by John Cronin | Oct 15, 2013 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility, General, Law & Policy
Ever determined to prevent its citizens from giving animal torture a bad name, the State of Utah has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that contests the constitutionality of the state’s ag gag statute, which makes it a crime to speak ill of agricultural...
by John Cronin | Sep 17, 2013 | Animal Welfare, Health
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially confirmed what health advocates, independent scientists and common sense nutritionists have maintained, and CDC had alluded to, for years: uncontrolled use of antibiotics in food animals is...
by EarthDesk | Jul 30, 2013 | Animal Welfare, General, Health, Law & Policy, Pollution
By Wendee Nicole Editor’s Note: In this post, Wendee Nicole takes us to the families that suffer in the shadows of North Carolina CAFOs. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations have had devastating consequences for the environment and for animals (see EarthDesk...
by EarthDesk | Jul 22, 2013 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility
By Stephen Wells Editor’s Note: Today the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed suit to overturn Utah’s Ag Gag law. In his April 27 EarthDesk post, contributor David Cassuto wrote about the Draconian...
by John Cronin | Jul 15, 2013 | Animal Welfare, Pollution, Sustainability
First in a Series about Animals, Agriculture and the Environment. What is a CAFO? First, let’s parse. A CAFO is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. Some call it a Confined Animal Feeding Operation. You are already getting the idea. “Feeding operation”...