December 19, 2007: Humane Resolutions
December 17, 2007: World’s Largest Food Service Provider Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
December 5, 2007: Dr. Michael Greger on Science, Public Health and Animal Agriculture
December 4, 2007: Student Animal Advocate Shines MTV Spotlight on Battery-Cage Cruelty
November 20, 2007: Turkeys and Chickens Get Their Day in Court
November 15, 2007: Some Top Picks for Humane Holiday Gift-Giving
November 14, 2007: Acclaimed Animal-Friendly Sweets Go National
November 8, 2007: Wendys Tell Wendy's to Think Outside the Cage
November 7, 2007: Ten Reasons Wendy’s Should Move away from Battery Cages
November 7, 2007: Wendy's: Time to Do the Right Thing
November 7, 2007: Wendys vs. Wendy's
November 6, 2007: Two New Cookbooks Sure to Please This Holiday Season
November 6, 2007: Stars Speak Up for Farm Animals
November 5, 2007: Celebrate Animals with Humane Holiday Meals
November 1, 2007: One Day Makes a Difference
October 30, 2007: "Step It Up" to Fight Climate Change
October 19, 2007: Survey Says: Americans Care About Farm Animals
October 19, 2007: New Brochures Tell Wendy’s: That’s NOT Right!
September 20, 2007: Saving the Planet and Animals—One Bite at a Time
September 17, 2007: Factory Farming Implicated in Emerging Human Diseases
August 30, 2007: Aurora Organic Dairy Must Increase Cows' Access to Pasture
August 30, 2007: Wendy's: That's Not Right
August 16, 2007: Why Animals Matter
August 15, 2007: Wolfgang Puck on His New Policies
August 15, 2007: Cracking Wendy's Egg Claims
August 9, 2007: Wendy's Attitude toward Animal Welfare: Frosty
August 6, 2007: City Governments Take Action for Egg-Laying Hens
July 23, 2007: Vegetarian BBQ Options for Summer
June 28, 2007: Oregon Makes History by Banning Gestation Crates
June 11, 2007: Oregon Legislature Bans Gestation Crates
May 29, 2007: Chicago's Historic Foie Gras Ordinance in Danger
May 22, 2007: Pregnancy and Vegetarian Eating
May 18, 2007: Rachel Carson and Factory Farming
May 5, 2007: Turning the Tide for Farm Animals
April 20, 2007: Animal Agribusiness and Earth Day
March 29, 2007: Federal Bill Takes Aim at Worst Factory Farming Abuses
March 28, 2007: Burger King Sets Precedent in Fast Food Sector
March 22, 2007: Animal Welfare Has a Place at Wolfgang Puck’s Table
March 21, 2007: Bruegger's Says No to Battery Eggs in Wisconsin
March 6, 2007: Mirroring Our Humanity: An Interview with Jon Katz
February 22, 2007: Strauss Veal and Marcho Farms Eliminating Confinement by Crate
February 14, 2007: Bird Flu Outbreak in England
February 12, 2007: Guckenheimer Serves Up a Cage-Free Egg Policy
February 1, 2007: The HSUS Heralds the Year of the Pig
February 1, 2007: United Egg Producers Improves Ammonia Guidelines for Laying Hens
January 30, 2007: Have a Heart for Farm Animals This Valentine's Day
January 25, 2007: Nation's Largest Pig Producer Moves to Phase Out Confinement of Pigs in Gestation Crates
January 22, 2007: New Year Resolution for Wendy’s
January 17, 2007: Burgerville Becomes the First Restaurant Chain to Renounce Battery Cage Eggs
January 12, 2007: Flu Year's Eve?
January 9, 2007: Proposed "Natural" Food Labels Sow Confusion
December 28, 2006: FDA Decision on Cloned Farm Animal Products Draws Fire
December 20, 2006: In Memoriam: Virgil Butler
November 30, 2006: Shining Light on Farm Animal Cruelty: A Review of "Beyond Closed Doors"
November 16, 2006: HSUS Sues to Block Foie Gras Production in New York
October 11, 2006: Takoma Park, Md., Encourages Better Treatment of Laying Hens
September 28, 2006: USDA Reverses Decades-Old Policy on Farm Animal Transport
September 26, 2006: Campaign Victory! Ben and Jerry's Adopts A Cage-Free Egg Policy
September 11, 2006: Help Make National Chicken Month One for the Birds
September 8, 2006: Judge Clears Way for HSUS Lawsuit Challenging Inhumane Poultry Slaughter
September 6, 2006: The HSUS and Delaware Riverkeeper Network Fight Water Pollution from Foie Gras Factory Farm
August 31, 2006: A Tale of Two Piggies
August 25, 2006: The EPA’s Proposal for CAFOs: Give Factory Farms More Leeway
August 21, 2006: The Case for a Plant-Centered Diet
August 18, 2006: Ben & Jerry’s and Battery Cages
August 17, 2006: Cockfighting and the Spread of Bird Flu
August 8, 2006: Marks Dairy Farm Pays for Manure Spill
July 28, 2006: Grass Doesn't Mean Pasture in Proposed USDA Guidelines
July 13, 2006: Proposition 204 - Arizona Ballot Measure to Prevent Animal Cruelty
June 30, 2006: Capitol Hill Examines Farm Animal Abuses
June 23, 2006: A Pragmatic Primer for Making a Difference: The Way We Eat
June 21, 2006: New York Foie Gras Farms Challenged
June 12, 2006: HSUS Investigation Exposes One of the Industry's Cruelest Egg Factory Farms
June 9, 2006: Lawmakers with a Conscience
May 25, 2006: Major Victories in Ohio for Egg-Laying Hens
May 25, 2006: Factory Farms: Polluting the Environment and Getting Away with It
May 15, 2006: Avian Influenza: Flu Factories
May 15, 2006: Avian Influenza: Unjustly Blaming Outdoor Flocks
May 12, 2006: Google Search Finds New Cage-free Egg Policy
May 9, 2006: Remember Mother Pigs This Mother’s Day
April 26, 2006: Chicago Won’t Swallow Foie Gras Cruelty
April 19, 2006: Helping the Planet...One Bite at a Time
April 17, 2006: AOL Hits “Delete” on Battery Cages
April 7, 2006: Easter Is No Holiday for "Meat" Rabbits
April 5, 2006: Lick Factory Farming With Our New Stamp
March 10, 2006: The Jungle: Upton Sinclair's Roar Is Even Louder to Animal Advocates Today
March 9, 2006: Worker Rights and Animal Welfare Groups Join Forces for Humane Slaughter
February 13, 2006: A Century of Cruelty: The Jungle Revisited
February 1, 2006: The HSUS Files Suit to End California’s Battery Cage Tax Break
January 10, 2006: Pennsylvania Battery Egg Producer Charged with Animal Cruelty
November 22, 2005: Study Has Many Clucking about Elevated Levels of Arsenic Found in Chicken
November 21, 2005: Still a Jungle Out There: The HSUS Takes USDA to Court to Ensure a Humane End for Birds
November 4, 2005: Milking the System: Dairy Factories Profiting from USDA 'Organic' Certification
October 26, 2005: It's Not Easy Eating Green at School
October 25, 2005: MOARK Must Pay $100,000 and Overhaul Its Spent Hen Procedures to Settle Animal Cruelty Charges
October 4, 2005: Loophole on Wheels: Trucks and the 28-Hour Law
September 19, 2005: A Giant Step Away from Misleading Labeling
September 9, 2005: I Love Lucy: One Chicken’s Story of Rescue
August 24, 2005: Marks Dairy Farm Manure Spill Threatens Environment and Public Health
August 11, 2005: U.S. Government Has Yet to Put Proper Mad Cow Disease Safeguards in Place
August 10, 2005: Rare Bird: Missouri County D.A. May Be the First to File Animal Cruelty Charges against an Egg Producer
July 22, 2005: You've Got the Power: The New HSUS Guide to Vegetarian Eating
July 8, 2005: Testing Alone Can't Protect Us from Mad Cow Disease; Urge the USDA to Make the Downer Ban Permanent
June 8, 2005: OIE Adopts First-Ever Global Animal Welfare Standards
June 6, 2005: United Egg Producers' Program Moves Away from Starvation of Laying Hens
May 18, 2005: "America's Heartland" a Far Cry from Reality TV
May 12, 2005: This National Egg Month, Put the Chicken Before the Egg
April 27, 2005: Handle with Care: Urge the OIE to Adopt Farm Animal Transport Standards
April 22, 2005: Don't Allow Agriculture Secretary Johanns to Backpedal on the USDA Downer Ban
February 17, 2005: EPA Offers Large Producers Amnesty on Clean Air Act Violations
February 16, 2005: EPA Offers Large Producers Amnesty on Clean Air Act Violations
January 19, 2005: Whole Foods Feeds Compassion with Global 5% Day, January 25
October 8, 2004: California Decides to Permanently Pull Foie Gras Off the Menu
September 8, 2004: Raising a Stink: Maryland Neighbors Fight to Stop a New Chicken Factory Farm
June 22, 2004: Industry Backpedals on Mad Cow but Public Support for Downer Ban Is Clear
June 4, 2004: Course Correction: Ag Secretary Rescinds Guidelines That Weakened the Organic Label
December 30, 2003: USDA Bans Slaughter of Downers After Mad Cow Finding
December 9, 2003: Senate Passes Downed Animal Act, Sets Up Showdown with House
November 18, 2003: HSUS and Others Question FDA's Position on the Safety of Cloned Meat
October 22, 2003: Urge Congress to Just Say No to Nontherapeutic Antibiotic Drugs
August 29, 2003: HSUS Celebrates NFAAW with Farm Sanctuary Animal of the Year Contest
July 8, 2003: McDonald's Takes a Bite Out of Antibiotic Abuse
June 26, 2003: NJ Seeks Public Comments on its Agri-Business Friendly Humane Standards
May 7, 2003: Reversal of Fortunes: Organic Feed Standard Reinstated
April 17, 2003: DA Declines to File Charges in California Wood Chipper Case
January 31, 2003: California, Nevada and Arizona Use Questionable Tactics to Battle Newcastle Disease
November 12, 2002: Egg Industry Magazine Discusses Hen Welfare
November 5, 2002: Egg Industry Magazine Discusses Hen Welfare
October 21, 2002: The National Organic Standards: Myth or Reality?
September 25, 2002: Florida Decides Not to File Cruelty Charges Against Cypress Foods
August 27, 2002: HSUS Awards Four Travel Awards to Graduate Students
July 8, 2002: Retail Community Working to Improve Farm Animal Welfare
June 11, 2002: Organic Integrity Weakened by the USDA and Special Interest Groups
June 11, 2002: Nations Ponder How to End Hunger at World Food Summit
June 11, 2002: Organic Integrity Under Attack
April 29, 2002: New Jersey Pressures Ag Officials for Farm Animal Standards
March 27, 2002: Cypress Egg Farms Disaster
March 7, 2002: Fast-Food Restaurants Curbing Antibiotics in Poultry
February 13, 2002: Halt Hog Factories in Iowa
January 24, 2002: Florida Court Clears a Path for Pig Initiative
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