WEYMOUTH − Mayor Robert Hedlund is proposing an ordinance that would establish parameters for the ritual slaughter of animals while protecting residents' religious rights. Hedlund proposed the ...

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has responded to the online document calling for change with a statement.

Donkeys are under threat in Africa, but thanks to a new rule by officials, the species is expected to regain its numbers. According to The Eastleigh Voice, millions of donkeys are slaughtered in ...

NEW YORK (AP) – Winston escaped death to find a piglet’s paradise. The little piggy found wandering this summer along a bustling Queens boulevard is among hundreds of animals _ including cows, sheep, ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY – A variety of law enforcement officials were at what was described Wednesday as an “illegal animal slaughter farm” on Godwin Road, according to Animal Recovery Mission. The animal ...

Slaughter contends that the best way to control these "superbugs" -- which not only poison food but also result in up to 100,000 deadly hospital infections a year -- is to pass her legislation ...