Washington, DC—Today, a coalition of animal protection groups submitted a rulemaking petition to the US Department of Agriculture to require pig slaughter plants to ...

New analysis by the AHDB has highlighted the significant extra costs and disruption that could result from a ban on the use of carbon dioxide in pig abattoirs. Currently 90% of pigs reared in England ...

If you can always ask, you can always ask again. And asking again is the tactic the Animal Welfare Institute is taking with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). In May 2023, the Animal ...

Local meat vendors in Dimapur and Chumoukedima districts witnessed a demonstration of humane methods for slaughtering pigs ...

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 ...