Factory Farming Press Releases

• November 16, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Launches Television Ad Campaign Targeting IHOP's Support for Extreme Confinement of Animals on Factory Farms

• November 5, 2009: Au Bon Pain Hatches Cage-Free Egg Policy in Massachusetts

• November 3, 2009: HSUS Statement Regarding Issue 2 in Ohio

• November 2, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Releases More Video of Animal Abuse that Led to Shutdown of Vermont Slaughter Plant

• October 30, 2009: Investigation by The Humane Society of the United States Results in Closure of Vermont Slaughter Plant

• October 28, 2009: New “No on 2” Ad Unveiled by Ohioans for Humane Farms

• October 26, 2009: Article Points to Human and Animal Welfare Costs of Long-Distance Farm Animal Transport

• October 14, 2009: IHOP and DineEquity Face SEC and FTC Complaints Over False Animal Welfare Claims to Investors and Consumers

• October 13, 2009: San Francisco Soup Company Latest to Join Snowballing Cage-Free Egg Trend

• October 12, 2009: Governor Granholm Signs Historic Farm Animal Welfare Measure into Law

• October 12, 2009: California Enacts Landmark Bill Banning Tail Docking of Cows

• October 9, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Praises Baltimore Public Schools' New Meatless Mondays Program

• October 8, 2009: Humane Society International Launches Media Campaign to Help Farm Animals

• October 5, 2009: While Ohio Agriculture Groups Stonewall, HSUS and Michigan Agriculture Groups Hatch Landmark Compromise on Farm Animal Confinement Practices

• October 1, 2009: Michigan Legislature Passes Historic Farm Animal Welfare Measure

• September 29, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Urges Cal-Maine Shareholders to Vote for Fiscal Accountability

• September 21, 2009: Coalition Asks EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases and Other Toxic Air Pollutants from Factory Farms

• September 16, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Launches National Campaign Exposing IHOP's Animal Cruelty

• September 15, 2009: California Egg Producer Falsely Claims That Inhumane Confinement System Will Comply With Proposition 2

• September 11, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Urges Cal-Maine Shareholders to Vote for Fiscal Accountability

• September 8, 2009: Public Health Expert with The Humane Society of the United States Releases Video on Origins of Swine Flu

• September 3, 2009: California Legislature Passes Bill to Outlaw Tail Docking of Cows

• September 1, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Urges Tyson Foods to Reduce Suffering of Animals at its Slaughter Plants

• August 25, 2009: The Humane Society of the U.S. Urges Smithfield Foods to Follow Through on Animal Welfare Promises

• August 18, 2009: Gap, Inc. Joins Leading California Companies in Hatching Cage-Free Egg Policy

• August 12, 2009: Federal Court Orders Water Pollution Case to Proceed Against Hudson Valley Foie Gras

• July 31, 2009: HSUS Statement Regarding Michigan House Committee Passing Big Ag Power Grab

• July 23, 2009: Central Valley Residents Ask Water Board To Address Giant Manure Piles and Sludge From Egg Factory Farm

• July 1, 2009: Statement by Humane Society of the United States CEO Regarding California Anti-Cruelty Bill

• June 25, 2009: Red Robin Hatches Cage-Free Egg Policy

• June 24, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Urges Michigan Lawmakers to Oppose Big Ag Power Grab

• June 24, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Urges Kroger Shareholders to Vote for Higher Animal Welfare Standards

• June 22, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Urges Ohio Lawmakers to Oppose Big Ag Constitutional Power Grab

• June 22, 2009: Moby’s New Album Helps Animals

• June 2, 2009: Massachusetts Bill Takes Aim at Factory Farming Abuse

• May 26, 2009: Calif. Legislature Presses Ahead with Animal Welfare Reforms

• May 26, 2009: The Humane Society of the U.S. Urges McDonald’s Shareholders to Vote for Better Animal Welfare Standards

• May 22, 2009: Calif. Senate Expected to Vote Tuesday on Bill To Outlaw Tail Docking of Cows

• May 22, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Applauds Wendy’s for New Policy on Cage-Free Eggs

• May 21, 2009: HSUS Response to McDonald's Announcement about Its Study of Laying Hen Welfare

• May 19, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Urges Denny’s Shareholders to Vote for Higher Animal Welfare Standards

• May 13, 2009: Governor Baldacci Signs Law Providing More Humane Treatment of Farm Animals

• May 7, 2009: New York State Ponders Better Conditions for Farm Animals

• April 28, 2009: Leading Animal Flu Expert, Michael Greger, M.D., Available on Swine Flu

• April 26, 2009: Statement of The Humane Society of the United States on the Swine Flu Public Health Emergency

• April 21, 2009: Calif. Senate Committee Takes First Step Toward Banning Dairy Cow Mutilation

• April 21, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Celebrates Animals and the Environment this Earth Day

• April 6, 2009: Radlo Foods Becomes First National Egg Producer to Commit to Phasing Out Battery Cage Confinement

• April 2, 2009: Statement from The Humane Society of the United States on Removal of Foie Gras from Mayor Newsom’s Restaurants

• March 27, 2009: Maine Bill Takes Aim at Factory Farming Abuse

• March 27, 2009: The HSUS Helps Rescue Starving Horses and Cows, Praises Harney County Sheriff for Taking Farm Animal Neglect Seriously

• March 25, 2009: Pittsfield City Council First to Ban Cruel Cages for Farm Animals

• March 24, 2009: SEC Rules in Favor of The Humane Society of the United States

• March 23, 2009: More Vegetarian Options on USF’s Menu

• March 19, 2009: Brock University Chooses to Let Hens Spread Their Wings

• March 19, 2009: McDonald’s Shareholders to Vote on Anti-Cruelty Resolution

• March 17, 2009: Statement from The Humane Society of the United States on HBO’s Death on a Factory Farm

• March 14, 2009: The Humane Society of the United States Applauds President Obama for New Cattle Protections

• March 12, 2009: More Vegetarian Options on UC Irvine’s Menu

• March 6, 2009: Humane Groups Appeal Ruling Allowing Sick, Disabled Animals into Food Supply

• February 20, 2009: Calif. Court Grants Meat Industry Request to Allow Sick, Disabled Animals into Food Supply

• February 18, 2009: Budget Misses Opportunity for Bear Watching and Other Ecotourism

• February 13, 2009: Calif. Bill Takes Aim at Dairy Cow Mutilation

• February 12, 2009: DePauw's Menu: More Vegetarian Options on, Eggs from Caged Hens off

• February 11, 2009: Canadian College Students Making a Difference for Animals

• February 10, 2009: International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health Article Points to Foie Gras as Public Health Risk

• January 29, 2009: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Article Implicates Factory Farming in Health and Environmental Problems

• January 27, 2009: Meat Industry Seeks to Overturn Calif. Law Barring Sick, Disabled Farm Animals from Food Supply

• January 21, 2009: Bruegger’s Bakery-Café Expands Cage-Free Egg Commitment

• January 15, 2009: Groups Challenge Bush Administration’s Factory Farm Exemption

• January 13, 2009: Statement on the Reorganization of the California Senate Committee on Food & Agriculture

• January 12, 2009: Humane Society International/Canada Congratulates Port Colborne for Becoming a 'Cage-Free' Ontario City