In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated how large-scale livestock rearing may result in the emergence and transmission of novel, potentially zoonotic pathogens. They ...

MADRID (Reuters) -The top court in Spain's northwestern Galicia region has ordered that authorities stamp out pollution linked to intensive pig farming in a landmark case highlighting decades-long ...

Researchers have found a surprising correlation in Brazil, the U.S. and Germany: areas with more pigs also have higher COVID-19 infection rates. In Brazil, more than 70% of pigs are raised in ...

Local councils are giving the green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data Plans for intensive livestock “megafarms” are omitting crucial climate impacts, ...

Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has expressed deep disappointment and strongly disagreed with the state ...

For over two decades, residents of Tanjong Sepat have endured an overwhelming stench emanating from nearby pig farms, leading to serious environmental and health con ...

Prime Minister John Key says he found television footage of intensive pig farming "very, very disturbing". TVNZ's Sunday programme aired footage by animal welfare organisation Open Rescue, who were ...

MADRID — The top court in Spain's northwestern Galicia region has ordered that authorities stamp out pollution linked to intensive pig farming in a landmark case highlighting decades-long ...