Milk and all dairy products that we enjoy so much do not come without a sacrifice. The only way a dairy cow can produce milk is if she gives birth to a calf. In some factory farms, where the newborn ...

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 – The Humane Society of the United States announced today that the Agriculture Department has granted its 2009 legal petition requesting the agency halt the “inhumane ...

Milk and all dairy products that we enjoy so much do not come without a sacrifice. The only way a dairy cow can produce milk is if she gives birth to a calf. In some "factory farms," where the newborn ...

On May 13 the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed an amendment to its regulation requiring the immediate humane euthanasia of nonambulatory cattle. The original 2007 regulation contains ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department should tighten regulations for the transport and slaughter of veal calves to ensure they are not treated cruelly, the Humane Society of the ...

The USDA wants to change the rules on how calves are slaughtered for veal, saying new regulations would make the process more humane. The proposal comes from the department’s Food Safety and ...

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