Current and archived news about farm animals:
Farm Animals
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New Zealand Government Orders Cull of Approximately 150,000 Cows
The cull is intended to prevent spread of Mycoplasma bovis, which can cause cows to have pneumonia, arthritis, mastitis and other ailments.
June 22, 2018
Factory Farming of Cows for Beef Begins in United Kingdom
Research conducted by the Guardian and Bureau of Investigative Journalism has revealed that the first dozen factory farms in the United Kingdom on which cows are reared for beef have recently been opened.
June 22, 2018
Nearly 3,000 Pigs Killed in Barn Fire in Oxford County in Ontario
The blaze occurred at Van Boekel Farms in Norwich Township. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
June 21, 2018
Disease Found to Kill Approximately Twenty Percent of Farm Animals
A report recently issued by the World Organization for Animal Health indicates that the primary reasons for the approximately 14 billion deaths per year are overcrowding, filth, injury and antibiotic resistance.
June 19, 2018
Ten Cows Killed When Truck Hits Guard Rail and Overturns in Georgia
Nathaniel Ledford — the driver of the truck — was arrested for allegedly "failing to maintain his lane after he allegedly overcorrected and struck his vehicle into the end of a guard rail," according to police.
June 19, 2018
Severe Mistreatment of Pigs by Workers at Farm in England Revealed
Undercover video shot at the Fir Tree Farm in Lincolnshire shows four workers repeatedly kicking pigs' heads and jabbing pigs with a pitchfork.
June 18, 2018
Truckers' Strike Prompts Killing of Millions of Chickens in Brazil
Approximately 70 million chickens have been killed in response to a lack of feed caused by a strike throughout Brazil by truckers protesting against high fuel prices.
June 7, 2018
Almost 400 Roosters Seized During Raid on Alleged Cockfighting Ring
The raid occurred at the Ravenwold Greenhouses farm in Northampton, MA. A representative of the Massachusetts SPCA stated that the birds will have to be euthanized because they can't be rehabilitated.
June 4, 2018
Widely Used Method of Delousing Fish Found Harmful to Them
A study recently published by PHARMAQ Analytiq indicates that immersing farmed salmon in warmed water as a means of removing sea lice is "likely to cause pain and serious lesions in treated fish."
May 19, 2018
Man in Ontario Prohibited from Owning or Caring for Animals for Life
Former farmer Ben Stein pleaded guilty to permitting animals to be in distress and failing to provide adequate and appropriate sanitary conditions, ventilation and veterinary attention after approximately 1,500 pigs died.
May 16, 2018
