About Farm Animals

Chickens, pigs, turkeys, cows, and other farm animals raised for meat, eggs, and milk make up more than 95% of the animals in the United States with whom humans interact. Yet how much do we really know about them?

Farm animals are sentient, complex, and unique. They are as capable of feeling pain and frustration, joy and excitement as those dogs and cats we welcome into our families, yet industrialized agriculture treats them merely as meat-, egg-, and milk-producing machines, instead of the living, sensitive beings they are.

Just like those animals we consider to be our companions or those in the wild, these animals deserve our respect and compassion.

	Chickens Nurturing, highly social, brave, and smart, chickens have long been underestimated. Read on to see how complex, intelligent, and interesting they are. More
	Pigs Rather than deserving their reputations as dirty and lazy, pigs are clean, active, intelligent, sensitive, and playful. More
	Cattle Playful, strong swimmers, and moonlight runners—these are all attributes of cattle. Discover more about their surprising nature. More
	Sheep and Goats Lambs and kids frolicking in a field, with their parents grazing nearby—a common image when we think of sheep and goats. What's behind this picture? More
	Turkeys Wild turkeys can run up to 25 miles per hour and can fly up to 55 miles per hour. Find out more about these inquisitive and nurturing birds. More
	Ducks and Geese Ducks quack with regional accents? Geese mate for life? There's so much many of us don't know about these amazing birds. More
	Fish and Crustaceans Intelligent, fast learners, and as varied in personality and habits as you can imagine. Read more about fish and other aquatic animals. More