Forty animal rights activists were arrested at a protest Tuesday at a California egg farm after the demonstrators started breaking doors and removing chickens. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office received a call around noon from Sunrise Egg Farms in Petaluma that trespassers were on the property in the 300 block of Liberty Road. It was […]

According to the current FDA regulations on labeling, foods such as toaster pastries and pudding cups, are permitted to market themselves as “healthy,” but foods that are widely known to be nutritious, such as eggs, are not. That’s why Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs has filed a petition with the FDA calling for the organization […]

These Sanderson Farms ad spots once again seek to dispel commonly held myths among consumers regarding poultry production in America.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, joined by 14 other state attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting the repeal of the Obama Administration’s 2017 Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule. The brief argues that this Rule, adopted on the very last day of the Obama Administration, was both illegal and economically unjustifiable. The 1990 Organic […]

Perdue Farms is getting called out for their Harvestland Organic ads for leading consumers to believe all Perdue chickens are organic.

Twelve more people from five states have become ill since Rose Acre Farms recalled 200 million eggs in April for salmonella potential. In total 35 cases have been reported across nine states with 11 people hospitalized. No one has died. On April 13, Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana, voluntarily recalled 206,749,248 shell eggs because […]

Adding windows to commercial animal housing may not be the answer to reducing animal stress anymore. It may be in the lighting. Scientists at ONCE, in conjunction with two major U.S. universities, have found that the addition of an Ultraviolet A (UV-A) spectrum into animal housing lighting reduces stress levels by a significant margin. This […]

Tyson Food has developed a Contract Poultry Farmers’ Bill of Rights to enhance communications and transparency with the thousands of independent farmers who grow the company’s chickens. Tyson is also forming an advisory council made up of poultry farmers and is investing in technology for additional communications. “We value the farmers who raise our chickens […]

The Humane Farming Association has filed a petition after HSUS has joined the United Egg Producers on an initiative to replace Prop 2.

To help you understand the markings that adorn an egg carton, here’s a breakdown of what each of the numbers mean and how the labels affect you.