Compassion Over Killing has just fired off a letter urging the USDA to revoke Amick Farms’ cruel high-speed slaughter waiver in the aftermath of undercover footage revealing egregious violence at…
Olympic Swimmer Rebecca Soni Joins Athletes Saying, “Not So Fast, USDA!”
Six-time Olympic medalist, World Champion, and world record-holding swimmer Rebecca Soni is all about speed. But outside of the pool, she’s using her voice against the USDA’s reckless plan to…
COK Grills USDA on High-Speed Slaughter at MD Poultry Conference
Today, Compassion Over Killing’s Director of Corporate Outreach Laura Cascada took the floor during the Q&A following a USDA presentation at the Delmarva Poultry Industry’s annual conference to hold the…
USDA Withdraws Reckless High-Speed Chicken Slaughter Rule
…also filed a separate lawsuit against the USDA over a similar plan to deregulate chicken slaughterhouses. Despite the USDA withdrawing the proposal for faster line speeds in chicken plants, high-speed…
Press Release: USDA Inspector Describes Filth and Mistreatment of “Model” High-Speed Slaughterhouse
…and environmental protection organizations to challenge a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule, and comes as slaughterhouses across the country shutter due to COVID-19 outbreaks, including Smithfield Foods’ Sioux Falls,…
New Exposé Reveals Egregious Cruelty at USDA-Approved High-Speed Chicken Slaughterhouse, as Trump Administration Allows More Plants to Speed Up Kill Lines
…20 plants originally given permission by the USDA to run slaughter lines at speeds of up to 175 birds per minute, totaling around one million birds each week. Recently, the…
Animal Outlook and Other Animal Protection Groups Sue USDA over Slaughter of Sick, Injured Pigs
Animal Outlook, alongside six other animal protection groups, sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today for failing to protect pigs who are too…
USDA Inspector Describes Filth and Mistreatment of “Model” High-Speed Slaughterhouse
…The veteran USDA inspector’s statement was filed in federal court on Friday, April 10, in support of a December lawsuit brought by Animal Outlook and six other animal and environmental…
Emergency Legal Petition Filed with USDA to End Cruel Farm “Depopulation” Methods
…Department of Agriculture (USDA). The petition seeks to prevent COVID-19 relief funds, resources and any other forms of support from facilitating or compensating for the costs of ventilation shutdown or…