Tag: Livestock farming
New Zealand bans live cow exports due to welfare concerns
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand announced Wednesday it is banning the export of live cows and other farm animals by sea due to...
Review: An intimate, wordless portrait of a pig in ‘Gunda’
The barnyard setting of “Gunda” could hardly be more familiar, but in Russian director Victor Kossakovsky's documentary, a pigsty is rendered an almost...
Iowa lawmakers pass bill seeking to stop farm investigations
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers for the fourth time have approved restrictions aimed at stopping animal welfare activists from documenting animal abuse at...
Hall of Fame horse breeder Alice Headley Chandler dies at 95
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Alice Headley Chandler, who founded Mill Ridge Farm and built a Hall of Fame career as a breeder of champion racing...
Essential Quality stays unbeaten with close Blue Grass win
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Unbeaten Essential Quality continued his mastery of Keeneland and established himself as a Kentucky Derby favorite, outdueling Highly Motivated in the...
Over 55,000 animals believed dead in fire at German pig farm
BERLIN — A fire at a pig-breeding facility in northeastern Germany is believed to have killed more than 55,000 animals, the operator said Thursday.
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Unbeaten Essential Quality is the 3-5 Blue Grass favorite
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Unbeaten Essential Quality is the 3-5 morning line favorite and will start from the No. 4 post for the $800,000 Blue...
Mexico leader descries beer, milk production in arid areas
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is railing against the production of beer and milk in areas where there isn’t enough...
Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle
MAXWELL, Iowa — Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small meat...
Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...