A south-west Queensland grazier has been fined for animal cruelty after trucking cattle that were not fit to be moved. Biosecurity Queensland says the cattle were discovered at a Beenleigh abattoir and were suffering advanced stages of lumpy jaw, which affects the face and bones causing abscesses and deformation.

Activists pushing for changes in animal agriculture actually want to end the practice of raising animals for food. That’s the message from Missouri Farm Bureau President Charlie Kruse, and others at the group’s annual convention in Osage Beach, Missouri.

A New Brunswick monastery that felt a blast of outrage over its willingness to harbour disgraced Roman Catholic Bishop Raymond Lahey is facing new heat over farming practices that critics call "unchristian."

The New York Racing Association said it would bar any owner or trainer from competing at its racetracks if any of their horses were sold for slaughter. It also urged horsemen who are part of what is widely considered the premier racing circuit in the nation to support rescue and adoption efforts and to find humane ways of dealing with horses that are unable to continue racing.

International opposition to 16 new dairy farms, with up to 17,850 cows in cubicles, in the Omarama and Ohau areas is resulting in a flood of submissions into Environment Canterbury. The intensive public interest has prompted Environment Canterbury (ECan) to create a special section on its Internet home page to cope with the number of inquiries it is receiving.

The castration of pigs prevents the "boar taint" smell in the meat and allows them to contain more fat. However in practice this can be very different. Now, for the first time, a scientific team has collected information on the conditions of castration on European pigs.

The picture on many milk cartons shows cows grazing on a pasture next to a country barn and a silo — but the reality is very different.

Karen Levenson, a director with Animal Alliance of Canada, a member organization of the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals, writes that what most people don’t realize is that transportation is one of the most stressful conditions that farm animals endure and, in Canada, many farm animals are transported on long, grueling journeys, in overcrowded, poorly ventilated trucks, and are forced

SYDNEY -- Two stars of the "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" television show have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing and cooking a rat to eat during filming.