Early in the morning of September 5th, 17 Farm Sanctuary staff members and volunteers waited anxiously at Elmira Corning Regional Airport for a cargo plane to land.

In the traditional practice of Kapparot, observed in conjunction with Yom Kippur, a participant holds a chicken by the wings or the legs and circles the bird nine times above his head as he recites a prayer.

Every year, young 4-H participants across the country travel to state and county fairs to show the farm animals they have raised and cared for over the preceding months.

With the skyrocketing popularity of the backyard chicken coops, more people are raising chickens for meat at home — some as a hobby and others, with good intentions, hoping to circumvent the ills of the factory farm system.

When park rangers found Winston, he was wandering alone down College Point Boulevard in Queens, New York. Farm animal sightings are more common in Queens than you might expect. Every year hundreds of animals are shipped to the area’s live markets.

Legal Battle Continues against the USDA for Allowing the Sale of Diseased Bird Livers

No experience needed to enjoy this weekend celebration of compassionate living

Every year, businesses across the country cash in on Easter by selling baby rabbits, chicks, and ducklings as novelties.

Butterscotch arrived at our New York Shelter with a swollen mass on her face, which had destroyed her left eye.

Hanging upside-down, tied by their feet, their bodies bruised and backs nearly bald of feathers — that was the state Juno and Diana were in when they were found by a certain Good Samaritan.