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Overview of Laws Affecting Cattle

Detailed Discussion of Cattle Laws by David S. Turk

New! Proposition 2 - Standards for Confining Farm Animals. Initiative Statute

Text of the Humane Slaughter Act

Table of State Humane Slaughter Laws

What About Wilbur? Proposing a Federal Statute to Provide Minimum Humane Living Conditions for Farm Animals Raised for Food Production, Amy Mosel, 27 UDTNLR 133 (Fall, 2001).

Beyond the Law: Agribusiness and the Systemic Abuse of Animals Raised for Food or Food Production, David J. Wolfson, 2 ANIMALL 123 (1996)

Humane Slaughter Act Topic Area

Iowa Hog Farming Topic Area

Legal Protections of the Domestic Chicken Topic Area

Comparative EU-US Cruelty Laws Topic Area (contains a detailed comparison of EU and US farming practices)

Government/Institutional Links:

• United States Department of Agriculture: Animal Production - http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=ANIMAL_PRODUCTION&parentnav=AGRICULTURE&navtype=RT  
• United States Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Marketing Service -  http://www.ams.usda.gov/
• United States Department of Agriculture: Food Safety and Inspection Service - http://www.fsis.usda.gov/home/index.asp  
• Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims [USDA] - http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/stand/claim.htm  
• FDA Warns Milk Producers to Remove "Hormone Free" Claims From the Labeling of Dairy Products -http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00943.html 
• Ohio State Research: Only Half of Recalled Meat and Poultry is Recovered, Study Finds - http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/recall.htm  

Advocacy Links:

• An HSUS Report: Welfare Issues with Tail Docking of Dairy Cows - http://www.hsus.org/farm/resources/research/practices/tail_docking_dairy_cows.html
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: Cruelty to Animals: Cows - http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_cows.asp
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: Milk: A Cruel and Unhealthy Product - http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=98
• The Cost of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Livestock Grazing Programs - http://www.publiclandsranching.org/htmlres/fs_fiscal_costs.htm
• Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) - http://www.sharkonline.org/

Industry Links:

• American Meat Institute - http://www.meatami.com/Template.cfm
• National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: - http://www.beef.org/
• National Dairy Council - http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil/
• Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association - http://prorodeo.org/

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