Agriculture Department is barred from spending money for slaughterhouse inspections New Mexico judge had granted a preliminary injunction against a Roswell horse meat company SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The ...

Denmark banned the ritual slaughtering of animals last year, including halal and Kosher practices, unless the process includes stunning the animal. As a chaplain, executive director of NYU’s Islamic ...

More than 30 groups and individuals representing consumer, labor and public health interests urged the U.S. Agriculture Department to withdraw its proposal to alter its poultry inspection process.

On December 22, Congress will have to pass a federal budget for the rest of the fiscal year or face a government shutdown. With the potential passage looming, people are concerned about what the final ...

The emotional debate over slaughtering horses for human consumption gained new life in Washington this week as a House committee approved a measure that would ban the practice nationwide and halt the ...

One of the biggest ethical issues in animal farming has been the problem of suffering of animals at the end of their lives. Animal welfare scientists have put much effort into finding solutions for ...

The municipal department said in a statement on Sunday that people should only seek the services of municipal abattoirs in order to safeguard the health of community members against potential diseases ...