VegWeek🌱  is Almost Here!

VegWeek, happening this next week from April 18 – 24, is a great opportunity to celebrate Earth Week and to explore the powerful benefits of eating vegan. By participating in VegWeek you’ll not only be helping the awesome animals we share our planet with, but you’ll be benefiting your body and the environment. Will you join us? 

Here are five reasons to sign up for the VegPledge.

As Avian Flu Outbreak Spreads, Meat Producers Seek “Ventilation Shutdown” For Mass Chicken Killing

“...The suffering is extremely profound.” said Animal Outlook’s Will Lowrey.

Our recent exposé features a hen, hooked up to electrodes and standing alone in a small box with a clear observation panel panting, thrashing, slumping over, and lunging at the enclosure’s walls, appearing to look for an escape. Outside the box, researchers point, take notes, and watch her die. 

We obtained approximately 10 hours of video footage via public records requests documenting these ventilation shutdown experiments, which took place at North Carolina State University. 

Read more from The Intercept.

Five Million Chickens Killed At Iowa Farm; Over 12
Million Birds Killed Due to HPAI Outbreaks

As outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continue across North America, Iowa officials have announced that more than five million chickens at an Iowa facility are to be killed. This is the second outbreak in Iowa and brings the total number of birds killed to a staggering 12.6 million. This is the reality of animal agriculture, where disease can run rampant due to unhealthy living conditions for animals. Read more.

Maybe Cruelty Laws CAN Protect Farmed Animals

Our own Will Lowrey was the guest on a recent episode of the Animal Law Podcast discussing our recent Martin Farms case, in which the case went to an appellate court in Pennsylvania which ordered the trial court to direct the District Attorney to prosecute. Listen to Will’s appearance here.

Six Reasons Why We Love Lambs

How can you not love lambs and sheep 🐑?

As one of the first animals to be domesticated, sheep have lived alongside humans for nearly 11,000 years. Sadly, sheep and lambs have primarily been raised and used as a source of meat, wool and milk — despite the fact that they have distinctive personalities, rich emotional lives and strong family ties. Here's some of the many reasons to love lambs (and sheep), not eat them.