Springs News at FACT
After a long winter, we hope that you are enjoying some spring weather wherever you are located. In our blog post today, we would like to share with you some of our latest news from our Spring FACT Sheets newsletter. You can read the full newsletter or pursue some of the excerpts below:
Feral Woman Farm in WA, a 2024 Fund-a-Farmer Grant Recipient.
FACT Fund-a-Farmer Grants: As you may be aware, at the beginning of April, we were delighted to announce our 2024 Fund-a-Farmer (FAF) Grant recipients. With 87 farms and ranches located across 31 different states, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, this crop of grant recipients represents FACT’s most geographically diverse cohort. We cannot wait to hear all about how their funded projects benefit their animals, ecosystems, and communities, pushing the collective food system closer to sustainability.
The projects that we funded are diverse in nature, ranging from mobile housing for laying hens, fencing for cattle, and safe handling systems for sheep. You can read more about the grants and some of the projects we have funded on page 4 of the latest edition of our Spring FACT Sheets.
Whispering Grass Farm in OH, Also a 2024 Fund-a-Farmer Grant Recipient.
Stopping Superbugs: The Work Goes On: How animals are being raised on giant factory farms is literally killing us through the spread of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and it is only getting worse. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with making sure that animal drugs, including antibiotics, are safe for both animals and people before they can be sold. In 2017, the FDA implemented policies that prohibited the worst use of antibiotics in food animals. This led to a significant drop in use but not near enough, and since then use has been inching back up due to the FDA backtracking on this work and allowing the meat industry to override a safety measure to meet animal industry needs.
Read more about the FDA's actions and how FACT is fighting this change on page 6 of the FACT Sheets.
This impactful work would not be possible without the generous support of everyone in our network. Please share the good work FACT is doing with your friends, neighbors, and family members, and consider making a gift to FACT today. This will ensure that all food-producing animals are raised in a humane and healthy manner, and that everyone will have access to safe and humanely-produced food.