Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws Caged hens will be a thing of the past in England, the government has announced, as it ...

Some farmers are betting that consumers would pay more for eggs if they knew the chickens that made them were healthy and well-treated. The hard part is figuring out where your eggs come from. Because ...

MOBILE, Alabama – Having a winning record in its inaugural Football Bowl Subdivision season would have been viewed as an epic accomplishment for Delaware. The fact the Blue Hens achieved that with an ...

When we think of dinosaurs, fierce giants like Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) or long-necked sauropods usually come to mind. However, not all dinosaurs went extinct about 66 million years ago at the end ...

The government is planning to end the use of hen cages as part of a raft of proposals to improve animal welfare standards in England. The measures also include moving away from the use of pig ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

For the majority of waterfowl hunters across the country, the American black duck is a once-in-a-lifetime bird. A close cousin to the Mallard, the black duck will be forever associated with the ...

February 23, 2025, the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Bible talks a great deal about love, about God’s love for us and about the invitation to love in return.