Federal law designed to prevent animal suffering excludes 98% of slaughtered animals and faces chronic enforcement failures ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been asked by an animal rights group to require more humane treatment for turkeys, chickens and ducks as the animals are sent to ...

WASHINGTON -- Chickens and turkeys should be covered by the same law as cows, pigs and other animals when they are slaughtered, the Humane Society of the United States said in a lawsuit filed Monday ...

WASHINGTON — 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 of ...

No amount of oversight can make killing those who want to live “humane.” We must confront the fact that the real solution lies not in reforming slaughter, but in eliminating it altogether. Brian C.

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 ...

All illustrations by Sue Coe. Chickens are the most populous bird on Earth and are widely considered among the most abused animals on the planet. Despite their ability to think and feel, billions of ...

WASHINGTON The Humane Society of the United States, or HSUS, has purchased shares in Steak ’n Shake Co. and Jack in the Box Inc. in an attempt to influence their purchasing decisions with regard to ...

In veterinary school, we watched American academic Temple Grandin narrate the Glass Walls Videos, produced by the American ...