Animal Welfare
Deep Dive: Hormel
Hormel wants you to make the “Natural Choice.” Documents we’ve made public reveal how that is anything but.
Politico: Strange bedfellows: Why Biden is siding with the meat industry
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case about livestock welfare that could have broad implications for the ability of states to regulate everything…
Washington Post: Federal court finds 3rd Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional
A federal judge has struck down the third attempt by the Iowa Legislature to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, finding once again that the law passed…
Court Strikes Down Iowa Recording Ban Ag-Gag Law
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled Iowa’s latest Ag-Gag law is unconstitutional, holding that the law — which created a new crime of trespassing to…
Des Moines Register: Judge strikes down 4th Iowa ‘ag-gag’ law in ongoing conflict over free speech vs. trespassing
A federal court has once again blocked Iowa’s efforts to bar animal rights activists from gaining access to commercial livestock operations.
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Judge says Iowa’s third ag-gag law is unconstitutional, like previous versions
For the third time in five years, a judge has struck down the Iowa Legislature’s efforts to criminalize the use of cameras in agriculture facilities and other businesses.
Courthouse News: Federal judge strikes down latest version of Iowa ‘ag-gag’ law
A federal judge in Des Moines held Monday that the latest version of Iowa’ so-called “ag-gag” law aimed at preventing animal rights groups and journalists from video recording conditions in…
Investigate Midwest: Congress could beef up meatpacking oversight this fall. But obstacles to enforcement remain
Bills introduced in the U.S. House and Senate would add lawyers in the USDA to prosecute complaints under the Packers and Stockyards Act. Experts and advocates have said the law…
Victory for Animals and Free Speech as U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Kansas Ag-Gag Law
In a major victory for animals, workers, and transparency in the animal agriculture industry, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…