This extensive breakdown from live animal to grocery store shelf naturally raises a practical question: How much meat does one pig actually yield?

As more abattoirs shut out smaller, sustainable farmers, some are walking away, while others are going to great lengths – even breaking the law – to process their animals.

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and Mercy For Animals (MFA) condemn the USDA’s plan, released last week, to ...