Farm Animals

WSPA Launches Campaign to Place Humane Treatment of Farm Animals on UN Conference Agenda

Dec 15, 2011
WSPA launches a global campaign to improve the lives of tens of millions of farm animals worldwide. The organization is working to raise public awareness of the inherent relationship between better animal welfare, the environmental and economic sustainability. 

Supermarkets Pledge to Help WSPA End Long-distance Transport of Live Animals

Sep 20, 2011
Two supermarket chains in Hawaii – Foodland Super Market Ltd and Times Supermarkets – have agreed to no longer purchase pork products from pigs transported live from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii for slaughter, citing animal welfare reasons for their change. 

WSPA calls for action as new footage in Australia exposes the cruelty of live cattle export

Jun 06, 2011
WSPA is calling for an immediate end to live cattle exports from Australia to Indonesia, following the exposure of horrific cruelty inflicted on animals in Indonesia’s slaughterhouses on Australia’s Four Corners program. 

Victory: Hawaii Legislature does not Pass Slaughterhouse Bill

Jun 02, 2011

WSPA is pleased to announce that Hawaii lawmakers did not enact a bill that would have used state funds to purchase a slaughterhouse in Oahu.

WSPA and GRA Promote Higher Animal Welfare Standards in Restaurants

May 24, 2011
Following discussions with the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) has changed its “Sustainable Food” requirements so that restaurants must now purchase a portion of their meat, egg and dairy products from humane farms.