When many people hear the words “foie gras” they are instantly thinking of something that is extremely rich and decadent. It conjures images of fine French dining and high society. It is a food eaten by people who live a life of luxury who spare no expense for their pleasure. I assure you, however, that…
29 days. That’s the amount of time Californians have left to gather enough signatures to place the world’s strongest farm animal protection measure on the November 2018 ballot. Right now, The Humane Society of the United States and a coalition of our nation’s leading farm animal protection organizations, known as Prevent Cruelty California, are working…
Driving through the Eastern Shore of Maryland one sunny morning this summer, I passed truck after truck packed full of chickens bound for slaughter. It broke my heart seeing hundreds of chickens crammed into cages, frightened and terrified on the way to the end of their lives. While I’d been well aware of the abuse these…
Few people are aware of the degree of suffering involved in egg production. In fact, the egg industry is one of the most abusive of all the industries that exploit animals for food. Most hens that are raised for egg production today live in small cages where they can’t even stretch their wings. They are constantly scraping against the bars…