by Karen Davis, Ph.D., president, United Poultry Concerns “Would you be pleased if chickens came to be viewed more and more as animals to be kept as pets? Is the routine objection of neighbors to roosters insuperable?” This inquiry was prompted by a January 28, 2022 Boston Globe article about a family’s lawsuit to keep […]
Undercover videos push Tyson into requiring farm animal welfare audits
Warns Iowa Cattlemen Association convention ALTOONA––Goaded by repeated undercover video exposés of rough handling and alleged neglect of livestock, Tyson Foods beef supply chain manager Lora Wright on December 9, 2013 warned the Iowa Cattlemen Association’s annual convention in Altoona that Tyson will soon require beef and chicken suppliers to pass animal welfare audits. “A […]