Americans eat a whole lot of chicken—about 8 billion each year. In an effort to meet this demand, poultry farmers and some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do away with current regulations that ...

McDonald’s took another step Friday toward softening its image with animal-conscious consumers, saying it will require suppliers to treat chickens better and slaughter them more humanely. Birds sold ...

The animal rights activism group PETA knows how to use shock value to get people talking. And there’s nothing more shocking than immersing someone in a visceral experience that reveals dark truths. So ...

This week, thousands of Orthodox Jews around the world will slaughter chickens in a symbolic atonement ritual known as Kaparot. The meat, and money raised, will be donated to the poor. Many Jews will ...