Many words we use come with hidden baggage. For instance we tend to assume that local, natural and grass-fed foods are good for our health, the environment and animal welfare, while intensive farming ...

The EU aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 – but has been investing four times as much money into carbon-intensive livestock farming than growing plants, research has found ...

Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from animals to humans) because of better control, biosecurity and separation of livestock. It finds ...

Factory farming is a common yet controversial practice that allows for the large-scale production of meat products. However, the system often involves the inhumane raising and handling of animals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture is asking farmers and others to keep an eye on their flocks as avian influenza spreads.

Ahead of World Zoonoses Day on Monday, 6 July, global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS has called for urgent, unified action to tackle the root causes of zoonotic diseases, many of which are ...

Mette Frederiksen’s new government promises overhaul for people – and animals – in home of ultra-intensive farming Like all new prime ministers, when Mette Frederiksen secured a third consecutive term ...