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Whistleblower: Company Behind Farmer Focus Chicken Falsified Wastewater Samples, Resold 50,000 Lbs. of Factory-Farmed Ch...

Chickens slaughtered and sold by Shenandoah Valley Organic (doing business as Farmer Focus) suffer as terribly as those raised and killed by every other chicken company; Farmer Foc...

Huge rise in factory-style dairy farming of ‘battery cows’ in UK as costs rise

Investigation finds number of dairy farms where cows cannot go outside has more than doubled since 2015There has been a huge rise in factory-style dairy farming of “battery cows” i...

Factory Farming’s Hidden Horrors: A Moral Reckoning for Farm Animals in 2026

Environmental Effects of Intensive Beef Farming in Veneto

In a groundbreaking study published in npj Sustainable Agriculture, researchers have unveiled the profound environmental repercussions linked to intensive beef fattening within Ita...

Ufugaji wa viwandani unavyochochea athari za tabianchi

UFUGAJI wa wanyama kwa wingi katika eneo ndogo maarufu kama factory farming, unazidi kulaumiwa kwa kuchangia mabadiliko ya tabianchi, uharibifu wa bioanuwai (biodiversity) na afya...

The Human Cost of Farming Animals – The Transfarmation Project

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GOP Bill Could Condemn Pigs To Life Inside Crates So Small They Can't Turn Around

The House's massive farm bill passed with one provision that critics say could be disastrous for animal welfare laws.

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying

Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock unitsMinisters are rewriting planning rules to make it easier to build intensive l...

Moving to confinement barns takes a big leap in management

Don’t overlook the human resources needed to properly manage overall animal well-being in a confinement facility.

Poultry Farmers Hunting for an Off Ramp

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Ammonia pollution hotspots found in areas of UK with most pig and poultry factory farms

Map reveals most severe concentrations of ammonia emissions, which are dangerous to health and environmentAmmonia pollution hotspots have been identified in areas with some of the...

Pig suffering given a platform

Pig suffering given a platform Channel News brendan 27th May 2026 Teaser Media

Fairmont Farmer’s Defiant Stand Against Poultry Industry’s Uneven Playing Field

The post Fairmont Farmer’s Defiant Stand Against Poultry Industry’s Uneven Playing Field appeared first on Mercy For Animals.

15 million pigs need to go right now, Susan McDonald

Feral pigs are tearing through farms, waterways and wetlands, leaving behind millions of dollars in damage and devastation for producers already under enormous pressure, LNP Senato...

Ban fur farming or risk a new pandemic | Neil Vora

Banning an industry that is brutal to animals could be one of the most consequential public-health measures in decadesEvery year, millions of captive animals are gassed or electroc...

New Report from Major Animal Protection Groups Exposes Failures in Canada’s Farmed Animal Welfare System

Report Examines Crisis Decades in the Making and Lays out Roadmap for Legislative Solutions  OTTAWA — Today, four leading animal protection organizations released Towards a Nationa...

Government plan to relax rules on industrial chicken farms is wrong | Letter

Ruth Tanner says Labour must cap the number of industrial units and put in place the building blocks for nature-friendly farming The government’s intention to relax planning regula...

Why Are Farmed Animals Spray Painted?

In factory farms around the world, individual animal care is impossible. To manage thousands of farmed animals at once, workers use industrial marking paint on fur or skin, applyin...

Many chicken farmers want out, but the off-ramp isn't an easy path

Poultry farmers often end up feeling like indenturedservants. (Graphic by Adam Dixon, Offrange)Fueled by the industry's long-held "contract system," many poultry farmers end up sho...

Fish Farming : What You Need to Know Before You Start

Fish farming, or aquaculture, means raising fish in controlled setups like ponds, tanks, or cages for food and income. It’s … Continue reading "Fish Farming : What You Need to Know...

Why chicken farms’ reliance on cheap imported soya bean is risky business | Letter

Ruth Tanner sets out the wider environmental and economic ramifications of factory-farmed poultry in response to a letter on chicken feedProf Julian Wiseman’s letter (14 April) mak...

The Future of Farmed Animal Protection in Canada: A National Framework

Mercy For Animals, alongside three leading animal protection organizations, is proud to announce the launch of a groundbreaking vision report: Towards a National Framework for Farm...

Why ending industrial farming is now a geopolitical imperative

Industrial agriculture is eroding the natural foundations of global food production

Canadians Can Weigh In Now on How Cows Are Treated on Farms

Canadians have a rare opportunity right now to help shape how cows are treated on farms across the country — and most people don’t even know it’s happening! The National Farm Anima...