A group of animal-rights activists want the city to stop the slaughter of 50,000 chickens on the streets of Brooklyn in the days leading up to Yom Kippur. “This is a huge public health threat, a toxic ...

On Monday night more than a thousand people gathered on President Street at Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights for kapparot, a ritual Hasidic Jewish chicken slaughter ahead of Yom Kippur. Early the ...

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has tossed out an animal rights group's lawsuit against a California synagogue that practices the ritual slaughter of chickens. Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ruled that Chabad ...

Unlike traditional farming, cultivated or lab-grown meat focuses on producing only the parts people eat, rather than raising and slaughtering entire animals. After waiting for more than seven years, ...

It's that time of year again: the High Holy Days, 10 days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, mark the beginning of the Jewish New Year and for Jews are a time of reflection, repentance, and celebration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTSMOUTH — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals targeted downtown Portsmouth eateries Thursday with a protest against ...

Actor Ryan Gosling has spoken out against inhumane chicken slaughter practices by sending a letter on behalf of PETA to McDonalds CEO, Jim Skinner. “I was shocked to learn from my friends at PETA that ...

Opponents of “makeshift slaughterhouses” on Brooklyn sidewalks duked it out in court Tuesday with Jewish leaders over an upcoming religious ritual that involves the killing of 50,000 chickens. The ...

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) health department will crack down on the slaughter of chicken on pavements across the city... KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) health department ...