AWI works diligently to improve conditions and enforcement of animals at slaughter. Namely, AWI supports the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, which requires humane handling before slaughter, as well ...

One of the biggest ethical issues in animal farming has been the problem of suffering of animals at the end of their lives. Animal welfare scientists have put much effort into finding solutions for ...

(CN) - An animal rescue organization cannot challenge the constitutionality of Washington's humane slaughter law for livestock, a state appeals court ruled. Pasado's Safe Haven, a group "dedicated to ...

A new report, Humane Slaughter Update: Comparing State and Federal Enforcement of Humane Slaughter Laws, has just been published by the Animal Welfare Institute. According to the report, nearly three ...

This article contains new information and was updated and re-written in part by Michelle A. Rivera. The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, 7 U.S.C. 1901, was originally passed in 1958 and is one of the ...

I am a shochet. A shochet is a trained and certified practitioner of kosher slaughter (shechita). I am also an individual who cares deeply about animal welfare. My interest led me to help co-found The ...

With the start of the new year, Belgium became the latest European country to ban traditional Jewish and Muslim animal slaughtering practices. The move was applauded by animal rights activists but ...

We should give the trigger warning that **this film features the slaughter of a pig on screen, and it is absolutely NOT for the faint of heart or stomach.** It’s hard to watch, but it will make the ...