A federal judge in Rochester, NY, has ruled he can review the denial of a rulemaking petition that suggests USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service should prohibit behavior that has the potential to cause birds to die other than by slaughter.
The FSIS denied the petition in 2019, saying its
Continue Reading USDA denial of poultry handling rule is subject to Administrative Procedures Act review
“Oh give me land, lots of lands, and the starry skies above. Don’t fence me in…”
The Humane Society of the United States, Mercy for Animals, and Farm Sanctuary are getting the U.S. District Court for Central California to review their plan for combatting bird flu. It involves lots of
Continue Reading Alternative model for bird flu containment gets court review
The USDA has until Friday to submit final written arguments in a federal court in New York for dismissing a third challenge to the New Swine Inspection System (NSIS).
Federal courts in Minnesota and California are also considering similar challenges to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) new
Continue Reading A third federal district court is mulling over the New Swine Inspection System
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service isn’t changing the way it deals with non-ambulatory disabled pigs.
An animal activist organization, Farm Sanctuary, had petitioned FSIS to have non-ambulatory disabled pigs (NADs) immediately condemned and “promptly euthanized.”
But in an eight-page response, FSIS officially denied the petition on Sept. 16.
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Continue Reading Downer pigs will continue to get extra time to recover
A third state was hauled into federal court Wednesday where it will have to defend its recently enacted law to protect the privacy of animal agriculture under the force of criminal law. North Carolina joined Idaho and Utah in being forced to defend an “ag-gag” law, legislation designed to make
Continue Reading Activists challenge NC’s new ‘ag-gag’ law in federal court
