Emily Ellis

1 month ago | hoards.com | Emily Ellis

March 24 2025 08:02 AMHave you been shocked by the price of eggs in the grocery store this year? While there are many factors at play, including the ongoing avian influenza outbreak, it has lawmakers considering the role of animal housing requirements, specifically cage-free egg mandates. The current issue may be specific to eggs, but we could see this trickle into other areas of animal agriculture, too.

2 months ago | hoards.com | Emily Ellis

With 2024 behind us, the Animal Agriculture Alliance is looking ahead at trends to be prepared for in the new year from the animal rights movement. These groups, which bring in more than $800 million in income annually, have a large budget to put towards their mission of eliminating animal agriculture. While each group shares the same overarching goal, their methods to achieve that goal vary.

Nov 29, 2024 | hoards.com | Emily Ellis

The presidential election isn’t the only political event we’ve been watching this November. In the meantime, we’re also watching discussions on the global stage as part of the United Nations’ annual climate change conference, COP.

Sep 17, 2024 | hoards.com | Emily Ellis

Animal rights groups are hitting legislative campaigns hard in 2024. Earlier this year, I wrote about some of the trends we were seeing in state legislatures that were backed by these groups and about their increased use of ballot initiatives. This tactic is continuing as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) primed its supporters with recommendations to further its reach in lobbying efforts at its annual Taking Action for Animals (TAFA) Conference earlier this summer.

Jul 3, 2024 | hoards.com | Emily Ellis

Meat is on the menu . . . but for how long? Vegan and animal rights crusaders are ramping up efforts to increase “plant-based” offerings on the menu at K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. The University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and most recently, Western Oregon University are just a few of the schools who have allegedly made “plant-based” menu commitments.