The emergence of so-called “humane slaughter” is a positive sign of a growing awareness and concern for animal suffering. It indicates that society is finally acknowledging and taking seriously the READ ON
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Humane Slaughter? 11 Key Reasons Why It’s Not
Six Challenges to “Humane” Animal Product Claims
The movement to treat farm animals better is based on the idea that it is wrong to subject them to unnecessary harm; yet using and killing animals for their flesh READ ON
On the Claim That “Humane Meat” Leads to Veganism
If someone tells me that he buys all of his flesh from a “humane” butcher and all of his lacteal secretions from a “humane” dairy farmer, this tells me that READ ON
A Closer Look at What So-Called Humane Farming Means
Many of the worst cruelties inflicted on animals in factory farms are also routine practices on small, free-range farms. Here are four of them: 1. Sexual violation and exploitation of READ ON
Dear Asheville: Your ‘Humane Slaughter’ Instructors Are Not Your Victims
Instructors of a “humane slaughter” class near Asheville, NC, frame animals as being “honored” to have their throats slit, and frames the vegans who protest this class and its messaging READ ON
The Hope That Lies at the Root of Humane Education
There are days when I feel hopeless about the future. Not my personal future, but the future of humanity, the planet and other species. But my work in humane education, READ ON
Fascism and the Language of ‘Humane’ Meat
if given the “choice” between, on the one hand, being shot in the back of the head while overlooking the pleasant Latvian countryside, and a deep trench filled with bodies, READ ON
Humane Hoax Conference Calls Bull on ‘Ethical, Eco-Friendly’ Animal Farming Claims
Free from Harm was proud to be a sponsor of the first ever Humane Hoax Online Summit, 2 day virtual conference which brought together 8 experts discussing various aspects of READ ON
Examining Temple Grandin and the Humane Slaughter Paradox
Browsing Temple Grandin’s official website is a puzzle of ideas and positions on animals in agriculture that could leave you more confused about her conclusions than when you started. For READ ON
CO2 Stunning of Pigs, Called “More Humane,” Horrifies in New Footage
CO2 stunning of pigs, also referred to as Controlled Atmosphere Stunning, is often touted as the most humane method of rendering pigs unconscious before slitting their throats at the slaughterhouse. READ ON
4 Reasons Why We Don’t Advocate for “Humane” Animal Products
At a recent online symposium on animal law, an audience member asked an all-too-common question which goes something like this: Since we are not going to see 100% of people READ ON
Farmer Wants World to See What Humane Turkey Slaughter Looks Like
As an alternative to the horrific cruelty suffered by factory slaughtered turkeys, this farmer opened his doors to show the world what humane turkey slaughtering looks like on his farm. READ ON
I Became a ‘Humane Farmer’ to Help Animals; I Should Have Gone Vegan
I started out as a small scale “humane farmer” farmer back in 2006. But I soon realized that, because producing meat is as unnecessary as it is violent, ethical meat READ ON
Factory Farming vs. Alternative Farming: The Humane Hoax
“Animal agriculture is a business making money on the bodies of other sentient beings. This can never be free of a fundamental insensitivity towards the victims of the industry’s profits READ ON
Fairlife? Biggest “Humane” Dairy Label in U.S. Exposed for Horrific Routine Abuse
Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part feature. Please read part 2 here. The Biggest Undercover Dairy Investigation in History – Fair Oaks Farms and Coca Cola from READ ON
Slaughter-Free Dairy Is Terrible for the Environment and Can Never Be ‘Humane’
The niche “humane” dairy sector is working to popularize the notion of “slaughter-free” dairy, with perhaps the most well known model being Ahimsa Dairy, a Hare Krishna initiative in which READ ON
Chickens Raised for Meat: Standards and Practices
Ever wonder how do the 25 million chickens, turkeys and ducks killed for food EVERY DAY in the United States get to our supermarket and favorite restaurant? This comprehensive report READ ON
The Mobile Chicken Pulper: The Next Chapter in Humane-Washing
Imagine waking from a nightmare where you were picked up by your legs and turned upside down. You thrash wildly to try to release from the grip of your captor. READ ON
Fair Oaks Farms ‘Pig Adventure,’ The First Factory Farm Disneyland, Now a ‘Humane Certified’ Farm
Ashley Capps created this incredibly virtual tour of her experience visiting Pig Adventure on opening day, August 5th. She walks us through her visit using a photo slideshow and even READ ON
12 Important Reasons To Go Vegan Today
From animal suffering to global warming, from heart disease to world hunger, from comparative anatomy to animal agriculture’s secret and horrifying war on wildlife, here are twelve important reasons to READ ON
