eat meat, the best way to do this is to shop from local farmers who care about the animals they raise far more than the huge factory...

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10 Alarming Facts About Factory Farms

10 Alarming Facts About Factory Farms

What Are Factory Farms? Factory farms, or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), are an industrialized system of raising animals for consumption. The focus is on the maximum output of their product — animals or animal products. The animals on these so-called...

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Meet the Farmer: Joe Wanda of Wanda Farm

Meet the Farmer: Joe Wanda of Wanda Farm

At Crate Free USA, our mission is to improve the lives of animals raised for food. And since the vast majority of Americans still eat meat, the best way to do this is to shop from local farmers who care about the animals they raise far more than the huge factory...

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Meet the Farmer: Josh Kriner of Root and Sky Farm

Meet the Farmer: Josh Kriner of Root and Sky Farm

At Crate Free USA, our mission is to improve the lives of animals raised for food. And since the vast majority of Americans still eat meat, the best way to do this is to shop from local farmers who care about the animals they raise far more than the huge...

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Upcoming Event: Every Bite Counts – End Factory Farming

Upcoming Event: Every Bite Counts – End Factory Farming

Announcing our upcoming event in Chicago! Do you want to do more to reduce the suffering of animals on factory farms?  Are you eating too much meat? Are you buying supermarket meat from factory farms?  Our event does a deep dive on steps you can take  to reject...

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How to Become an Animal Advocate in 4 Steps

How to Become an Animal Advocate in 4 Steps

By Sam Damiano What does it mean to be an advocate for animals? To be an animal advocate, a person believes in and fights for animal welfare, including the humane treatment of animals and their right to exist without pain, trauma and suffering. Animal advocacy can...

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THE HIDDEN COST OF ALDI PORK

 It’s time for Aldi to publicly commit to a timeline to phase out one of the
cruelest practices in animal agriculture: 
confining mother pigs
in tiny “gestation crates” for virtually their entire lives.

TAKE ACTION

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