In industrial design, “planned obsolescence” refers to the practice of designing products with artificially limited useful lives so that they will become obsolete, that is, no longer functional after a READ ON

By Ashley Capps | | Categories Animal Products and Culture
In industrial design, “planned obsolescence” refers to the practice of designing products with artificially limited useful lives so that they will become obsolete, that is, no longer functional after a READ ON
By Ashley Capps | Categories Why Vegan?
It seems that the more people spend time with turkeys, the more they are able to recognize them as individuals with unique personalities, emotions, and preferences, just like the cats READ ON
By Ashley Capps | | Categories Animal Rescue Stories, Featured Articles, Videos
When it comes to advocating on behalf of farmed animals, activists are often urged to “be a voice for the voiceless.” But farmed animals do have voices, and they can READ ON
By Hope Bohanec | | Categories Animal Products and Culture
Throughout history, many traditions that were once considered natural and normal for generations were eventually deemed outdated, cruel, or simply no longer necessary. Some traditions are positive and make society READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Animal Products and Ethics
When I went to the kitchen to do dishes, he would stand intently by the sink and watch me do the dishes, he was so curious about my activity. He READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Animal Cruelty Investigation, Documentaries
The timing of my introduction to Jesse was particularly synchronous. The song Jesse sent me, Waiting for the Birds to Strike, arrived just after co-investigator Olivier Berreville and I returned READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Animal Cruelty Investigation
Domestic turkeys have been bred to be so large, they cannot mate naturally, so hens are forcibly “inseminated” several times. Males are masturbated to get their semen. A “milker” at READ ON
By Ashley Capps | | Categories Animal Cruelty Investigation
At hatcheries, baby turkeys are treated like unfeeling plastic toys rather than living animals who experience fear and pain. As part of standard processing, they endure excruciating mutilations without painkiller READ ON
By Sandra Higgins | | Categories Animal Rescue Stories
The story of Amy the turkey depicts a miraculous rescue and recovery in the face of great odds and exposes the truth behind so-called humane meat. Sandra Higgins, the director READ ON
By Susie Coston | | Categories Animal Rescue Stories
Prevalent in our society are some deep misconceptions about turkeys: that they lack intelligence, that they don’t have personalities, that there can be no kinship between humans and these animals READ ON
By Ashley Capps | Categories Animal Cruelty Investigation, Resources
Did you know that nearly 46 million turkeys are killed just for Thanksgiving every year in the U.S.? There are many misconceptions about turkeys raised for food, and many things READ ON
By Ashley Capps | | Categories Animal Cruelty Investigation
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
By Karen Davis PhD | | Categories Farm Animal Intelligence
To understand the complex suffering of turkeys raised for “food,” it helps to know that in nature, young turkey siblings stay close to their mother for four or five months READ ON