Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) condemn the USDA’s imminent plan to allow pig slaughterhouses to kill pigs ...

The Animal Welfare Institute, Compassion in World Farming, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, and World Animal ...

Out of sight, out of mind. The adage captures one of AWI’s central concerns when it comes to the slaughter of pigs in the United States. Most are stunned or killed in the steel-walled confines of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police and fire department recover an overturned livestock truck; pigs can be seen being transported inside. For the first time ...

What started as a daughter's simple plea for help on social media transformed a quiet village into a massive "folk culture ...

Natalie Gray recalled arriving home to a shocking sight last month. A large truck and a stranger were in her backyard. Nearby, her family’s pet pigs, Betty and Patty, were lying dead. When Gray ...

Following reports of suspected African Swine Fever (ASF) at the State Pig Breeding Centre (SPBC), Akuluto, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Akuluto, Tiayanger Jamir, has issued an order ...