Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

While it may be popular with families with young children, animal rights activists believe the tradition is cruel to the ...

HOUSTON – Hundreds of animals rescued from a fur and urine farm in Ohio are now finding new homes in Texas, with more on the way. Bears Etc. in Huntsville has already moved nearly 30 animals to a ...

Chris Hoffman is president of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. He is a first-generation hog and chicken farmer. This is the fourth in a series of “Question & Answer”-style columns with state Farm Bureau ...

All eyes were on Iowa as PHill, a domestic water buffalo, defied the odds and narrowly escaped death — not once, but twice. After breaking free from his owner's property to avoid slaughter, PHill was ...

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian." —Paul McCartney Every now and again, a special book comes along dealing with the ways in which so-called farm animals are mistreated ...

GRAY SUMMIT, Mo.– When an EF-2 tornado tore through eastern Missouri on Friday night, many areas along Interstate 44 in ...

ALTAMONT, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The new baby animals at Indian Ladder Farms have been given names, the Altamont farm announced on Sunday. The names were chosen from nearly 100 entries submitted as part of ...

Fearing arrest under new laws, activists halt hidden-cam shoots in some states. Feb. 5, 2013 — -- Fearing arrest under laws pushed by the agriculture industry, animal rights activists have halted ...

In recent years, the live crib has garnered criticism from animal lovers who say the setting is inappropriate and causes the ...