Eid al Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, holds huge significance as a major Islamic festival celebrated worldwide. It is marked by Eid prayers, feasting, and Qurbani. Qurbani, also called ...

The animals rights party PvdD is making a renewed effort to pass a bill that would ban a number of common and cruel livestock ...

As it went into effect with the turn of the new year, a ban on certain methods of animal slaughter in the Belgian region of Flanders is raising concerns over religious freedom in Belgium. Because the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After several months of contentious debate and pressure from Muslim residents, Hamtramck City Council voted Tuesday night to allow ...

In my recent article, I discussed a paper I published in the journal Animals on whether humane animal slaughter is possible. Since I have received numerous replies, I would like this opportunity to ...

KATY -- Sam Kouka will perform the ritual hundreds of times during next week's three-day celebration of Eid Ul-Adha, Arabic for the Feast of Sacrifice. As he faces Mecca, gripping the head of a ...

On World Animal Day, the debate over slaughter without prior stunning sparked up again. Silvio Erkens, the state secretary for animal welfare from the VVD, told RTL that it is irritating that the ...