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Victory for honest food labels!
The USDA’s Processed Verified Program, which verifies food label claims for chicken giant Perdue, is no longer using the term “humanely raised" to describe the factory farmed chicken.
Read morePanera to go cage-free
Panera Bread announces by 2020 they will no longer buy eggs from caged hens. Panera's pork supply is already gestation crate-free, and all beef is grass-fed.
Read moreMcDonald's to go cage-free
McDonald’s, the nation’s leading fast food company, partners with Compassion USA to announce today that within 10 years they will no longer buy eggs from farmers keeping their hens in cages.
Read moreDEVELOPING POLICIES ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE
More and more food companies, most recently Walmart, are starting to report on animal welfare as part of their corporate social responsibility and sustainability programs.
Read moreCompass Reports on Animal Welfare
World's largest food service company releases comprehensive report on farm animal welfare and plant-based diet commitments.
Read morePerdue's Big Reveal
In response to Compassion's video of one of his contract farms, Perdue Chicken CEO Jim Perdue says, "We need happier chickens."
Read moreThe Herman Family
The Hermans ran a contract farm for several large chicken corporations for over 15 years. In Dec. 2014, they quit factory farming for good. See what they do today, instead.
Read more4th Annual Pastured Poultry Week
Replacing factory farmed chicken with pasture-raised, one restaurant at a time! Pastured Poultry Week 2015 will be held July 13-19 in Georgia, New York, and South Carolina.
Read moreTwo US Companies Awarded For Animal Welfare
Compassion in World Farming awards Whole Foods Market and Pret a Manger US for their farm animal welfare policies during the 2015 Good Farm Animal Welfare Award ceremony in Milan.
Read moreWalmart Steps Up for Farm Animal Welfare
Compassion worked with Walmart to publish its new position addressing farm animal welfare in its supply chain. This sends a strong message to other grocer giants to not reinvest in outdated, inhumane equipment.
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