College Agriculture Advocates Unite!: College Aggies Online Returns for its 7th Year August 10, 2015 – It’s time for college students to step up and share their passion for agriculture and tell their story. This fall, for the seventh consecutive year, the Animal Agriculture Alliance will launch its annual College Aggies Online Scholarship Program (CAO)…
Take Action for Animal Agriculture: College Aggies Online Returns this Fall August 4, 2016 – College students from across the country will have the opportunity to take action for animal agriculture this fall when the College Aggies Online Scholarship Program (CAO) returns for the eighth consecutive year. Registration is open now and sponsorship opportunities are available…
Emily Meredith Promoted to Vice President, Communications and Membership July 28, 2014 – The Animal Agriculture Alliance is pleased to announce the promotion of Emily Meredith to Vice President of Communications and Membership, effective August 1, 2014. In this position, Emily will assume a greater management role over the communications and membership outreach strategies…
Alliance releases report from 2016 Taking Action for Animals Conference Sessions emphasized targeting of restaurants and food retailers, focus on religious institutions and people July 19, 2016 – The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report today containing details and observations from The Humane Society of the United States’ Taking Action for Animals conference, held June 17…
Animal Rights Extremists Ignore Science, Pressure Retailers July 18, 2012- Managers at the Minnesota pig farm targeted this week with an “undercover” video by extremist group the Mercy for Animals (MFA) have begun an internal review to ensure that all employees continue to follow proper animal care policies. MFA is using the footage to unfairly…
HSUS Continues Unfounded Assault On Farmers July 13, 2012 – The Humane Society of the United States, and extremist animal rights group, revealed yet another bullying tactic in its arsenal used to unfairly target farmers and food producers. The organization, which spends less than one percent of its $100 million budget on animal care,…
Alliance Releases Report on 2013 Animal Rights National Conference Conference Speakers Focus on Undercover Investigations, Meatless Mondays and College Activism The Animal Agriculture Alliance today released a report which chronicles observations from the 32nd annual 2013 Animal Rights National Conference presented by The Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM). The conference, held on June 27-30th…
Alliance President & CEO Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary Alliance Board of Directors Congratulates President on Dedication and Service to Animal Agriculture Industry July 10, 2014 – The year was 1994: Bill Clinton was President, the world’s first Satellite Digital Television launched, Lisa Marie Presley married famed pop star Michael Jackson and a dozen eggs…
Statement on Egg Industry Agreement July 7, 2011 – The Alliance is concerned about the implications that today’s agreement between the American egg industry and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will have on other segments of agriculture, but further analysis is needed to fully understand and predict its potential impact. Legislation…
Alliance Promotes Balanced Discussion of Antibiotic Resistance Issue July 5, 2012 – The Animal Agriculture Alliance joined 15 other agricultural organizations today in submitting a letter to Congress in response to the recent Consumers Union report on the use of antibiotics in animal production. Read the full letter here. The coalition wrote: “We strongly…