Factory Farming – Attorneys for Animals

4 Apr 2024

Lunch + Legislation: Cheryl Ruble, MD: Becoming an Advocate and Challenging CAFOs

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Advocacy, Analysis, CAFO, Coronavirus, Education, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, Lunch + Legislation, Uncategorized | 0

I focus on challenging industrial agriculture, particularly CAFOs. I pretty much work full-time doing this. Cheryl Ruble, MD, Lunch + Legislation, April 1, 2024 Ten years ago, Cheryl had a different full-time job. She was working as a physician, practicing … Continued

15 Jun 2023

EATS Act Directly Threatens Farmed Animal Welfare

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Advocacy, Agriculture, Analysis, Animal Abuse, CAFO, Congress, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, Legislation | 0

Last month’s celebration of a victory with the US Supreme Court decision upholding California’s right to regulate the treatment of animals out-of-state who are to be sold in California is replaced by a threat to Prop 12 in California and … Continued

30 Mar 2023

Help Put Farm System Reform into the Farm Bill

by Attorneys for Animals | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Agriculture, Analysis, CAFO, Congress, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, House Agriculture Committee, Legislation, Senate Agriculture Committee | 0

It’s been said that the Farm Bill should be called “The Food Bill” because not everyone farms, but everyone eats. It’s misleading to call it the “Farm” Bill because most people do not think of CAFOs (factory farms) when they … Continued

6 Mar 2023

Lunch + Legislation with Adam Mason, ASPCA Senior Manager of Farm Animal Welfare and Environmental Policy

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Agriculture, Analysis, Animal Law Resources, ASPCA, CAFO, Congress, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, House Agriculture Committee, Legislation, Lunch + Legislation, Senate Agriculture Committee | 0

It’s our job [in the animal welfare movement] to make sure this bill is good for animals. Adam Mason The ASPCA’s Policy Platform, released in January 2023, is a good source of information to familiarize yourself with the 2023 Farm … Continued

28 Feb 2023

The Farm Bill and Animals: Challenge and Opportunity

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: CAFO, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, House Agriculture Committee, Legislation, Lobbying, Senate Agriculture Committee | 0

Every five years or so, Congress debates and passes a Farm Bill that will steer the course of farm, food, rural, nutrition, and agricultural policies in this country for half a decade. If you live in the United States, the … Continued

30 Dec 2022

Important Themes in Animal Law and Policy: 2022 Annual List

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Advocacy, Analysis, Animal Law, Congress, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, Federal, federal agency, federal regulations, Law Students, Legislation, USFWS, Wildlife, Wolf, Wolves | 0

We’ve been doing these lists since 2015 and it’s become something of an annual tradition. But it’s also important for animal advocates because this assessment brings perspective to our work. We often celebrate a victory for the animals to discover … Continued

15 Jul 2020

Imagining a World Without Factory Farming

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Advocacy, Agriculture, Analysis, Education, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, The Conversation, Vegetarianism and Veganism | 0

Does anyone else think this pandemic is a good opportunity to re-imagine our world? We’re republishing an article from “The Conversation” by Kendra Coulter, PhD, of Brock University, that envisions a world without corporate animal agriculture, and provides a road … Continued