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2007 Press Releases on Factory Farming

07/12/07The HSUS Applauds USDA for Partial Ban on Slaughter of Downed Farm Animals and Urges Congress to Pass Blanket "No Downer" Law
12/19/07Bagel Rising Joins Growing Boston Movement Away from one of the Worst Factory Farm Animal Abuses
12/19/07Statement from Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of The HSUS, on Decision to Phase Out Gestation Crates in Colorado
12/17/07World's Largest Food Service Provider Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
11/29/07The HSUS Urges Increased Attention to Animal Agriculture’s Contribution to Global Warming
12/05/07Critical Reviews in Microbiology Article Points to Factory Farming’s Role in Emerging Human Diseases
11/28/07Animal Protection Groups File Legal Petition Asking USDA to Declare Foie Gras Unfit for Human Consumption
07/26/07Lawsuit Challenges Factory Farm Secrecy
11/19/07Federal Court to Decide Whether Turkeys and Chickens Must Be Given Legal Protection During Slaughter
11/12/07Full-Page USA Today Ad Tells Wendy’s “That’s NOT Right!”
10/24/07Santa Cruz Becomes Third California City to Oppose One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
10/23/07Incanto Restaurant Joins Snowballing California Cage-Free Egg Trend
10/24/07Journal of the American Medical Association Commends Book That Implicates Factory Farming in Emerging Human Diseases
10/02/07Canyon Ranch Cracks Open a New Cage-Free Egg Policy
10/01/07Signature Gathering Begins for California Anti-Cruelty Measure
10/17/07Hamline University Joins Snowballing Minnesota Cage-Free Egg Trend
10/17/07Hollywood Becomes Fourth Florida City to Oppose One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
10/16/07Wendie Malick to Wendy's: Stop Tarnishing my Name
10/16/07Boloco Joins Boston Cage-Free Egg Trend
10/11/07University of Washington Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
09/26/07Two More Competitors Leave Wendy’s with Egg on Its Face
09/17/07Most "Incredible Edible Eggs" Incredibly Cruel, Alleges Humane Society of the United States
06/12/07Court Upholds Chicago Foie Gras Ban
07/30/07Study on Foie Gras Disease Risks Prompts Expanded Humane Society Lawsuit
03/06/07State Fines Foie Gras Factory Farm in Response to HSUS Lawsuit
08/20/07No Eggs From Caged Hens on Good For You Natural Market's Shelves
08/22/07Pacific School of Religion Cracks Open a Cage-Free Egg Policy
08/27/07New Frontiers Natural Marketplace Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
08/22/07Wendy’s Criticized for Lagging Behind Competition on Animal Welfare as it Rolls Out Expanded Breakfast Menu
09/05/07American Journal of Public Health Editorial Implicates Factory Farming in Emerging Human Diseases
05/31/07Oregon House Judiciary Committee Passes Bill Taking Aim at One of Factory Farming’s Worst Abuses
08/28/07West Palm Beach City Commission Passes Resolution Opposing One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
08/13/07Humane Society of the U.S. Criticizes Wendy's Frosty Attitude Toward Animal Welfare
08/06/07Statement on American Veal Association's Veal Crate Announcement
07/31/07Cambridge City Council Passes Resolution Opposing One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
07/30/07Study on Foie Gras Disease Risks Prompts Expanded Humane Society Lawsuit
07/12/07Wendy’s Takes Steps on Animal Welfare But Still Lags Behind Burger King
07/11/07New Jersey Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Landmark Case Addressing Farm Animal Welfare
07/11/07Bon Appétit Management Co. Encourages Poultry Suppliers to Implement Better Slaughtering Methods
07/07/07Humane Society Applauds House Agriculture Committee for Removing “Great Federal Power Grab” from Farm Bill, and Eliminating Earmark for Veal
07/07/07Humane Society Applauds House Agriculture Committee for Removing “Great Federal Power Grab” from Farm Bill, and Eliminating Earmark for Veal
06/28/07Oregon Governor Signs Farm Animal Cruelty Bill Into Law
06/27/07Humane Society of the U.S. to Urge Kroger to Improve Animal Welfare Policies at Annual Shareholder Meeting
05/23/07HSUS Urges McDonald's to Stop Lagging Behind Burger King at Annual Shareholder Meeting
01/26/07HSUS Urges Pork Producers to “Think Outside the Crate”
06/18/07The Wedge Co-op Implements Policy Against Selling Two of the Worst Factory Farm Products
01/29/07Finagle A Bagel Becomes First Bagel Chain to Hatch a Cage-Free Egg Policy
01/17/07Burgerville Becomes First Restaurant Chain to Hatch a Cage-Free Egg Policy
03/28/07Burger King Decrees: Better Treatment for Some Farm Animals
03/22/07Animal Welfare Has a Place at Wolfgang Puck's Table
06/08/07Oregon House Joins the Senate in Passing Bill Taking Aim at One of Factory Farming’s Worst Abuses
06/12/07Winter Springs City Commission Passes Resolution Opposing One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
06/12/07Delaware House Committee Holds Hearing on One of Factory Farming’s Worst Abuses
06/12/07Court Upholds Chicago Foie Gras Ban
06/07/07Egg Harbor Café Hatches Cage-Free Egg Policy
05/17/07Oregon House Committee Holds Hearing on One of Factory Farming’s Worst Abuses
05/30/07Eggs from Caged Birds Not on Shelves at New Pioneer Co-op
05/22/07HSUS to Urge Denny's to Stop Lagging Behind Burger King at Annual Shareholder Meeting
05/29/07Green Earth Goods Refuses to Sell Eggs from Caged Hens
05/24/07Investigation of Live Bird Markets Finds Conditions That Could Pose Public Health Threat
05/21/07Will Chicago Flip-Flop on Animal Cruelty?
05/08/07House Agriculture Subcommittee Urged to Advance Long-Overdue Animal Welfare Reforms
05/07/07Boulder Ice Cream Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
05/02/07Rainbow Foods Refuses to Sell Eggs from Caged Hens
05/02/07Harvard Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/26/07Oregon Senate Passes Bill Taking Aim at One of Factory Farming’s Worst Abuses
04/23/07Outpost Natural Foods Thinks Outside of the Cage
04/26/07Wendy's Encouraging Suppliers to "Move Away" from Gestation Crate Confinement Systems for Breeding Pigs
04/25/07Berkeley City Council Passes Resolution Opposing One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
04/24/07Omni Hotels Becomes First Hotel Brand to Hatch Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/19/07University of Minnesota Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/10/07Swedish Covenant Hospital Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/09/07Chartwells Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/02/07Vermont Law School Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
04/03/07New Leaf Community Markets Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
03/30/07Delaware Bill Makes Moderate Request: That Egg-Laying Hens Be Able to Spread Their Wings
03/16/07State Legislature to Consider Bills to Protect New Hampshire’s Family Farming Heritage and Animal Welfare
03/21/07Bruegger’s Adopts a Cage-Free Egg Policy in Wisconsin
03/08/07New Jersey Bill Takes Aim at Factory Farm Cruelty
03/08/07Java Bites Puts the Chicken Before the Egg
02/26/07Proposed California Assembly Bill Takes Aim at Factory Farming Abuses
03/06/07State Fines Foie Gras Factory Farm in Response to HSUS Lawsuit
03/07/07New Port Richey Council Passes Resolution Opposing One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
03/01/07Suzy's Cream Cheesecakes Puts the Chicken Before the Egg
02/28/07Connecticut College Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
02/22/07Saint Cloud State University Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
02/03/07Bird Flu "Coming Home to Roost" in Britain
01/25/07HSUS Praises Smithfield Move to End Confinement of Pigs in Gestation Crates
01/25/07HSUS Urges Congress to Ban Slaughter of “Downed” Farm Animals
02/21/07HSUS Urges Maryland Lawmakers to Phase out Inhumane Factory Farming Practice
02/13/07SUNY New Paltz Hatches a Cage-Free Egg Policy
01/31/07HSUS/HSI React to Bush Administration Farm Bill Proposal
01/31/07Canada’s Largest Pig Producer to End Confinement of Pigs in Gestation Crates
01/17/07West Hollywood City Council Passes Resolution Opposing One of Factory Farming's Worst Abuses
01/04/07Greenlife Grocery Puts the Chicken Before the Egg

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