Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 858 on Farm Sanctuary page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.farmsanctuary.org/home
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:18 by job 261007T2112-q39
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 1022
  • Violators: 458
  • Issues: 55
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Pour + Testaro)
• Violations: 23
• Violators: 15

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Read & Share
• Start tag: <a class="fs-cta-grid__entry-cta" href="https://www.farmsanctuary.org/news-stories/10-milestone-moments-farm-sanctuary-history/" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/main[1]/div[1]/section[6]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[3]/div[2]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 428, y = 6355, width = 110, height = 40
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

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Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 858 of the Farm Sanctuary page.

1. Links opening a new window should say so

   Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

   Rule: new-window-link

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt