One of the biggest ethical issues in animal farming has been the problem of suffering of animals at the end of their lives. Animal welfare scientists have put much effort into finding solutions for ...

In my recent article, I discussed a paper I published in the journal Animals on whether humane animal slaughter is possible. Since I have received numerous replies, I would like this opportunity to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two animal welfare groups and dozens of lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to improve humane treatment of poultry at slaughterhouses, citing statistics that show hundreds ...

FOX: I was raised around horses on my grandparents' farm, and I was upset to recently learn that every year, tens of thousands of horses are sent from the U.S. to other countries for slaughter.

BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - China, widely criticised for cruelty to animals bred for consumption, is drafting new standards on animal slaughter to make the practice more humane, Xinhua news agency ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund filed a legal petition today asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has, since last Sept. 2, been considering a 14-page petition from Animal Partisan requesting that it issue a notice to convey that: 1) State government ...

Eleven years ago, in the small Wisconsin town of Plum City in Pierce County, Brandon Clare bought J.M. Watkins meat packing plant. With no experience beyond what he learned from the previous owners, ...

SHE’S SCHEDULED TO START THAT TRIAL IN JULY. MORE THAN 100 ANIMALS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO A SANCTUARY THIS MORNING AFTER BEING SAVED FROM AN ILLEGAL SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY. IT HAS SINCE ...

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal judge Friday cleared the way for horse slaughterhouses to resume operating in the U.S. as early as next week. U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo in Albuquerque threw out a ...