WEYMOUTH − Mayor Robert Hedlund is proposing an ordinance that would establish parameters for the ritual slaughter of animals while protecting residents' religious rights. Hedlund proposed the ...

USDA bans Mexican cattle imports after screwworm cases increase south of the border. (MemoryCatcher/Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — Europe’s top rights court upheld a ban on killing livestock ...

GREENBACK, Tenn. — Federal food safety inspectors took action against a farm and butcher shop in Greenback after they said an inspector watched as an animal was inhumanely slaughtered earlier this ...

A proposed small-scale animal slaughter facility in the Rio Linda–Elverta area is facing strong opposition from nearby ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY – Local, state and federal officials were at the scene Wednesday of what was described as an “illegal animal slaughter farm” on Godwin Road, according to Animal Recovery Mission. The ...

The lower house of the Dutch parliament voted to ban the ritual slaughter of animals, Reuters reported. Under the bill passed Tuesday, animals are required to be stunned before slaughter. Both Jewish ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY – A variety of law enforcement officials were at what was described Wednesday as an “illegal animal slaughter farm” on Godwin Road, according to Animal Recovery Mission. The animal ...

Countless dirty secrets swirl around the way animals on factory farms live, but an even uglier one may be the way they sometimes die. “If everyone had to work a day in a meatpacking plant, these ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A farm in Florida where an animal rights organization claimed animals were being illegally slaughtered was raided, according to officials inSt. Lucie County. The ...