According to the Humane Society of the United States, nearly 100 billion land animals are being slaughtered globally each year. The meat-dependent society that we live in today is causing billions of ...

Jan. 23 (UPI) --PETA supporters in New York City on Thursday protested at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals headquarters for promoting animal welfare certification labels ...

Factory farming is a common yet controversial practice that allows for the large-scale production of meat products. However, the system often involves the inhumane raising and handling of animals.

Analysis finds Oregon’s concentrated mega-dairies produce as much waste as more than two-thirds of the state’s human population Analysis finds Oregon’s concentrated mega-dairies produce as much waste ...

Over the years Seth Watkins has won praise for the way he farms. Pinhook Farm, in southern Iowa, grows diverse crops without commercial fertilizers and with limited pesticides. It also tries to tune ...

Six months after the Coalition to End Factory Farming filed a ballot proposal to prohibit future concentrated animal feeding operations, or “factory farms,” it’s nearing its goal for signatures. The ...

The environmental impacts of animal farming – and how they might be mitigated or exacerbated by the passage of Measure J – are as hotly contested as other aspects of this initiative. For The Press ...

This past July, I flew over Eastern Oregon to see the state's mega-dairies from above. What I saw reaffirms that we must end this industry. This past July, I flew over Eastern Oregon to see the ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming - where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will - has been the main form of livestock production. It has been a source ...

Mleiha Dairy Farm has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest A2A2 cow farm, housing over 6,400 cows ...