The wolf battle continues!
On Chuck Becker’s cattle farm in north-central Minnesota, wolves can cause his animals to run through fences and become crippled. Some are eaten alive.
Before, Becker could trap or shoot the wolves to protect his cattle. The state even reimbursed him for the animals killed by the wolves, provided that he had proof.
But [...]
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Wow. This article illustrates the law of unintended consequences. Who would have thought that a benign hot-air balloon would become a chicken’s mortal enemy?
Abbi Vincent-Lloyd said she lost 30 hens on days when balloons were flying low over her Herefordshire farm.
She claimed the stress of seeing the enormous balloons overhead [...]
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A measure that would ban farmers from raising egg-laying hens, veal calves and pregnant pigs in small cages and crates by 2015 appeared to be headed for victory this morning.
Supporters of Proposition 2 said the initiative would guarantee farm animals a better life, giving them the space they need to stand up, turn [...]
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The tradition of cowherding has been revived in the UK according to the National Trust, with the appointment of a cowgirl on heathland in Dorset.
Lisa Hawthornthwaite will herd grazing Red Devon cattle on Studland Heath to stop it becoming overgrown with trees.
An increasing number of visitors meant the animals could not roam [...]
These improbable pictures were taken at an exotic bird farm in Germany and show the extraordinary moment when a one-year-old pelican body-searched a dog in search for a missing meal.
Captured by the owner of the bird farm, Roland Adam, they show how Petri the Pelican took exception to the theft of its meal.
“I was preparing [...]
If you regularly buy “cage free” eggs instead of the conventional kind, you’re off to a good start in supporting the welfare of farm animals, according to the World Society for the Protection of Animals. The same goes for buying “free range” poultry and “grass fed” dairy and meat, although those products may be harder [...]
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Ewe might not believe your eyes if you’re passing this Nottinghamshire field any time soon.
Because two baby lambs have sprung up from nowhere and miraculously been born six months after the traditional spring season for female sheep to give birth.
The adorable little pair, born three weeks ago to a Jacob Breed, are pictured galloping around [...]
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Some livestock farms in the Sutherlin community opened their gates to the public to see on Saturday.
Alpacas are getting to be more common in Oregon, and last weekend local farms celebrated National Alpaca Farm Days.
Some of the alpaca farms had visitors coming to see what the animals were all about, and the breeders got [...]
Last weekend, Ellen DeGeneres hosted a star-studded event in Hollywood raising cash and support for Proposition 2 — a ballot initiative in California that would outlaw confining crates and cages used in the factory farming of hens, veal calves and pregnant pigs. “I think no one goes out of their way to hurt an animal,” [...]
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