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 ...

Washington, DC—In a letter to Perdue CEO Jim Perdue released today, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) President Cathy Liss demanded that the company end its use of a misleading label claiming that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a growing industry centered on sustainable, healthy and humane food, "pasture-raised" chicken has become the premium badge in ...

Eggs laid from hens kept in cage-free or pasture-raised environments aren't significantly more nutritious than regular eggs laid by hens kept in a cage, chicken researchers and dietitians say. "The ...

Scientists at the European Food Safety Agency on Tuesday recommended ending the use of cages to raise broiler chickens and laying hens in order to improve the animals' welfare. The two scientific ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kroger Co, the biggest U.S. supermarket operator, faces a lawsuit claiming it deceived consumers by marketing a store brand as humanely raised chicken products when the animals ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon made headlines at the start of the year when it became the latest of several states to implement a "cage-free" egg law, which requires all eggs produced or sold in the state to ...

Lisa Steele, author of “Fresh Eggs Daily,” addresses five common myths about eggs. Based in Maine, Steele has raised chickens for years and also has ducks and geese on her farm. Read on to find out ...