Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 420 on Farm Sanctuary contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.farmsanctuary.org/contact
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:19 by job 261007T2113-2t1
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 709
  • Violators: 274
  • Issues: 41
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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: 18
• Violators: 13

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a href="https://secure.farmsanctuary.org/user" target="_blank" class="secondary-cta">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/main[1]/div[1]/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
• Bounding box: [not obtained]
• Reported by Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 420 of the Farm Sanctuary contact page.

1. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt