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Press Release Walmart Announces Animal Welfare Policy

Published 5/22/2015

Walmart 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 This sends a strong message to other grocer giants to not reinvest in outdated, inhumane equipment.

Published 5/21/2015

Al Jazeera on Perdue Whistleblower Aftermath

Al Jazeera visits Craig Watts at home in North Carolina to see what has happened since he formed an unlikely partnership with Compassion USA.

Published 5/18/2015

John Oliver Takes on Chicken Industry

John Oliver's HBO show Last Week Tonight addresses the issue of contract farming in the chicken industry. Included is Compassion USA's Perdue chicken farm footage featuring farmer Craig Watts, and our own Leah Garces.

USDA Dietary Guidelines Testimony Press Release

Published 3/25/2015

Supporting 2015 Sustainable Dietary Guidelines

For the first time, Dietary Guidelines for Americans may include sustainability considerations. Compassion USA presented oral testimony to the USDA and HHS in support of the proposed guidelines.

World's largest food service company goes 100% cage free

Published 3/16/2015

Compass Goes Cage-Free

The world's largest food service company, Compass, pledges an end to battery cages for laying hens, from suppliers of both shelled and liquid eggs.

Published 2/19/2015

Contract Farmer Sues Perdue

Whistleblowing on Inhumane Conditions for Chickens Comes at Cost

Published 2/12/2015

2014 Global Benchmark

2014 Annual Update: Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW). Farm Animal Welfare an Immature Business Issue in the US.

Published 1/8/2015

Senators ask USDA for honest animal welfare labels

Two US senators ask the USDA to correct misleading terms like "humanely raised" and "cage free"

Unilever pledges solution to killing of male chick

Published 9/2/2014

Unilever pledges solution to killing of male chicks

The major food manufacturing company, Unilever has committed to searching for humane alternatives to the industry-wide practice of killing male chicks in the egg industry.