Crate Free USA Blog
News and stories about the issues, our campaigns & local farmers.Farmer Q&A: Hasselmann Family Farm
At Crate Free USA, we’re dedicated to making life better for animals raised for food. We recognize that most Americans still include meat in their diets, which is why we believe one of the most meaningful steps people can take right now is to support local farmers who...
Q&A: Riemer Family Farm
At Crate Free USA, our mission is to improve the lives of animals raised for food. And since the vast majority of Americans still eat meat, the best way to do this is to shop from local farmers who care about the animals they raise far more than the huge factory farms...
Keep Prop 12: For Animal Welfare, Stronger Small Farms, and States’ Rights
Farmers are speaking out in support of California’s Proposition 12. This week farmers from around the United States are flying in to Washington D.C. to show their support for Prop 12. Independent farmers have been left out of the debate for far too long. Their voices...
Hamburgers Don’t Grow on Trees
"This book provides a real service. Animals have got to have a life worth living and children need to know where meat comes from,” Temple Grandin, Animal Welfare Champion, recently said about the newly published book, Hamburgers Don’t Grow on Trees: Raising Beef on a...
Farmer Q&A: Hephzibah Farms
At Crate Free USA, our mission is to improve the lives of animals raised for food. And since the vast majority of Americans still eat meat, the best way to do this is to shop from local farmers who care about the animals they raise far more than the huge factory farms...
Summer Farm Camps at All Grass Farms
We often promote buying from your local farmers who are transparent about how they raise their animals for food. One of our favorite farmer friends is Cliff McConville at All Grass Farms in Dundee, Illinois. An insurance broker turned sustainable farmer, Cliff prides...
Event Announcement: Making the Business Case for a More Humane Supply Chain
Join us and DePaul University's Center for Animal Law as we present this FREE event: The Business Case for a More Humane Food Supply Chain: Profitability and Ethics in the C-Suite Ever wonder why some grocery stores and restaurants do a better job in offering humanely...
Farm Round Up: Kankakee County Illinois
At Crate Free USA, we consider ourselves to be pretty pragmatic. We work to improve the lives of factory farmed animals today and not wait for an unrealistic time of when the world will go vegan. To that end, we urge people who do consume meat to source it locally,...
The U.S. is Behind on Animal Welfare Regulations. But Why?
While we often think of the United States as a leader in many areas, the way we treat animals used for food is sadly not one of them. The U.S. trails only China in terms of producing poultry, beef, and pork (44.7 million metric tons per year) and importing it ($11.1...
Farmer Q&A: Hufendick Farm
At Crate Free USA, our mission is to improve the lives of animals raised for food. And since the vast majority of Americans still eat meat, the best way to do this is to shop from local farmers who care about the animals they raise far more than the huge factory...
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