FDA Not Required to Ban Antibiotics
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 In a 2-to-1 decision, a federal appeals court has rule that the Food and Drug Administration...
Animal Rights Group Suing Insurers For Feld Settlement Cost
- July 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 9, 2014 On May 15, animal welfare groups agreed to pay $15.7 million to the Ringling Bros. and...
Center for Food Animal Wellbeing Symposium Announced
- June 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 19, 2014 The Center for Animal Wellbeing is hosting the fourth annual symposium August 7 on advances and...
Committee Approved 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
- June 2, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 2, 2014 On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill on a...
Animal Welfare Groups to Pay Ringling Bros. $16 Million in Elephant Lawsuit
- May 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 15, 2014 Ending a 14-year long battle over the welfare of circus elephants, the Humane Society of the...
WHO Releases Report on Antimicrobial Resistance
- May 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 15, 2014 The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report on global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) concluding that...
JBS and Temple Grandin Sign Animal Welfare Agreement
- May 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 9, 2014 Yesterday, JBS and Temple Grandin signed a technical cooperation agreement at the Beef Sumit Brasil event...
NPPC Testifies Before Congress on Country of Origin Labeling and Deadly Pig Virus
- May 5, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 5, 2014 The National Pork Producers Council recently testified before Congress on two issues impacting its industry –...
Idaho’s “Ag-Gag” Law Challenged in Federal Court
- March 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 19, 2014 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit asking a federal...
USDA Publishes Final Rule on “Mad Cow Disease” and Imports
- February 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 20, 2014 USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule amending import regulations...
UEP Drops Efforts to Pass Egg Bill
- February 18, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 18, 2014 United Egg Producers(UEP) president, Chad Gregory, recently announced that UEP will no longer seek passage of the...
Idaho Ag Gag Bill Advances
- February 17, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 17, 2014 On Friday, the Idaho Senate voted 23-10 for a bill that would make it a crime...
Missouri AG Challenges California Egg Law
- February 13, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 13, 2014 Missouri’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a California law regulating the...
USDA Closes NJ Slaughterhouse over Calf Treatment
- February 4, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 4, 2014 The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently pulled its inspectors from a New Jersey...
Congress Passes FY 2014 Spending Bill with Directives for USDA and FDA
- January 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 20, 2014 Late last week, Congress passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the federal government...
Judge to Decide Fate of NM Horse Slaughter Facility on Friday
- January 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 15, 2014 A New Mexico judge will decide on Friday whether a company can open a horse slaughter...
Jury Awards $750,000 to Oregon Dairy Farmers over Toxic Feed
- January 6, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 6, 2014 A jury recently awarded Oregon dairy farmers, Nancy and Neal Kaste, $750,000 in damages plus attorneys’...
New Mexico AG Sues to Stop Horse Slaughter
- December 23, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 23, 2013 New Mexico’s attorney general, Gary King, filed a lawsuit on Thursday, to block a horse slaughter...
Iowa Ethanol Company Fined $10,000 for Fish Kill
- December 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 16, 2013 Golden Grain Energy, an Iowa ethanol company has been fined $10,000 by the Iowa Department of...
FDA Releases New Guidelines, Proposes Rule on Antibiotic Use in Agriculture
- December 13, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 13, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two major proposals in its effort to...
