Science news articles about 'slaughter of animals'

The Netherlands stepped up measures Wednesday against the world's biggest Q fever epidemic that has killed 10 humans, by ordering the slaughter of over 30,000 animals, a press release said.

The Dutch lower house of parliament passes a law effectively banning the ritual slaughter of animals, in a move condemned by Muslim and Jewish groups.

The state law seeks to keep animals that are unable to walk out of the food supply by barring their slaughter or sale.

... slaughter of animals for commercial meat supply without stunning them first should at the very least ...