by admin | May 27, 2020 | Factory Farming, News
How the Coronavirus is Affecting America’s Food and Farming Industry While we at Crate Free Illinois and many of our partners at other farm animal welfare organizations have already been working hard to inform the public about the many negative impacts of the factory...
by admin | Mar 21, 2019 | News
Last spring, The Humane League and other large animal protection organizations like Mercy for Animals and Animal Equality launched a campaign urging McDonald’s to address issues with the chickens it buys from its suppliers and then sells to McDonald’s customers....
by admin | Jun 19, 2018 | Crate Free Illinois, Local Farming, News
Efforts to bring more humane treatment of farm animals recently received a huge boost with the announcement that the Humane Society, the nation’s pre-eminent animal welfare organization, has established a State Agriculture Advisory Council in Illinois. Mission of...
by admin | Mar 28, 2018 | Crate Free Illinois, News
Thank you to everyone who signed our petition, and made phone calls or sent emails, in support of our initiative. Also, special thanks to everyone who donated to help us fund the printing and in-person delivery of the petition and comments to the Trader Joe’s...
by admin | Feb 20, 2018 | Crate Free Illinois, News
**UPDATE** We traveled from Illinois to California to deliver our petition of nearly 370,000 signatures in person on March 14, 2018. We met with some management at Trader Joe’s headquarters. Because of our efforts and your support, soon after our meeting, Trader...
