ACTION ALERT: Act by Midnight on Monday — Protect Organic Livestock/Crack down on Factory Farms
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
ACTION ALERT: Strengthen Animal Welfare in Organics
Submit your comments to the National Organic Standards Board
Due October 19, 2009 -- 11:59 P.M.
Current organic standards lack strong language to address animal welfare on farms; as a result, factory farms are producing certified organic meat, eggs and milk. Some poultry operations, for example, house tens of thousands of chickens in buildings with tiny concrete porches -- so small that they often accommodate less than 1% of the building's chickens, and often accessible by one single small door in the corner of the house -- and that supposedly counts as legally required "access to the outdoors."
This is just one example of how the current organic standards do not adequately address animal welfare.










