"The commercial hunting of kangaroos in Australia is the largest slaughter of wild land animals in the world," the Flemish ...

Scientists and philosophers call it the “meat paradox”—a type of cognitive dissonance that can occur among people who want to eat meat but not kill animals. The unfortunate reality, however, is that ...

Islamic ritual slaughter has been attacked by animal welfare groups, but Muslim authorities say the method is humane ...

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, ...

THE EPIDEMIC of foot-and-mouth disease in Europe has provoked tough questions about globalization, the treatment of animals and the weight of farming in advanced economies. In Britain, more than 1 ...

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 ...

La Paz — As a gesture of love, a group of activists gathers outside slaughterhouses in Bolivia to comfort cattle during their last minutes of life just before they proceed to their fatal destination.

EU judges should strike down a Belgian law requiring all animals be stunned prior to their death, which has effectively outlawed slaughter according to Jewish and Muslim rites, an EU court adviser ...

For eight years natives of Zululand, Union of South Africa, have been killing off wild animals to protect themselves from sleeping sickness. The slaughter has threatened some African animals with ...