Trump’s “strike force” against animal abuse, and the conservative movement’s turn toward animal welfare, explained.

Animal welfare groups said a bill in Congress would override hundreds of protections for farm animals in more than a dozen ...

Animal welfare groups said a bill in Congress would override hundreds of protections for farm animals in more than a dozen ...

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move ...

Bear bile farming will be banned in the country starting Jan. 1, South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment ...

As 2026 begins, California is once again at the forefront of animal welfare, introducing a suite of new laws designed to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Activists are celebrating “landmark” animal welfare reforms that could spare millions of animals from being gassed to death or suffering in cramped cages while being farmed for their meat, eggs or fur ...

12:25, Mon, Dec 22, 2025 Updated: 12:26, Mon, Dec 22, 2025 Farmers have warned that a ban on cages for chickens and pigs could pose a fresh threat to the sector, which is already struggling to compete ...

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 ...

A stock image of a hen from Belgium [Bloomberg via Getty Images] 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.