• No Factory Eggs
  • Think Outside the Crate
  • Force-Fed Abuse
  • Petition for Poultry
  • Humane Eating

2006 Press Releases on Factory Farming

01/25/06Georgetown University Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
02/07/06Report Documents Violations of Downer Ban
07/01/06Latest Potential Mad Cow Case Demands Immediate Action on Downer Ban
11/22/06Animal Protection Groups, Restaurants and Chicago Residents Move to Join Lawsuit to Support Chicago's Foie Gras Ordinance
12/21/06Humane Society Serves Legal Notice of Massive Clean Water Act Violations on New York Foie Gras Factory Farm
08/21/06HSUS Urges Ben and Jerry's to Stop Supporting Cruel Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens
12/28/06HSUS Criticizes FDA Approval of Food Products from Cloned Farm Animals and Their Offspring
07/17/06Mercy Center Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
10/04/06Andronico's Market Puts the Chicken Before the Egg
08/28/06Plymouth State University Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
12/21/06HSUS Serves Legal Notice of Massive Clean Water Act Violations on New York Foie Gras Factory Farm
12/15/06HSUS Urges Moviegoers to See Charlotte’s Web
11/15/06HSUS Files Suit to Block Foie Gras Production in New York
08/24/06HSUS Sues to Block Foie Gras Expansion in New York
09/13/06HSUS Seeks Prosecution of New York Foie Gras Producer
12/04/06JoPa and JoPa Café Put the Chicken Before the Egg
11/22/06Animal Protection Groups, Restaurants and Chicago Residents Move to Join Lawsuit to Support Chicago's Foie Gras Ordinance
11/29/06New United Nations FAO Report: Animal Agribusiness Bigger Polluter than Cars
09/26/06New Cage-Free Egg Policy for Ben & Jerry's
11/21/06This Thanksgiving, Carve Out a New Tradition
10/18/06Wild Oats Community Market Puts the Chicken Before the Egg
11/07/06Animals Win Big at Ballot Box
10/17/06Students Vote to Keep Eggs from Caged Hens Off UI’s Campus
10/10/06Takoma Park City Council Passes Resolution Opposing One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
01/27/06Sen. Karen Peterson Introduces Bill Taking Aim at Factory Farming of Egg-Laying Hens
09/28/06USDA Reverses Policy on Long-Distance Trucking of Farm Animals
09/27/06D.C. City Council to Consider Bill to Provide City Shoppers with Information on Eggs from Caged Hens
09/26/06Will Chicago's City Council Flip-Flop on Animal Cruelty?
09/06/06Suit Seeking Humane Slaughter for Billions of Animals Allowed to Proceed
09/06/06Environmental and Animal Protection Groups Join Together To Stop Water Pollution from Foie Gras Factory Farm
07/06/06Death of Approximately 150 Pigs in Texas Highlights USDA's Refusal to Implement Federal Humane Animal Transport Law
02/23/06Tufts University Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
02/08/06HSUS Urges Bush Administration To Strengthen Response To Avian Flu Threat
02/01/06HSUS Files Suit Challenging Tax Break for Caging of Hens in California
06/26/06HSUS Releases Exclusive New Moby Video
06/06/06HSUS Files Notice of Intent to Sue Hudson Valley Foie Gras For Clean Water Act Violations
06/21/06HSUS Files Action to Have Foie Gras Banned as an Adulterated Food
06/12/06HSUS Investigation Exposes Shocking Cruelty at Major Egg Supplier's Factory Farm
06/09/06HSUS Urges Congress to Pass Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act
05/17/06Gardenburger Takes Egg-Citing Steps
05/16/06Sunflower Market Sprouts Cage-Free Egg Policy
05/11/06Google Search Finds New Cage-Free Egg Policy
05/09/06Major Ohio Caterer Puts the Chicken Before the Egg
04/26/06Chicago Won’t Swallow Foie Gras Cruelty
04/19/06College of the Atlantic Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/10/06New Hampton School Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/10/06Bon Appétit Management Co. Receives National Humane Award
03/13/06Phillips Exeter Academy Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
03/14/06The Unquowa School Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
03/23/06Local College Students Receive National Humane Award
03/23/06University of Connecticut Alum Receives National Humane Award
03/23/06University of New Hampshire Director Receives National Humane Award
03/23/06Farm Animal Advocate Receives National Humane Award
03/26/06University of Rochester Student Receives National Humane Award
03/26/06Marist College Student Receives National Humane Award
04/03/06UW-Madison Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/03/06State Agriculture Committee to Consider Bill to Allow Egg-Laying Hens to Spread Their Wings
01/05/06University of Iowa Dining Facilities Launch a Cage-Free Egg Pilot Project
01/31/06University of Connecticut Launches a Cage-Free Egg Pilot Project
03/14/06Dartmouth Becomes 80th University Nationwide to Launch a More Humane Egg Policy
03/03/06Tyson Foods Makes Some Progress Toward Improving Poultry Welfare
02/24/06Become a "Party Animal" Host and Help Reduce the Suffering of Farm Animals
02/14/06Nation's Largest Animal Protection Organization Asks Iron Chef to Stop Serving Animal Cruelty
02/22/06Nation's Largest Animal Protection Organization Asks White House to Put the Chicken Before the Egg

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