Most Hasidic Jews I've spoken to in Brooklyn about kapparot, the annual pre-Yom Kippur chicken slaughter ritual, say the same thing about what happens to the meat: it goes to charity. Given the ...

Editor’s note: This opinion column offers a differing view from that presented by guest columnist Brian Ronholm in “Eschewing obfuscation on poultry slaughter line speed.” Poultry slaughter would ...

The key to understanding the complexities in the debate over the line speed issue for poultry production is to recognize that there is a distinct difference between the line speed for slaughter and ...

Actor Ryan Gosling has spoken out against inhumane chicken slaughter practices by sending a letter on behalf of PETA to McDonalds CEO, Jim Skinner. “I was shocked to learn from my friends at PETA that ...

A video purporting to show inhumane slaughter practices at a Foster Farms chicken plant in Fresno County has led to the suspension of five workers and a criminal investigation by the sheriff’s office.

Koch Foods, a giant chicken processor that supplies Burger King, Kroger and Walmart (not affiliated with the Koch brothers) lost no time in replacing the five busloads of undocumented workers taken ...

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 ...

A group of animal-rights activists want the city to stop the slaughter of 50,000 chickens on the streets of Brooklyn in the days leading up to Yom Kippur. “This is a huge public health threat, a toxic ...