King Mohammed VI of Morocco has urged citizens to refrain from the traditional slaughtering of sheep during Eid al-Adha this year due to a severe drought that has significantly reduced the country’s ...

A woman from Maine who taught herself butchery by watching YouTube videos said her first attempt to slaughter a sheep with a knife was 'awful.' Home butcher Susannah Koch, 34, taught herself about the ...

The Muslim custom of killing sheep at temporary slaughterhouses jeopardizes all ritual slaughter in Belgium, a Cabinet minister there warned. Ben Weyts, Belgium’s minister for animal welfare, made the ...

Greece banned the slaughter and movements of sheep and goats across the country on Monday as part of a major effort to control the outbreak of “goat plague,” a highly contagious and acute viral ...

Sheep and lambs are being slaughtered at a Central Victorian saleyard as the impact of last year's floods and oversupply take their toll. A livestock agent says he has not seen lambs and sheep ...

July 2 (UPI) --A sheep dubbed Waldo for his hiding abilities after fleeing slaughter in New York has been safely found and transported to a new sanctuary home. The Woodstock Farm Sanctuary said the ...

The proposed changes would allow abattoirs to use a different method for deciding the ages of sheep. Under the proposals, abattoirs would also have the option of a system based on the date, with sheep ...

Twenty-six American blackbelly sheep that were saved from slaughter are now serving as therapy animals in Moorpark. Earlier this month, the animals took part in a reiki and meditation session, an ...

There is big variability reported in slaughter performance, with more lambs killing under weight and potential price cuts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman buys a sheep at a livestock market, ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in the Moroccan city of Oujda By Ahmed Eljechtimi ...