Crate Free USA Blog
News and stories about the issues, our campaigns & local farmers.Meet Local Farmer: Deborah Niemann of Antiquity Oaks 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 farms...
The Crate Free USA Mobile App Connects Illinois Consumers to Sustainable, Local Farmers
If you live in Illinois and eat meat, the best thing you can do is to buy from local farms in Illinois. And the easiest way to find local farms and pasture raised meat in Illinois is by using our newly relaunched app: The Illinois Guide to Factory-Free Meat, Dairy...
Antibiotic Resistance: Averting “The Invisible Pandemic” Growing on Factory Farms
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...
Meet the Local Farmer: Mike Biver of Terra Vitae Farms
At Crate Free USA, we take a pragmatic approach to people’s eating preferences and strive to be all-inclusive. We understand that a majority of people are not going to go vegan, at least not tomorrow. And while we do promote a reduction of meat in your diet, we also...
The Secret is Out: “One Health Certified” is a Sham
Is Aldi US intentionally deceiving its customers about animal welfare? Or, did Aldi itself get tricked by a poultry producer’s new, little green label touting “Responsible Animal Care?” Now that the secret is out, will Aldi stop using the sham label? The trick...
More States Continue to Ban Cruel Gestation Crates
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...
Meet Local Farm: Mint Creek Farm
At Crate Free, we take a pragmatic approach to people’s eating preferences and strive to be all-inclusive. We understand that a majority of people are not going to go vegan, at least not tomorrow. And while we do promote a reduction of meat in your diet, we also want...
Majority of Pork-Buyers Prefer Retailers That Don’t Use Gestation Crates
Crate Free USA recently partnered with World Animal Protection for a survey conducted by The Harris Poll, a market research and global consulting firm and one of the longest running survey firms in the U.S. Harris surveyed more than 2,000 Americans of varying incomes...
Become a Pig Protector!
If you’ve been following us for a while now, you know we care about the millions of animals being raised for food today, 99% of which are on industrialized farming operations. At Crate Free, we take a realistic and pragmatic approach. We understand the world is not...
Crate Free Volunteers: Meet Suzanne Alton de Eraso
Here at Crate Free USA we are extremely grateful to our strong team of volunteers. We all come from diverse backgrounds with unique skills and passions with one definite thread -- our desire to improve the lives of farmed animals. Suzanne Alton de Eraso is an attorney...
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