News

Published 8/3/2015

Perdue'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."

Published 7/13/2015

The 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.

Published 7/9/2015

4th 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.

Published 6/9/2015

Two 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.

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 This sends a strong message to other grocer giants to not reinvest in outdated, inhumane equipment.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