Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Tag: slaughter house

‘Product of USA’ becomes a real standard enforced by USDA

The new standard, finalized in March 2024 and fully enforceable since the start of 2026, closes this gap and practice that often misled consumers who believed they were supporting American ranchers.

Meet the animal rights activists facing prison time for rescuing ducks,...

Nearly 100 animal rights activists were arrested by police in riot gear for carrying out a rescue mission and protest at the Reichardt Duck Farm in Petaluma, California.

30+ arrested as hundreds of animal rights activists descend on slaughterhouse,...

Activists claim cruelty laws are unenforced and whistleblowers are prosecuted instead.

Choosing Life

Farmers often display genuine affection for the animals they abuse and send to slaughter. Have we created a belief system that inures people to suffering in a culture that kills? It's time we restore balance to the earth and our lives.

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Fabrications, fraud and false accounting: how Deloitte helped Abramovich hide $10bn

The Big Four firm spent years fabricating corporate papers that helped the sanctioned oligarch conceal assets and dodge tax
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If Trumpism descends to grisly entertainment, why not hangings, guillotines, hungry lions, even burning...

Ready, Aim, Fire! with the latest culture of death stunt politics.
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Analysis estimates up to 12.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in public health coverage since...

The figure is a net enrollment change through mid-2026, and the author says some of the underlying exchange data are estimates
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UN and The Hague Confront Impunity for War Crimes

As King Abdullah of Jordan reminded the General Assembly, the UN and the world's governments have the means to enforce international law, if and when they choose to do so
UAW President Shawn Fain with New York elected officials and UAW Region 9A representatives. Photo: InformedImages / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Fain wins second term as UAW president in unofficial count

Partial results show the incumbent with more than two-thirds of the vote, while about one in 10 eligible members returned ballots