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New Virus, Same Cruelty: Avian Flu Amplifies Need for Change in the Poultry Industry

Published 5/23/2022

New Virus, Same Cruelty: Avian Flu Amplifies Need for Change in the Poultry Industry

Eight years ago, an avian influenza pandemic was dubbed the “worst agricultural disaster in decades.” As the latest outbreak ravages chicken and turkey farms across the globe, the lack of preparedness is unacceptable.

Published 5/5/2022

Turning up the Heat on Meat Consumption

Petition hand-in urges leaders of top meat-eating countries to reduce their nation’s consumption

Arizona frees seven million hens from cages

Published 4/12/2022

Victory: Arizona frees over seven million hens from cages

Arizona has become the most recent state to ban the sale and production of eggs from hens in cages.

New film highlights health threats from factory farming

Published 4/7/2022

New film highlights health threats from factory farming

This World Health Day we’re highlighting a new documentary that shows how factory farming is affecting people through antibiotic resistance and pandemics

UN report calls for urgent and significant climate action

Published 4/5/2022

UN report calls for urgent and significant climate action

Meat and dairy reduction and more sustainable farming practices are among the changes needed

Third ChickenTrack Marks Major Step Toward Higher Welfare

Published 3/29/2022

Third Annual ChickenTrack Marks Major Step Toward Higher Welfare

Today, Compassion in World Farming released its third iteration of ChickenTrack, a one-of-a-kind report capsulizing the state of the chicken industry’s progress toward higher welfare practices.

Business Benchmark: Faster Animal Welfare Impacts Needed

Published 3/16/2022

Business Benchmark: Faster Animal Welfare Impacts Needed

New BBFAW report shows that although four out of five food companies have animal welfare policies, they must move faster to deliver meaningful welfare impacts.

Published 3/15/2022

Joining Forces for Australian Animals

New coalition unites leading animal protection organizations to drive change for animals in Australia

Momentous Win for Animals and Environment

Published 3/2/2022

Momentous Win for Animals and Environment

Compassion celebrates a victory for animals at United Nations Environment Assembly which recognizes animal welfare and its links to the environmental crises.