The findings are a boon for Republicans who want to use the farm bill to block states from creating their own agriculture standards.

Kathy Guillermo, PETA's Senior Vice President, criticized OHSU's handling of the situation. "The horrific death of this ...

On animal welfare, Tom Vilsack is falling woefully short ... The USDA has oversight concerning other animal welfare issues via the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and the Horse Protection Act, ...

Marisa Erasmus, associate professor of animal sciences, received a four-year, $793,000 grant to devise methods for improving laying-hen welfare against a parasite called the northern fowl mite.

In November, the US Department of Agriculture published a final rule establishing animal welfare standards for the millions of animals raised on organic farms. The Organic Livestock and Poultry ...

The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent a letter last month to organizations regulated under the Animal Welfare Act announcing a pilot program that will ...

The Trump administration is suing California over its animal welfare laws, claiming they unconstitutionally raised egg prices ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is preparing to sue the US Department of Agriculture and the Animal Health Inspection Service to obtain records of Animal Welfare Act enforcement ...

A report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, accused Linvilla Orchards, a 300-acre family farm located in Media, Pennsylvania, of committing several violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

USDA reposts some animal welfare records after criticism Published: Feb. 19, 2017, 9:26 p.m. The agency announced its decision to put the reports online Friday and said more reports could be ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. (WCBD) – The USDA is investigating the Alpha Genesis Facility, where 43 monkeys escaped earlier this month, after allegations of animal mistreatment. USDA’s Animal and Pl… ...

Despite more than 60 citations during a 10-month period alleging Animal Welfare Act violations at the facility (e.g., 300 puppy deaths over a seven-month period, including one puppy eaten by ...