Heat domes. Lethal humidity. A dangerous hurricane season. Newborn dairy calves and other vulnerable farmed animals are being left to suffer and die without the most basic protection. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the power to stop it—if we make them act.

What ARM has witnessed:

• Calves panting, collapsing, and dying in temperatures surpassing 110°F.
• No shade, no water, no relief—and workers told to “keep moving.”
• Plastic hutches that superheat in direct sun, turning into slow-cooking chambers.

This isn’t rare. It’s routine. And it’s preventable.

Climate volatility is here, and industrial dairies are not prepared. The USDA, charged with overseeing animal agriculture and disaster response programs, has left a fatal gap.

Make Trump’s USDA work for animals:

1. Emergency Heat & Storm Rule: Immediate, nationwide requirements for shade, constant access to clean water, ventilation, and cooling during heat advisories; secure shelter and dry ground ahead of storms.
2. Active Monitoring & Care: Mandatory checks for heat stress (panting, collapse), with prompt veterinary treatment and mortality reporting.
3. Enforcement with Teeth: Unannounced inspections during extreme weather, penalties for noncompliance, and public reporting of violations and deaths.
4. Climate-Ready Standards: Update federal housing and handling guidelines so calves aren’t isolated in heat-trapping hutches; require designs that protect from heat, flooding, and flying debris.
5. Transparency: Publish an annual USDA “Extreme Weather Impact” report for farmed animals, including corrective actions.

Sign Now and Demand Change from the USDA.

Sign this critical petition, and we will send your name along with thousands of others to Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture and Head of the USDA, so that we can make a more significant impact on your behalf.