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Breaking news: Parent company of Giant Food, Food Lion and Stop & Shop to eliminate cruel cages for egg-laying hens, mother pigs
Ahold Delhaize, the company that owns some of the largest grocery chains in the United States, including Food Lion, Giant Food, the GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop, has announced it will only sell eggs from cage-free chickens across all its stores by 2025 or soon
Animatronic pig to tour Scotland exposing ‘pregnancy cage cruelty’ ahead of arrival in Holyrood
Humane World for Animals UK (formerly known as Humane Society International UK) will take its campaign against farrowing crates across Scotland from 11-14 April, bringing a life-size animatronic pig named Penny to towns and cities to highlight the harsh reality faced by tens of thousands of mother pigs on farms.
Adopt pets from animal shelters or rescues, not pet stores
Want to add a pet to your family? Local animal shelters and rescue groups can be great places to search for a new cat, dog, bird, small animal, horse, or even pig! Here’s how.
New polling reveals 84% of Scots support ban on caging pigs in farrowing crates
EDINBURGH—New polling commissioned by leading animal protection organisation Humane World for Animals UK (formerly called Humane Society International UK) and conducted by The Diffley Partnership reveals that an overwhelming majority—84%—of the Scottish public reject the use of farrowing crates f
New Jersey becomes the latest state to ban the extreme confinement of mother pigs and calves used for veal
TRENTON, N.J.—Today, a bill to ban the crates used to cruelly confine mother pigs and calves raised for veal was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy. The bill is sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji. It passed the state Senate in June 2023 and state Assembly in May 2023.
Deadly for dogs. Deadly for pigs. Blind spot in government monitoring leaves farmed animals suffering in heatwave
As temperatures exceed 35°C, Humane World for Animals U.K. (formerly called Humane Society International U.K.) warns that pigs, chickens and other farmed animals are suffering out of sight, with no transparency or a clear national system to monitor heat-related deaths or welfare incidents.
Coalition of global animal welfare groups urges international companies to help end bloody “pig chopping” ritual in Vietnam
NEM THUONG, BAC NINH, Vietnam — Animal welfare campaigners are urging global companies such as Samsung and Canon to take a strong stand against a gruesome Lunar New Year festival in Vietnam in which live pigs are tied up and paraded around the streets before being chopped in half
At Target headquarters, we demanded accountability for farmed animals
This week, members of our Humane World for Animals team arrived at Target’s headquarters in downtown Minneapolis and delivered 15 large boxes containing signed petitions; more
What are gestation crates?
In insult to animals and customers, Target breaks its animal welfare promises
Commitments to improve the quality of life for animals shouldn’t be empty promises.
How we’re taking a stand for the most widely mistreated animals on the planet
Our approach to ending cruelty for farmed animals comes from two distinct angles.
How we feed the animals of Black Beauty Ranch
Sanctuary caregivers prep hundreds of pounds of produce each week for monkeys, pigs and more.
More than 700 veterinarians urge Congress to reject Save Our Bacon Act
WASHINGTON—More than 720 veterinary professionals are asking Congress to stand up for the humane treatment of farm animals and ensure the Save Our Bacon Act stays out of the Farm Bill
Gestation and veal crate ban overwhelmingly passes New Jersey legislature
Today S.1298/A.1970, a bill to ban the crates used to cruelly confine mother pigs and calves raised for veal, passed the New Jersey state Senate. The bill is prime-sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji and will now go to Gov. Murphy for his signature.
Why we must stop the Save Our Bacon Act
We must stop the Save Our Bacon Act. This addition to the Farm Bill backed by part of the pork industry threatens farmed animal welfare.
