USDA’s Plan to Speed Up Slaughter Sparks Backlash & Calls for Comment
Advocates warn that the USDA's plan to speed up slaughter will intensify suffering for animals and workers and urge people to comment now. Panel discussing the plan to speed up slaughter lines Los Angeles, March 16th, 2026 — The federal government’s push to speed up slaughter lines for pigs and chickens is igniting fierce opposition from animal advocates, labor organizers, and legal scholars. [...]










