Factory Farms

Everything in Moderation, Including Antibiotics

Submitted by keeley.mangeno@... on Wed, 2015-11-04 09:46

Chicken Scratch is an ASPCA Blog feature that highlights interesting news about farm animals and farm animal welfare.

Read more about Everything in Moderation, Including Antibiotics

Higher-Welfare Chicken: Turning Over a New Leaf

Submitted by keeley.mangeno@... on Wed, 2015-11-04 09:46

Chicken Scratch is an ASPCA Blog feature that highlights interesting news about farm animals and farm animal welfare.

Read more about Higher-Welfare Chicken: Turning Over a New Leaf

National Chicken Month Takeover!

Submitted by keeley.mangeno@... on Wed, 2015-11-04 09:46

We have a soft spot for chickens: they’re feathery and friendly, curious and even cuddly. And did you know they experience REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, associated with dreaming? But nearly 9 billion birds in this country are not living a dream. They’re suffering on overcrowded, unsanitary factory farms, bred to grow in such rapid, unnatural ways that they often collapse and spend much of their lives lying in their own waste.

Read more about National Chicken Month Takeover!

Chicken Scratch: Something Sweet, Fake Meat, and Little Lambs in the Big City

Submitted by keeley.mangeno@... on Wed, 2015-11-04 09:45

Chicken Scratch is an ASPCA Blog feature that highlights interesting news about farm animals and farm animal welfare.

Read more about Chicken Scratch: Something Sweet, Fake Meat, and Little Lambs in the Big City

Are Farm Animals Not Considered Animals?

Submitted by yasminhermans@g... on Wed, 2015-11-04 09:45

Guest blog by ASPCA President & CEO Matt Bershadker

Yesterday, August 24, was the 48th anniversary of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), a groundbreaking law establishing minimum standards of treatment for animals… Well, some animals.