West Michigan organic farmer Mike O'Brien walks through snowy fields, envisioning the spring day when green grass will sprout for his animals to eat. O'Brien describes watching the chicks delight and ...

Last year, James McWilliams made the inflammatory argument in the New York Times that keeping livestock outdoors can be unsafe for animals and humans, a thesis he now reprises here . Raising animals ...

RHINEBECK, N.Y. – Cedar Hawk Farm’s cows and pigs may be raised as free- range animals, but the terrain they are on seems better suited for mountain goats. The 103-year-old revived family business is ...

British animal welfare body the RSPCA has introduced new requirements for all free-range poultry farmers, sparking a row over ethical standards. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...

I volunteer at a farm sanctuary, where our rescued animals get to live exactly as author Martha Nussbaum would like them to, in what she calls the Capabilities Approach (“People for the enlightened ...

Most livestock farmers in Nyandarua County use the free range style where cows are tethered at open farm paddocks during the day and fed in troughs in the evening. At Ndemi in Kipipiri along River ...

A group representing poultry farmers in Germany is pushing for greater protection of their flocks as bird flu spreads rapidly ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - When visiting Zoo Knoxville, you may come across Joe the Sloth right above your head. Joe is considered a free-range animal. “So this is Joe. He is our six-year-old Linnaeus ...

Washington, DC—As consumers hit supermarkets this month to prepare for holiday gatherings, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today issued results from its investigation of approximately 90 brand-name ...

Farmers across swathes of Britain have been ordered to keep their flocks indoors as cases of bird flu surge across Europe.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Most livestock farmers in Nyandarua County use the free range style where cows are ...