FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2013 file photo, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man holds two chickens, later to be slaughtered as part of the Kapparot ritual in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, ...

A group of animal-rights activists want the city to stop the slaughter of 50,000 chickens on the streets of Brooklyn in the days leading up to Yom Kippur. “This is a huge public health threat, a toxic ...

A judge Friday denied a request from an animal rights group for a temporary restraining order to stop two Jewish centers in Orange County from practicing a holiday ritual in which chickens are ...

All’s fair when it comes to slaughtering fowl on the streets of Brooklyn, a judge ruled Monday, clearing the way for thousands of chickens to be killed next week in a 2,000-year-old ritual. Manhattan ...

MANHATTAN (CN) — Brooklyn residents and animal rights activists cannot force New York City to block the annual Orthodox Jewish ritual slaughter of chickens known as Kaporos, a New York appellate court ...

Actor Ryan Gosling has spoken out against inhumane chicken slaughter practices by sending a letter on behalf of PETA to McDonalds CEO, Jim Skinner. “I was shocked to learn from my friends at PETA that ...

In America, we like to believe that bigger and faster are usually better. After all, what’s better for business than reaping bigger and faster profits? But sometimes we pay a terrible price for this ...

Perdue Farms, known for its namesake chicken brand, is rolling out gentler slaughter practices as part of its efforts to reduce trauma and discomfort for birds. The company will increase its use of ...

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has tossed out an animal rights group's lawsuit against a California synagogue that practices the ritual slaughter of chickens. Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ruled that Chabad ...