USDA: Protect Consumers From Deceptive Food Labels The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing), representing more than six million consumers, submitted a joint comment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The comment sharply criticizes the agency’s Labeling Guideline on Documentation …
A decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has brought a big victory for millions of hens! The Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Missouri and five other states that sought to block enforcement of California’s Proposition 2, which bans the sale of eggs from battery-caged hens. Compassion Over Killing (COK) applauds the news, after joining Animal Legal Defense …
This Thanksgiving, let’s give turkeys something to be thankful for – compassionate cooking. During this time of gratitude, we can show appreciation for these smart, social and curious birds by leaving them OFF our holiday tables. While some turkeys (like Tallulah, pictured below at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary) are lucky to live out their lives in safety at animal sanctuaries across …
Many people have never met a turkey in person, which can make it difficult to understand and appreciate these remarkable birds. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to meet turkeys at a sanctuary would probably tell you, though, how smart, curious, and social these animals are, and how fun it is to get to know them. In fact, just like …
A chicken who’s raised for her for meat, commonly known in the industry as a “broiler,” is forced to live in misery behind the closed doors of a factory farm. This suffering is multiplied by more than 8 billion: the staggering number of chickens slaughtered for meat each year — in the U.S. alone. Compassion Over Killing has been on front …
Taco Bell Introduces New Vegan Guide to Menu Successful campaigns by Animal Outlook have brought meatless and vegan meals to the fast-food mainstream, from Subway (the world’s largest restaurant chain), to Dunkin’, Pita Pit and more. As consumer demand for plant-based options grows, other food industry giants are taking note and making changes. Taco Bell recently released a hugely popular guide …
There are so many reasons to choose vegan foods—billions, in fact. Sadly, more than nine billion birds, pigs, and cows are killed each year for food in the U.S. (and that staggering number doesn’t include the billions more aquatic animals who suffer the same fate annually). Thankfully, with more and more vegan options sprouting up, it’s easier than ever before to …
Leilani Münter is a professional race car driver and environmental activist who drives a 100% solar-powered Tesla. Sports Illustrated named her one of the top ten female race car drivers in the world. Now, Leilani joins Animal Outlook as a driving force in our campaign to oppose the dangerous and inhumane high-speed slaughter of pigs under a controversial U.S. Department of Agriculture …
Vegan eating is more popular than ever. Here, fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue highlights a vegan pop tart recipe from Rawcells, calling it a “healthier version” of the well-known toaster treat, and adds that one look at the Rawcells Instagram page might convince you to go vegan. Other publications are putting plants on their pages (digital or otherwise) too. SELF just posted four …