Trump’s Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued proposed rules to gut slaughterhouse line speed regulations at poultry and pork processing facilities. If finalized, the poultry rule would allow ...

At present, chicken slaughterhouses standardly operate at speeds of up to 140 birds per minute, with many facilities operating under COVID-era waivers to kill up to 175 birds per minute. Pig slaughter ...

Many chicken slaughterhouses nationwide can kill up to 140 birds per minute, more than two per second, which means workers moving too slowly might lose their job — or a hand. The injury rate for ...

Food poisoning. We’ve all experienced it. A few hours after enjoying a meal, you suddenly find yourself vomiting—or worse. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control, foodborne illnesses ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been asked by an animal rights group to require more humane treatment for turkeys, chickens and ducks as the animals are sent to ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund filed a legal petition today asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...