As we begin the new year, we’re taking a moment to celebrate—thanks to your generous support this holiday season, we’ve reached our fundraising goal! But this is just the beginning. This year, we’re excited to make even more of an impact that will transform farming, empower humane farmers, and advocate for safer food systems. Read this week's blog to learn about the exciting things happening at FACT in 2025.
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)
Farming
Chicago, IL 365 followers
FACT believes that all food-producing animals should be raised in a humane and healthy manner
About us
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), founded in 1982, believes that all food-producing animals should be raised in a humane and healthy manner, and everyone should have access to safe and humanely-produced food. FACT advances our vision that all food-producing animals are raised in a humane and healthy manner. We accomplish this by supporting humane farmers, promoting policies that make foods from animals safe and healthy to eat, and helping consumers make informed food choices. Our core values guide our work: 1. Compassion: FACT is guided by compassion for farm animals, whose suffering can only be alleviated by the end of factory farming and all inhumane farming practices. 2. Respect: FACT respects and promotes the health and wellbeing of farm animals, human beings, and the environment. 3. Equity: FACT advances fairness, opportunity, and social and environmental justice. 4. Learning: FACT is guided by science, data, and the experience and knowledge of farmers. 5. Integrity: FACT maintains the highest standards of accountability and stewardship of our resources. 6. Transparency: FACT operates with honesty, clarity, and openness. 7. Collaboration: FACT is committed to working in partnership with other organizations to achieve its mission. 8. Safety: FACT promotes natural animal farming methods that produce healthy and safe food.
- Website
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http://foodanimalconcernstrust.org/
External link for Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)
- Industry
- Farming
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1982
Locations
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Primary
3525 W. Peterson Ave Ste. 213
Chicago, IL 60659, US
Employees at Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)
Updates
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The New York Times recently published an article, "Sorry, but this is the Future of Food," by Michael Grunwald. We expressed our strong disagreement with this article to the Times, and we're pleased to see that yesterday the Times posted five letters to the editor refuting Grunwald's claims. There are positive, alternative methods of farming that are humane, good for the environment and good for people. We don't need to be satisfied with the industrial food system we have today. It is good to know that we have partners around the world who are also working to change this system.
Opinion | Changing How We Grow Our Food
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The New York Times recently published an article, "Sorry, but this is the Future of Food," by Michael Grunwald. We expressed our strong disagreement with this article to the Times, and we're pleased to see that yesterday the Times posted five letters to the editor refuting Grunwald's claims. There are positive, alternative methods of farming that are humane, good for the environment and good for people. We don't need to be satisfied with the industrial food system we have today. It is good to know that we have partners around the world who are also working to change this system.
Opinion | Changing How We Grow Our Food
https://www.nytimes.com
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Since 2016 the FDA has discussed and recommended banning Carbadox, a known carcinogen fed to more than half of all pigs raised in the US. This week's blog post includes an action alert. You can send a petition to Commissioner Califf, who has the authority to ban this drug once and for all. https://lnkd.in/gCWWWZN4 We urge you to take action now!
Tell the FDA to Ban Carbadox Once and For All — FACT
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Avian influenza (H5N1) is spreading rapidly from birds to mammals, including dairy cows and even people. This dangerous virus poses a significant public health risk, especially if it mutates to spread between humans. We need stronger surveillance, animal vaccinations, worker protections, and support for safer, more humane farming practices. Learn more about this crisis and what we can do to prevent a pandemic in our blog: https://lnkd.in/ggbNTQRd Plus, sign our petition and demand action from USDA and HHS to protect animals, workers, and public health: https://lnkd.in/gaemSAB6 Together, we can make a difference!
Bird Flu: Why We Need Urgent Action to Prevent a Public Health Crisis — FACT
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FACT's Serving up Superbugs received extensive media coverage, from The Daily Mail in London to The Drive Radio in Chicago. Below is a list of the media outlets that carried this story. This report highlights how deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs keep spreading and restaurant chains are not doing enough to protect their customers from this public health threat. Read more in FACT's new report Serving up Superbugs which graded the largest US restaurant chains - https://lnkd.in/gfxamZXx Below are a few examples of articles about this report. The Daily Mail: https://lnkd.in/ewbXnycV MSN: https://lnkd.in/e_rVYvQm Stat News: https://lnkd.in/eSB9hN2t Listen to this report from the Drive in Chicago:
Serving Up Superbugs: New Restaurant Chain Antibiotics Scorecard from FACT
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FACT has been working for over 40 years to change our food system. Today thousands of more farmers are raising their animals humanely, on pasture, in their natural settings. This would not have happened without our hard work that has helped more than 46,000,000 animals! Today is Giving Tuesday and every dollar you give will be DOUBLED to help ensure farm animals are treated with care and respect. Your support makes twice the impact! To see how your support is making a difference, check out our video with Joe Wanda of @wandafarmsfamily, a Fund-a-Farmer grant recipient as he tells us about what motivates him to be a high-welfare livestock farmer and how FACT has supported his farm. Give now and make a difference: https://lnkd.in/gSDS4t25
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As 2025 Fund-A-Famer applications come in from livestock and poultry farmers all across the country and as 2024 is coming to a close, we are reflecting on some of the funded grant projects that have been completed. In this week's blog you can read about the amazing work happening on Ozark Bison, a Bison farm out of Fox, Arkansas. Thank you Farmer Rod Chiodini for your dedication to raising your bison on pasture, humanely. If you know a livestock or poultry farmer who might be interested in our Fund-a-Farmer grant please share this link with them: https://lnkd.in/grZ5ZSxg
FACT’s Grants in Action: How Ozark Bison Farm Expanded Pastures for Their Herd — FACT
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It is great to see the work of Steve Roach, FACT’s Safe and Healthy Food Program Director, recognized internationally.
Did you know that globally, animal agriculture uses twice as many antibiotics as human medicine? Renowned global expert Steven Roach, Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) shares insights on combating AMR. #WAAW2024 #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance Rajeshwari Sinha, PhD Gauri Arora
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FACT has released a new report, 'Serving Up Superbugs' which reveals most U.S. restaurant chains are failing to tackle antibiotic overuse in their meat. For #WorldAntibioticsAwarenessWeek, learn how your favorite restaurants scored & why action is needed. The report found that while fifteen of the top 20 restaurant chains have decent policies on their chicken, only Chipotle has implemented good antibiotics policies on other meats. Antibiotic resistance and the spread of superbugs is getting worse, but public, government, and corporate attention to it has dropped off, putting millions of lives at risk. Food company action can have a positive impact as illustrated by the U.S. chicken industry which has drastically reduced its antibiotics use, but the other meat sectors are resisting change. The backtracking by Panera and McDonald’s on policies and commitments aimed at protecting the health of consumers is incredibly disappointing.
Serving Up Superbugs: New Restaurant Chain Antibiotics Scorecard from FACT — FACT
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