Currently, federal law affords minimal protection for farm animals in life or in slaughter, notes Watnick.

Questions have been raised about welfare standards on farms that are members of the RSPCA Assured scheme Animal welfare inspectors ... physical abuse of livestock by farm workers.

Small-scale livestock farmers ask for new regulations on slaughtering their animals, hoping for USDA-approved 'on-farm kills' ...

Animal welfare inspectors have been sent into ... physical abuse of livestock by farm workers. At the time, Chris Packham, president of the RSPCA itself, called for the suspension of the RSPCA ...

October is here, and that means it’s time for drivers to be alert. This month, along with November and December, are the peak months for motorists to collide with animals, particularly deer. And of ...

Through food procurement, schools have significant power to support local growers and strengthen the food system.

The expired bill could still be renewed if a replacement fails, but if nothing happens by year's end, it could raise federal ...

John Steinbeck beat Sanora Babb to the great American Dust Bowl novel—using her field notes. What do we owe her today?

Illinois and the surrounding states are full of family-owned, often multigenerational orchards where urbanites can live out ...

At 12:08 p.m. Tuesday, officers stopped a vehicle near the intersection of U.S. 287 and Vermillion Road. A driver was ...

A Florida woman is defending her decision not to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton's arrival, saying she and her husband are determined to ensure the more-than 100 animals on their family farm stay ...

The Happy Egg Co. has been criticized for "welfarewashing" after an advert featuring Kelvin Fletcher portrayed chickens in ...