2 Investigate Midwest journalists were also honored by NAAJ for investigative stories on groundwater loss in the plains and poultry farmers left behind after Tyson plant closures.
6.8 million farm animals have died in barn fires in the last 10 years. Animal welfare advocates have called for stronger fire safety rules, but Big Meat fears financial losses.
Scientific and anecdotal evidence suggests that a person who abuses animals also has a higher likelihood of hurting other people. And that insight has begun fueling a push, at the state and federal levels, to slap a no-gun penalty on anyone convicted of animal cruelty, this Fairwarning.org report te
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it will move forward with a controversial set of rules reforming organic standards for livestock and poultry.
