Critics fear that increasing the speed at which animals are slaughtered could lead to less safe food and less safe conditions for workers.

Halal meat from animals slaughtered by religious ritual without having first been stunned cannot be labelled organic, on animal welfare grounds, a top European Union court ruled Tuesday. The way the ...

Kicked, beaten, exposed to extreme temperatures and weather—all too often, animals in slaughter plants are severely mistreated before they are killed. In many cases, such incidents could be prosecuted ...

Donkeys are under threat in Africa, but thanks to a new rule by officials, the species is expected to regain its numbers. According to The Eastleigh Voice, millions of donkeys are slaughtered in ...

NEW YORK (AP) – Winston escaped death to find a piglet’s paradise. The little piggy found wandering this summer along a bustling Queens boulevard is among hundreds of animals _ including cows, sheep, ...

Since 2010, an estimated 1.1 to 1.7 million kangaroos have been killed annually in what is considered the largest slaughter of terrestrial mammals in the world. (See AWI Quarterly, spring 2024.) ...

Public interest litigation seeks to ban animal slaughter in retail shops, urging compliance with established humane regulations in Chennai.