The Government has announced, what it says, is the biggest animal welfare bill in a generation, including banning trail hunting amid concerns it is a smokescreen for hunting. Emma Ryan reports.

Currently pursuing her college degree in animal science, Claire DiMenna is providing a haven for 90 animals on a 70-acre former potato farm in Riverhead.

Pigs may have a negative reputation, but they play a vital role in global agriculture, food production and even medical research.

Jan. 31 marks the day Ham, a chimpanzee, was launched into sub-orbital space in a Mercury capsule aboard a Redstone rocket to ...