NEW HAVEN — A controversial poultry market that would have slaughtered live chickens as they were purchased won't be opening anytime soon in the former location of a neighborhood market and sub shop ...

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 ...

Critics fear that increasing the speed at which animals are slaughtered could lead to less safe food and less safe conditions for workers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTSMOUTH — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals targeted downtown Portsmouth eateries Thursday with a protest against ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new draft rules would allow slaughterhouses that participate in certain inspection systems — which account for the majority of ...