CIWF US Executive Director Matthew Dominguez just delivered a powerful keynote at SORA, connecting animal welfare & regenerative agriculture! Bringing animals back to pasture is key to climate solutions. #ClimateWeekNYC #RegenerativeAgriculture #EndFactoryFarming

Animal welfare progress isn’t stalling—it’s accelerating. - Nearly 50% of eggs are cage-free - 40%+ of pork from crate-free systems - Nearly 1B chickens set to benefit from reforms 📢 Read our latest rebuttal in Meatingplace: meatingplace.com/animal-welfa...

CIWF US is at #ClimateWeekNYC! 🌱 Join us as we highlight how animal welfare & food system transformation are essential to climate solutions. Follow for updates from our events all week! #ClimateAction #AnimalWelfare

Politicians bragged about who makes the “best pork” at a hearing on Prop 12. But before pork is a product, it’s a pig—smart, social, and stuck in a cage. Tell Congress: Oppose the #SaveOurBaconAct. 🐷 #Prop12 #AnimalWelfare #FactoryFarming

CIWF was in touch with @gaeacabico.bsky.social regarding a Welfare Footprint Institute report highlighting that slower-growing chicken breeds suffer much less than those bred to grow unnaturally fast. Full story from @sentientmedia.org: sentientmedia.org/slower-growi...

Our #EndIt petition calling for a fairer food system has hit one MILLION signatures! 🎉 This is a major victory for animals, people and the planet. We’ll soon hand it over to world leaders at the UN. Thank you for your support. 💚

Just 10 days left to sign our petition to end factory farming ‼️ #EndIt Help us call on global leaders to deliver fair reform to our food system: ciwf.end.it/sign/

Factory farming causes immense suffering to billions of animals, jeopardizes our health and harms the planet. Help us urge world leaders to #EndIt for good: END.IT

#ProtectProp12 Stop the power grab!! House Ag Committee had a meeting this morning to allow the Big AG to try once again to void states rights. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @housegop.bsky.social @forbes.com @booker.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com

Again, claims that #Prop12 “dramatically” disrupts interstate commerce are overstated. The law simply sets humane standards for products sold in CA, just like other states regulate safety and labeling.

REMINDER: Gestation crates are tiny metal cages where pregnant pigs are trapped, unable to turn, lie down comfortably, or even nest. They spend most of their lives confined like this, stripped of dignity and natural behavior. This is cruelty, plain and simple. #EndGestationCrates #AnimalWelfare

Bills like EATS threaten to override democratically elected policies like Prop 12, stripping states of their power to set animal welfare standards that reflect voters’ values. Democracy means respecting local voices over corporate interests, people over profit. #Prop12 #AnimalWelfare #Democracy

Animal welfare laws have long been managed by states, allowing policies that reflect local values, farming practices, and community needs. State authority ensures flexibility and innovation while keeping regulations practical and effective. #StatesRights #AnimalWelfare

Science shows pigs deserve enough space to move freely, turn around, lie down comfortably, and express natural behaviors. They’re intelligent, social animals—not just commodities. Humane treatment isn’t optional; it’s a scientific and ethical imperative. #AnimalWelfare #Prop12

Critics say Prop 12 isn’t “science-based” but decades of research show pigs suffer in extreme confinement. Science supports giving animals space to move, lie down, and express natural behaviors. Prop 12 is grounded in both evidence and ethics. #AnimalWelfare #Prop12

14 states have laws regulating how pigs and other farm animals are treated. Ten states ban cruel gestation crates. Prop 12 is part of a growing movement to ensure pigs can move, lie down, and live with dignity. It's time more states followed suit. 🐖 #AnimalWelfare #Prop12

Prop 12 is a crucial first step toward a future where pigs are treated with dignity and respect. We must keep pushing for standards that ensure humane living conditions for all farm animals. #AnimalWelfare #Prop12

Rep. Finstad asks questions about the treatment of animals, focusing on feed, health, etc. What wasn't asked--do these pigs have space to turn around? Do they have space to comfortably lie down? #Prop12

Prop 12 wasn’t dreamed up by outsiders—it was shaped by farmers, experts, and advocates who understand hog barns firsthand. Real change comes from listening to those who know the industry inside and out. #Prop12 #FarmersVoices #AnimalWelfare

Prop 12 pushes back against industry conglomerates that wield outsized control over farm practices, forcing farmers to conform to profit-driven standards. It’s a needed step to restore more ethics and fairness in agriculture. #Prop12 #BigAg #AnimalWelfare

Sorenson states that Prop 12 isn’t about new rules—it’s a return to traditional farming practices that prioritize animal welfare and responsible care. It sets a baseline that reflects how farming was done before industrial shortcuts took over. #Prop12 #BetterFarming

Farming is about animal stewardship, not politics. No consumer objects to basic welfare standards—Prop 12’s ideas are simply what responsible farmers have always embraced as the norm. Good farming is good farming, period. #AnimalWelfare #Prop12

Schuiteman deflects answering how #Prop12 would harm sows. Instead, reiterates that producers should have the ability to raise their sows how they see fit.

Brown states that.... Congress stepping in to overturn policies upheld by voters and affirmed by the Supreme Court raises serious questions about respect for democratic processes and separation of powers. This kind of federal override is both rare and highly controversial.

Brown on #Prop12: "This is settled law." #ProtectProp12

Brown states that Federal one-size-fits-all policies often ignore the realities farmers & businesses face on the ground. Meanwhile, major ag companies have already adapted their supply chains to changing markets. Instead of overriding state rules, let’s focus on practical, local solutions that work.

The #EATSAct isn’t about “freedom.” It’s a federal shield for the biggest meat giants. Kill state standards, trigger a race to the bottom only megacorps can win—squeezing small farms & driving market concentration. Fewer choices, more corporate power.

A recent study shows 66% of U.S. pork consumers oppose gestation crates and prefer pork from pigs raised with better welfare. This growing awareness is shaping buying habits and boosting demand for humane pork. #ProtectProp12 #AnimalWelfare #FarmBill2025

#Prop12 sets standards for pork sold in California, not exported abroad. It doesn’t apply to exports, and global demand for higher-welfare products is growing. U.S. producers can lead by meeting both domestic and international expectations. #ProtectProp12 #AnimalWelfare

Adams points out that there are many farmers who are benefiting from #Prop12 and asks: "Why is the NPPC working against these farmers?" #ProtectProp12

Gestation crates confine mother pigs so tightly they can’t turn around: causing stress, boredom, and even self-harm. These intelligent animals suffer physically and mentally in extreme confinement. There’s nothing humane about it. #EndGestationCrates #ProtectProp12 #AnimalWelfare

Studies have proven that sows in gestation crates have higher concentrations of stress-related hormones, such as adrenaline and adrenocorticotrophic hormone, than sows housed in groups and with more space.

McGovern also called out the lack of balance in today’s witness panel—pointing out they don’t represent all farmers. He warned that undermining Prop 12 could actually harm independent farmers, not help them. #ProtectProp12 #FarmBill2025 #FairFoodSystem

Rep. Jim McGovern nailed it: The criticism of #Prop12 just doesn’t hold up. Voters chose humane standards, and fear-based arguments are falling flat. #ProtectProp12 #AnimalWelfare #FarmBill2025

State-level regulations on agriculture, beauty products, pesticides, and more reflect local values and safety standards. #Prop12 is just one example. Efforts to preempt these laws are the exception, not the norm, in respecting states’ rights to protect consumers and animals. #StateRights

Voters knew #Prop12 could affect pork prices—ballot materials, media coverage, and campaign debates made that clear. Californians still chose higher welfare standards, even knowing it might cost more. That’s a values-based decision. #ProtectProp12 #AnimalWelfare

Cook of the NPPC says Prop 12 raises costs—but over a quarter of producers have already adapted, and California consumers are willing to pay for higher welfare. Investing in more humane farming isn’t a burden; it’s the future. #ProtectProp12 #AnimalWelfare #FarmBill2025

According to the USDA, 27% of producers are already compliant with #Prop12. Overriding it now would make those investments a sunk cost—hurting farmers who’ve already stepped up to meet higher animal welfare standards. #ProtectProp12 #AnimalWelfare

#Prop12 was passed by 63% of California voters. Animal welfare is a priority for a large segment of the American voting population. Our laws should reflect our priorities, and not the interests of large corporations.

The Supreme Court did not tell Congress to "fix" #Prop12. In May 2023, the US Supreme Court unanimously rejected the NPPC's "dormant commerce clause" challenge to Prop 12.

Cushman claims that Prop 12 interferes with interstate compliance, a quick reminder, not a single out-of-state pork producer is required to comply with Prop 12 if they don't want to. The law does not compel producers to change their operations.

Schuiteman claims gestation crates are good for sow welfare Fact: Gestation crates cause physical harm to sows, including inability to thermoregulate, bone and muscle weakness, cardiovascular weakness, lameness, UTIs, leg injuries, pressure lesions, and gastric ulcers. #Prop12

Chairman Thompson: "It begs the question – if producers are paying more, and consumers are paying more, who is winning?" The pigs, calves, and hens that have more room to move. #Prop12 #ProtectProp12

Thompson promotes Section 12007 to block state laws like Prop 12. He ignores the public’s demand for compassion in farming—pushing a policy that would strip states’ rights and harm progress for farmed animals nationwide. #StopSection12007 #StandWithAnimals

Chairman GT Thompson opens House Ag hearing attacking Prop 12, calling it “arbitrary” and “unscientific”—despite it reflecting voter-approved standards for humane animal treatment. He frames animal welfare as a threat to commerce. #ProtectProp12 #AnimalWelfare

TOMORROW: Follow along at 10 a.m. ET as we post LIVE updates on the House Ag Committee's "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12" hearing. Link: agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eve... #Prop12 #agriculture #animalwelfare

“These factory farms have no measures in place to prevent abuses happening to these farm animals, let alone protect them from extreme heat that we’re facing, particularly this summer," our US Director told @sentientmedia.org Thank you to @gaeacabico.bsky.social for highlighting this crucial issue.

Read our latest op-ed from Alex Cragun, our Head of Strategic Communications and Initiatives, this morning in @sltrib.com. www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...

I was really moved by this op-ed we published from Alex Cragun of @compassionusa.bsky.social, about a sprawl impact I'd never considered before: the animals we transport across long distances for slaughter in factory farms, journeys which are often tantamount to torture and which many don't survive.

Long-distance animal transport is a brutal, climate-intensive practice made possible by the same infrastructure that undermines walkability, divides neighborhoods, and fuels sprawl. And it's time for sustainable transportation advocates to stand up against it.