Republican Sen. Frank Niceley is bucking his local county commission and helping a family member and other farmers with a new bill exempting small slaughterhouses from local regulation. The Jefferson ...

Critics fear that increasing the speed at which animals are slaughtered could lead to less safe food and less safe conditions for workers.

Last week, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a strikingly cruel policy, even for this administration: speeding up the ...

On a blistering-hot Wednesday in June, community members walked toward an 18-wheeler that had just arrived at Superior Farms, a lamb slaughterhouse in Denver. A few dozen individuals stood on the ...

The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — New measures that could ban ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The latest campaign finance reports published by the city clerk’s office show biofuel company POET gave more than $1 million to Smart Growth Sioux Falls in its campaign to ...

Those for "Prohibition of Slaughterhouses" say animal cruelty and environmental issues are among their concerns, while those against the initiative say a ban would have major impacts on workers' ...