2016 Stakeholders Summit Highlights
The Alliance’s 2016 Stakeholders Summit had a theme of “Securing Animal Agriculture’s Future: Action, Please!” and took place on May 5th-6th.
Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal Care Principles
To promote animal wellbeing and produce animal food products of the highest quality, the Animal Agriculture Alliance recommends adherence to the animal care principles that follow. These principles are the essential building blocks for professional animal care. Owners and managers of animal operations are committed to these principles. The health and wellbeing of animals raised…
Alliance letter to Domino’s Congratulating their Decision to Strike Down Animal Rights Shareholder Resolution
On behalf of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, I would like to sincerely thank you and your shareholders for standing up in support of America’s farmers and science-based animal care.
[yellow tail] Shows Support for Farmers and Ranchers
ARLINGTON, VA – The Animal Agriculture Alliance would like to commend Casella Wines, the Australian producers of [yellow tail], for its recent show of support for farmers and ranchers. “The people at [yellow tail] have worked with us over the past week in what we believe is a genuine effort to repair ill feelings caused…
Alliance Letter to CBS Evening News re: Antibiotics Story
We were extremely disappointed with CBS’s recent Evening News story on antibiotic use in the livestock industry. The story lacked any attempt at balance and largely accepted the arguments of opponents of conventional agriculture that drugs are overused in livestock and are a major cause of antibiotic resistance.
Risk, Awareness & Opportunity – Social Media, Food, and the Passionate Consumer
“Food and beverage brands have become passion brands—people care more now than ever what they consume and how it’s produced, packaged and sold. At the same time, social media has brought companies and consumers closer, meaning it’s imperative to stay vigilant of the shifting social landscape.” Alliance staff tuned in to this webinar and gained…
Alliance letter to Fox News re: Meatless Monday Support
On behalf of the members of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, I was extremely disappointed in the February 4, 2013, article authored by Natalia Angulo entitled, “Making Meatless Mondays Stick.” The Alliance is a national non-profit organization that speaks on behalf of stakeholders in animal agriculture and the food industries focusing on the issue of farm…
Yellow Tail Wine Company Partners with HSUS
On January 14, 2010, the Humane Society of the United States announced that [yellow tail] would be donating $100,000 towards the group’s “[tails] for tails” initiative. Many members of the agricultural community were upset when they heard of the impending partnership because of HSUS’ political and legal campaigns against food producers in the United States. In early…