“A victory for animals.” That’s what philosopher Peter Singer, a luminary of the animal protection movement, called it last week when Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox signed into law Bill 147, which ...

If you’ve eaten an egg recently, it probably came from a hen who was raised in horrific conditions in a battery cage. These small, cramped, relentlessly bright cages are physically excruciating for ...

When Daniel Abiliba was growing up in northern Ghana, caring for animals was part of his daily life. He shepherded cows before school. His family had a donkey, dogs, goats, cattle, and assorted ...

We’ve all heard about the horrors of the conventional, so-called “battery” cages where 90 percent of the eggs we eat are raised. Crammed into tiny wire enclosures that measure about 18 by 20 inches, ...

Lice have been found feeding on the skin and blood of free-range chickens, which are infected at much higher rates than caged flocks. This finding could have implications for states like California, ...

The well-being of 42,000 egg-laying hens in Foster brought emotions to the surface Thursday in a long, late-night debate – again – over chicken cages. As the final day of the legislative year ...