Hog Company Condemns Acts of Animal Abuse
Greene County, IA, authorities on Wednesday charged six farm workers with animal abuse in connection with a video obtained by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that showed employees abusing pigs...
New Hog Farm Owner Responds To PETA Animal Abuse Video
A representative of MowMar Farms, the new owner of an Iowa hog operation featured in a video posted on the PETA Web site...
Pork Industry Responds To Iowa Hog Farm Video
“The National Pork Board and America’s pork producers take their ethical responsibility for the proper care of pigs seriously and will not tolerate any mistreatment of animals.”...
Veterinary Group Raises Issues Over California Ballot Initiative
In November, California voters will decide whether to enact Proposition 2, a ballot initiative backed by animal rights activists. The stated objective is to require that egg-laying hens, veal calves and gestating sows have adequate room to...
Take Care Closing Manure Storage Structures
When producers decide to shut down their confined livestock operations, they must remember to properly shut down their manure storage facilities as well, according to Purdue University Agricultural Engineer Don Jones...
Indiana Launches Certified Livestock Producer Program
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) have announced the statewide launch of the Certified Livestock Producer Program...
Processing Downers Could Bring Fine, Plant Shutdown
Three senators have co-sponsored legislation that would fine and close livestock slaughter plants that repeatedly process downed animals...
Humane Society Submits Signatures for California Ballot
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in an announcement released on. Feb. 28, that it has submitted the number of signatures necessary to bring an anti-animal cruelty ballot initiative before California voters in November...
Ohio Pork Producers Launch Media Effort
The Ohio Pork Producers Council (OPPC) has launched a statewide multimedia campaign including radio and Web site advertisements, plus a new consumer education Web site...
Pork Checkoff Surveys Activist Groups’ Influence on Children
Activist groups target children with educational materials claiming that people have no right to harvest animals for food....
