A rendering plant owned by Pilgrim’s Pride has been busted once again for violating multiple environmental laws, and this time the charges expose, in graphic detail, the method for processing (…) Read more
Posts Tagged ‘animal welfare’
Did you know your chicken sandwich used to feel empathy?
Don’t you just hate it when people guilt trip you about your food choices? I do! Crimeny, if I had a nickel for every time my Mom said, “Jesus, Moll, (…) Read more
Poultry farmers motto: Use everything but the cluck
There’s a saying popular with the poultry industry crowd: “We recycle everything but the cluck!” Depending on your view of recycling that could be considered a good thing, but I (…) Read more
I'll Have Two Extra Crispy Breasts Please, Hold the Arsenic
Don’t you just hate it when they always give you cancer with your order of chicken? Well, so do a couple of politicians in the State of Maryland. Fed up (…) Read more
Safe Meat and Factory Farming: A Contradiction in Terms
Safe Meat A Letter to the Editor of the New York Times To the Editor: Mark Bittman wants to outlaw confined livestock feeding operations because, he says, they harm the (…) Read more
Consuming Tragedy: Eating Veal
Comments Requested on Disabled Livestock Policy The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is requesting comments on two petitions for rulemaking submitted to the agency by (…) Read more
Happy Holidays from Mollie, Pussy Kitten, Angelica, Penelope, Baby Face, Lion King, Mr. Personality, Fluffy (Cashmere), Chubby Cheeks and Satan
We wish you and your furry family members a safe and wonderful holiday season! Give animals the gift of hope this holiday. It’s easy to do, is all it takes (…) Read more
Safe Animal Feed PSA Video from the FDA/CVM
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXFlWiGKu2M] In this informative, if somewhat bland, video produced by the FDA/CVM in September 2010, the host outlines the importance of feed safety and how it affects the health of (…) Read more