Critics fear that increasing the speed at which animals are slaughtered could lead to less safe food and less safe conditions for workers.

USDA bans Mexican cattle imports after screwworm cases increase south of the border. (MemoryCatcher/Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — Europe’s top rights court upheld a ban on killing livestock ...

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 ...

Kicked, beaten, exposed to extreme temperatures and weather—all too often, animals in slaughter plants are severely mistreated before they are killed. In many cases, such incidents could be prosecuted ...

SHE’S SCHEDULED TO START THAT TRIAL IN JULY. MORE THAN 100 ANIMALS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO A SANCTUARY THIS MORNING AFTER BEING SAVED FROM AN ILLEGAL SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY. IT HAS SINCE ...