Animal Welfare
The New Lede: Pork lobbyist helping lead “nonpartisan” group working against state animal welfare laws
“You can look back at tobacco litigation … automobile safety,” [Leys] said. “This is a very well-worn corporate playbook.”
Protecting Oregon’s Waters from Industrial Aquaculture (CFS v. Pacific Bio Products)
Industrial aquaculture poses many of the same threats as industrial land-based agriculture does to clean water and healthy ecosystems. For more than three years, Pacific Bio Products, owned by seafood…
Capital Press: Oregon aquaculture faces ‘chicken and the egg’ dilemma
“‘I wouldn’t say we’re against all forms of aquaculture. It’s the industrialized model,’ said Holly Bainbridge, an attorney with the FarmSTAND nonprofit. ‘We beg to differ that profitability should be…
Tasting Table: Waffle House Bacon is Sourced From This Controversial Brand
"Industrial animal agriculture legal advocacy organization FarmSTAND filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against Smithfield Foods, alleging chronic worker abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Clean Water Advocates File Suit Against Pacific Seafood Over Warrenton Pollution
Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC) late yesterday filed suit over more than three years of ongoing pollution of the Columbia River at a Pacific…
Courthouse News Service: Animal welfare groups call hogwash on Iowa’s ag-gag law at Eighth Circuit
"Attorney David Muraskin, with Washington, D.C.-based FarmSTAND representing ICCI, told the circuit judges Wednesday a recording made by the group on private property that is used on social media for…
Going on Offense for Food Justice: FarmSTAND’s 2025 in Review
2025 has been a hard year. From the start, the second Trump Administration has waged cruel assaults on America’s most vulnerable communities: immigrants, workers, activists, and anyone who dares to…
Food Dive: Tyson to stop selling ‘climate-smart’ beef as part of lawsuit settlement
"Environmental groups are increasingly leaning on courts to drive action as regulation stalls, according to Kelsey Eberly, senior staff attorney at FarmSTAND, which represented EWG in its suit against Tyson."
Why we can’t “offset” our way to a just and humane food system
At FarmSTAND, we’re optimists. That doesn’t mean we have Pollyannaish hope. It means we lean into the hard work of making tangible change in our food system day by day,…