Mayor calls for live export phase out

A call from Fremantle’s mayor, Brad Petitt, to phase out the live export trade has infuriated the live export industry. Dr Pettitt, along with City of Fremantle councillor Josh Wilson, put forward a motion to end live export at a Strategic and General Services Committee meeting last week and a unanimous recommendation was reached for [...]

Power to End Abuse of Sick Pigs and Protect America’s Health Lies in President Obama’s Hands

Today, on the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s federal ban on sick and injured cattle entering the U.S. food supply, Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization, will hand-deliver a petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) signed by over 15,000 individuals urging the President to act quickly and extend [...]