animal welfare

Bat populations have been on the decline in the U.S. for decades due to climate change, habitat loss and a nasty fungal disease. But one species has been making a major comeback in Tennessee: the gray bat.

The animal welfare nonprofit Mercy for Animals published a video last week that it claims sheds light on inhumane and poor working conditions “at facilities raising animals for Pilgrim’s Pride” in western Kentucky.

Two Kentucky lawmakers want to require people accused of animal abuse to pay for housing and upkeep while cases are pending.

Humane societies across Kentucky are struggling with a constant problem that multiplies during breeding season: too many animals and not enough space.

Animal rights advocates say the Ohio Valley’s varying laws on the treatment of animals can make it more difficult to identify those who abuse them. A…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied a petition by the National Chicken Council to remove the speed limit on work at some slaughterhouses, a move…