Full Title Name:  FARM SANCTUARY, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, ANIMAL WELFARE INSITUTE, COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING, COMPASSION OVER KILLING, FARM FORWARD, and MERCY FOR ANIMALS, Petitioners, v. HONORABLE TOM VILSACK, SECRETARY, and BRIAN RONHOLM, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

Summary: The undersigned submit this petition to request that the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) amend the ante-mortem inspection regulations to prohibit the slaughter of non-ambulatory disabled (NAD) pigs.1 Specifically, Petitioners request that FSIS amend 9 C.F.R. § 309.3 by adding a provision: "(f) Non-ambulatory disabled pigs that are offered for slaughter must be condemned and humanely euthanized in accordance with § 309.13." Read the regulation this petition challenges.