by admin | Oct 18, 2023 | Factory Farming
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...
by admin | Feb 7, 2023 | Animal Cruelty, Factory Farming
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...
by admin | Sep 22, 2022 | Factory Farming, Retail Campaigns
What is the hidden cost of Aldi Pork when it comes to animal welfare? See our video below and find out what you can do to help! It’s been great to see retailers carrying more and more vegan products. But that does not excuse the fact that many still use inhumane...
by admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Animal Cruelty, Factory Farming
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media On factory farms, efficiency and profits are consistently prioritized over animals’ innate needs. Nearly every component of their lives — including what they eat, drink, see, and do — is controlled. These animals are...
by admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Factory Farming, Health
With COVID-19 cases plummeting and vaccines widely available, the last thing Americans may want to think about right now is the next public health crisis. Though this sentiment is understandable, we cannot avert our attention from the rising tide of antibiotic...
by admin | Mar 17, 2021 | Factory Farming, Pigs
Update: New Jersey has passed this bill and it was signed into law by the governor in July 2023. The state of New Jersey is poised to be the 11th state to ban the use of gestation crates (and the 13th state to ban some form of confinement for certain farmed...