Indonesia's biggest cattle importer says it's been difficult to get the industry to accept new regulations set by the Australian government. It's a year since the live export trade with Indonesia was banned, following shocking television footage of Australian cattle being abused in Indonesian abattoirs.

Animal welfare breaches have been uncovered in all 10 of the state's red meat abattoirs, a government review has found. The NSW Food Authority has confirmed that an audit of practices in red meat abattoirs across the state has resulted in the issuing of improvement notices over animal welfare issues across the board.

PHILADELPHIA -- An undercover investigation at a central Pennsylvania egg farm found hens suffering in severely overcrowded cages, along with mummified bird carcasses, thick layers of dead flies and other “deplorable” conditions, officials with the Humane Society of the United States said Thursday.

COLUMBIA, Mo. ¬-- Based on a recent study, University of Missouri and Oregon researchers believe a legal definition for what constitutes “cruelty-free” labeled products should be determined and manufacturers should be required to abide by the legal use of the label.