Farmed Animals
Examines the lives and treatment of animals raised for food, including industry practices, ethical concerns, and movements toward more humane and sustainable farming.
Police Bodycams Reveal Pattern of Deference to Meat Industry
State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.
Warnings of imports of caged hen eggs as Ukraine and Poland become UK’s biggest suppliers
Shift raises food safety and welfare concerns as imports can bypass standards for domestic producers
Labour faces legal scrutiny after allowing chickens to be carried by legs
Practice was forbidden under EU law, but secondary legislation came into force in July permitting it in England, Wales and Scotland
A Cow Ran Away from a Slaughterhouse Days Before She Was Scheduled to Die. Then, the Community Rallied Behind Her
Mootilda the cow escaped from a meat processing plant in Arizona in August 2025, where she was scheduled to die within days. The cow now resides at Aimee’s Farm Animal Sanctuary in San Tan Valley.
Why wild venison is a climate-friendly swap for beef
In countries like Scotland where deer populations are culled, eating wild venison can be a low-carbon option
Could the U.S. Switch to Regenerative Chicken? Only if Americans Ate This Much Less
Going from 100 lbs of chicken each year to 63 would be quite the change.
Sonoma animal sanctuaries overwhelmed as rooster dumping hits record highs
Animal rescues and sanctuaries in Sonoma County are at capacity as they are seeing a record number of roosters being dumped or donated. They can't pinpoint an exact cause, but a trend to fight high egg prices may be partly to blame.
In Rural Pennsylvania, a Free-Range Chicken Farm and Solar Project Is Not What It Seems
At a township hearing, a developer revealed the 350,000 chickens would be kept mostly separate from the solar panels and probably “don’t go outside much.”
Police Bodycams Reveal Pattern of Deference to Meat Industry
State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.
Warnings of imports of caged hen eggs as Ukraine and Poland become UK’s biggest suppliers
Shift raises food safety and welfare concerns as imports can bypass standards for domestic producers
Labour faces legal scrutiny after allowing chickens to be carried by legs
Practice was forbidden under EU law, but secondary legislation came into force in July permitting it in England, Wales and Scotland
A Cow Ran Away from a Slaughterhouse Days Before She Was Scheduled to Die. Then, the Community Rallied Behind Her
Mootilda the cow escaped from a meat processing plant in Arizona in August 2025, where she was scheduled to die within days. The cow now resides at Aimee’s Farm Animal Sanctuary in San Tan Valley.
Why wild venison is a climate-friendly swap for beef
In countries like Scotland where deer populations are culled, eating wild venison can be a low-carbon option
Could the U.S. Switch to Regenerative Chicken? Only if Americans Ate This Much Less
Going from 100 lbs of chicken each year to 63 would be quite the change.
Sonoma animal sanctuaries overwhelmed as rooster dumping hits record highs
Animal rescues and sanctuaries in Sonoma County are at capacity as they are seeing a record number of roosters being dumped or donated. They can't pinpoint an exact cause, but a trend to fight high egg prices may be partly to blame.
In Rural Pennsylvania, a Free-Range Chicken Farm and Solar Project Is Not What It Seems
At a township hearing, a developer revealed the 350,000 chickens would be kept mostly separate from the solar panels and probably “don’t go outside much.”
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