<p>Pew partnered with the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health to establish the independent National Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx <p>A heated debate is under way in Minnesota over legislation that would criminalize the production or possession of videos of animal agricultural facilities. This bill follows on the heels of similar efforts in Florida and Iowa that aim to provide enhanced shielding from scrutiny for only one industry: large-scale animal agriculture.</p> Tue, 03 May 2011 18:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899359438&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=Industrial Animal Agriculture is Not a Pretty Picture&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial <p>The Pew Environment Group has launched a new Web site to share the work of our campaigns and research programs. With rich imagery, video, interactive features and news, the site highlights our global work to protect our oceans, preserve our wild lands and promote clean energy.</p> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=328472&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=PewEnvironment.org&WT.z_contenttype=Summary <p>Laura Rogers, project director of the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, issued a statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft guidance on “The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals.” The statement calls the FDA’s announcement overdue but welcome.</p> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59712&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=Pew Calls FDA Announcement Small Step in Ending Overuse of Antibiotics&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter asked the USDA to make a greater attempt to collect data on antibiotics use in agriculture and to take steps to lower the use of antibiotics in livestock.</p> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59603&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=USA - Still Pumping Drugs into Livestock&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>An article about a letter from two members of Congress urging Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to increase oversight of antibiotics in agriculture and to take action to reduce their use. </p> <p> </p> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59548&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=Legislators Ask USDA to Up Antibiotics Monitoring&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>On March 2, the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming will host a Capitol Hill briefing on successful and profitable production and business models for raising food animals without the routine use of antibiotics.</p> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:18:40 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=57539&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=Capitol Hill Briefing to Focus on Alternatives to Routine Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production&WT.z_contenttype=Event <p><em>Time</em> magazine covers some of the major issues with the nation’s food industry. The piece quotes Bob Martin of the Pew Environment Group.</p> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:35:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=54765&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=America's Food Crisis and How to Fix It&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>On July 21 in Philadelphia, the Academy of Natural Sciences’ Center for Environmental Policy and The Pew Charitable Trusts will convene health, agriculture and environmental experts for a special town hall meeting on the human health impacts related to the routine use of antibiotics on industrial farms.</p> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=54226&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=Health Care, Food Safety and Antibiotics&WT.z_contenttype=Event <p>A <em>New York Times</em> article on the Obama administration's announcement that that it would seek to ban many routine uses of antibiotics in farm animals in hopes of reducing the spread of dangerous bacteria in humans.</p> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:35:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=54131&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=The Pew Commission on Farm Animal Production&WT.rss_a=Administration Seeks to Restrict Antibiotics in Livestock&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx