Animal Welfare
Friday, October 25, 2024
Ahead of Thanksgiving, NV urged to fight the 'turkey craze'
Animal-rights advocates in Nevada and around the country are sounding the alarm about the living conditions and treatment of turkeys on large factory …
Sustainable meat industries could use boost from billionaires
Since 1964, per capita meat consumption has doubled and environmental advocates cautioned it is unsustainable. And there are more billionaires…
Milwaukee group vigilant about WI slaughterhouse projects
By Grace Hussain for Sentient.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Col…
The Transfarmation Project offers factory farmers new path
By Michaela Haas for Reasons to be Cheerful.Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for North Carolina News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalis…
IL bee population stunted by pesticides
One of nature's hardest workers is facing extinction from repeated exposure to a dangerous pesticide. Scientists conducting CT scans reveal …
As USDA announces field trials for bird flu, UT veterinarian expects long process
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved field trials for bird flu vaccines among cattle, but one Utah State veterinarian says to his …
Proposed ‘EATS’ Act could devour NY agriculture laws
A federal bill could spell trouble for New York farmers. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act would remove local and state governments' …
How livestock farming fuels climate change
By Seth Millstein for Sentient.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collabora…
Federal lawmakers respond to WY wolf abuse, state's response
Following the torture of a wolf by a Wyoming man, a state panel is seeking a bill to protect the killing of predators with vehicles, but Federal …
WY communities pitch in on wildfire recovery efforts
Recent extreme wildfires in Wyoming burned nearly 500,000 acres and among those recovering are ranchers and their surviving livestock. Wildfires …
AR ranchers want a bigger cut from beef industry
The price of beef could be on the minds of Arkansas farmers and ranchers when they go to the polls in November. Currently, just four companies - …
U.S. Supreme Court decision could shape animal farm regulations
By Marlena Williams for Sentient.Broadcast version by Kathleen Shannon for Greater Dakota News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service …