In the past, revelations about cruelty to animals during the slaughtering process resulted in actions by Congress to improve enforcement of the federal law created to protect animals at ...

The federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (P.L. 85-765) is signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 27. The Act requires all meat companies selling to the US government to provide ...

There are no legal humane slaughter standards for chickens, as there are for other animals, but the Certified Humane standards mandate them. Birds must be adequately stunned before slaughter and ...

challenges the USDA’s decision to reduce federal oversight at pig slaughterhouses and eliminate limits on the slaughter speeds, exposing pigs to greater suffering and flouting federal humane slaughter ...

In the past, more about 120 Mardi Gras horses have found homes. The horse adoption program is entering its seventh year, and ...

More than 250 animals, including foxes, raccoons, wolf-dog hybrids and coyotes, were rescued from a Cleveland-area farm.

Halal slaughter is intended to be a humane, ethical and hygienic method of dispatching animals raised for consumption, yet the practice – which traditionally does not include the animal being pr ...

At the HSA, we play a vital role in promoting the welfare of animals in markets, during transport and at slaughter ... and scientifically validate humane stunning methods for these species.

These criteria include meeting basic needs, such as food and fresh water; providing care for sick and injured animals; and humane treatment on the farm, and during transport and slaughter.