WASHINGTON (AP) — Two animal welfare groups and dozens of lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to improve humane treatment of poultry at slaughterhouses, citing statistics that show hundreds ...

Margret Wanjiru at one of the chicken slaughtering exercises at Muruguru village in the outskirts of Nyeri Town constituency, 2022. [Mose Sammy, Standard] For poultry farmers, things can go wrong ...

WATERVILLE — The push to change the city’s rules on backyard chicken ownership and slaughter is continuing. Waterville resident Leo St. Peter is urging officials to revise ordinances that set minimum ...

All illustrations by Sue Coe. Chickens are the most populous bird on Earth and are widely considered among the most abused animals on the planet. Despite their ability to think and feel, billions of ...

Officials have banned an artist from publicly slaughtering chickens in eastern Kansas, saying the proposed art installation would amount to animal cruelty.Lawrence's Assistant City Attorney Chad ...

Using enforcement documents supplied by the USDA, AWI has identified the US poultry slaughter plants with the worst records on animal welfare. The survey covered violations of industry animal care ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California woman on trial for taking four chickens from one of Perdue Farms’ major poultry plants has put animal treatment at slaughter houses in the national spotlight as her ...

With egg prices soaring amid the bird flu outbreak, keeping chickens can be a great way to save money on groceries. However, a Reddit conversation shows that those living in homeowners association ...