Rochester, NY—Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Farm Sanctuary sued the US Department of Agriculture in federal court for failing to require humane handling of poultry at slaughter, ...

Rochester, NY—In a potential victory for billions of birds, a federal judge ruled yesterday that a lawsuit filed against the US Department of Agriculture for failing to require humane handling of ...

Humane livestock handling a recent concern The issue of the humane handling and slaughter of livestock is not a recent concern triggered by videos that shock the public. The issue goes back as far as ...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is more than halfway through its federal fiscal year. While it hasn’t taken any new criminal actions, it has reported various civil injunctive actions, ...