Bravo Packing

PRESS RELEASE: Owner of Slaughterhouse Pleads Guilty Following Undercover Investigation

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Investigation That Led to Charges Showed Horrific Violence CARNEY’S POINT, NJ–(December 19, 2022)– Joseph Merola, the owner of Bravo Packing, Inc., which slaughters cows and horses for animal feed, and has operated for over 60 years (no affiliation with Bravo Pet Foods), has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge stemming from video footage captured by an undercover investigator with the …

Green Body Brand

Green Body Brand, Animal Outlook Partner to Expand Vegan Outreach

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Green Body Brand, Animal Outlook partner to expand vegan outreach We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve teamed up to do even more for farmed animals and empower more people to make compassionate food choices. We’ve kicked off an exciting partnership with a new line of merchandise, co-created by Animal Outlook and Green Body Brand. The adorable t-shirts, tank tops, hoodies, …

GMO salmon

From Bad to Worse: The Rise of GMO Salmon 

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In 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AquaBounty Technologies to sell its genetically modified (GMO) “AquAdvantage” salmon in the U.S., making it the first GMO animal to be approved for sale to U.S. consumers. After the first “harvest” of AquAdvantage in May, the first shipments of GMO salmon were sent to restaurants in eastern U.S. states in June.  …

Gunda

“Gunda” Director Viktor Kossakovsky Interview With Animal Outlook’s Erin Wing

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Viktor Kossakovsky, director of the breakout hit documentary Gunda, speaks with Erin Wing, Animal Outlook’s deputy director of investigations about the making of the film, his childhood experiences that inspired him to stop eating animals when he was just four years old, and much more.  Experiential cinema in its purest form, Gunda chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, …

lives

165,000 Lives Lost in Tragic Fire

Erin WingAnimals, Investigations, News, Veg Eating 5 Comments

Just several days ago, 165,000 lives were lost in a fire. If anyone were to read a headline like that, they would undoubtedly refer to it as a tragedy and mourn the lives lost. But when the 165,000 lives are those of chickens imprisoned at an egg factory farm, the animal agriculture industry refers to that as an unfortunate loss …

International Women's Day

Celebrating International Women’s Day, Animal Rights Style

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International Women’s Day, Animal Rights Style In a movement often called a “boy’s club,” Animal Outlook is proud to be a women-led animal rights organization. Our president, Erica Meier, has been involved in animal protection since college and, in 2013, was honored with the prestigious Animal Rights Hall of Fame award. Our executive director, Cheryl Leahy, joined Animal Outlook in …

Bravo Packing

PRESS RELEASE: Animal Outlook Complaint Prompts FDA Inspection and Recall of Bravo Packing, Inc. Pet Foods

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For immediate release Media contact: Jenny Hunter, Director of Communications jhunter@animaloutlook.org Carney’s Point, New Jersey, March 4, 2021 — Bravo Packing, Inc. has recalled both its Performance Dog and its Ground Beef frozen raw pet foods due to possible contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes following a complaint made by nationally recognized animal advocacy group Animal Outlook. Bravo (unaffiliated with …