On May 13 the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed an amendment to its regulation requiring the immediate humane euthanasia of nonambulatory cattle. The original 2007 regulation contains ...

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 – The Humane Society of the United States announced today that the Agriculture Department has granted its 2009 legal petition requesting the agency halt the “inhumane ...

Wednesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new travel regulations for government employees, air pollution standards, and humane slaughter regulations for sick veal calves. Here’s what is ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department should tighten regulations for the transport and slaughter of veal calves to ensure they are not treated cruelly, the Humane Society of the ...

Milk and all dairy products that we enjoy so much do not come without a sacrifice. The only way a dairy cow can produce milk is if she gives birth to a calf. In some "factory farms," where the newborn ...

The USDA wants to change the rules on how calves are slaughtered for veal, saying new regulations would make the process more humane. The proposal comes from the department’s Food Safety and ...

For the veal calf headed to market, it’s a distinction without a difference. If all goes according to plan, the animal will go to slaughter without incident, which means the producer will be happy. If ...

USDA suspends Catelli Bros. operations after reviewing secret video taken by Humane Society Catelli Bros. says it is one of the nation%27s biggest veal and lamb companies Government says videos ...