WERNERSVILLE, Pennsylvania – An eastern Pennsylvania man was attacked and killed by a "temperamental" pet bull a day before his 53rd birthday, the coroner's office said Monday.
Ricky Weinhold was attacked Saturday by a one-ton bull on a farm where he leased barn space in Wernersville, about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Berks County Deputy Coroner [...]

The saga of Tammy the Turnpike Turkey may have a romantic epilogue.
Finally captured today at Exit 14B on the New Jersey Turnpike, Tammy likely will be pleased with her new home at the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacy Township, New Jersey.
“A tom turkey we’ve named ‘Gobbler’ will be waiting for her,” said Popcorn Park General [...]

WITH “hormone-free”, “cage-free” and “antibiotic-free” becoming common labels on our supermarket shelves, might “pain-free” be the next sticker slapped onto a rump roast?
As unlikely as that may seem, progress in neuroscience and genetics in recent years makes it a very real possibility. In fact, according to one philosopher, we have an ethical duty to consider [...]

BEIJING – A pig that survived 36 days buried in the rubble of May’s massive Sichuan earthquake has been voted China’s favorite animal, but the attention has made him fat, lazy and bad-tempered, state media said.
The hog, trapped in a sty after the 7.9 magnitude quake, was bought by a local businessman who was moved [...]

At Thanksgiving, turkeys are in the spotlight, but not all of them end up on our tables.
One lucky bird is appointed National Thanksgiving Turkey, appearing at the White House and getting an official pardon from the president.
It’s the high point of a turkey’s career. But once he’s whisked off the stage, what happens?
In recent years, [...]

BUDAPEST – Two thieves were caught in southern Hungary with 12 pigs stuffed in their small van during a routine traffic check, Hungarian police said on Thursday.
Police stopped two men in a Renault Kangoo near the town of Szigetvar, about 137 miles south of Budapest, as they attempted to drive off.
“The pigs weighed about 25-30 [...]

Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction.
It has long been observed that cows appear to have a talent for weather forecasting and are able to predict when rain is on the way, but until now their navigational abilities have been largely ignored.
Their [...]

Apple was certainly the apple of someone’s eye. The cow was sold for $1 million Monday at an auction in Litchfield, Conn.
When the 4-year-old show cow paraded in front of 800 onlookers down the runway at Arethusa Farm, bidding started at $200,000.
A small group of partners from Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin placed the winning bid. [...]

LONDON – A pig’s delight is three square meals each day, according to a Swedish study on Tuesday showing swine raised in conventional indoor pens are healthier and grow fatter when fed this way.
The researchers were looking to see whether they could alter feeding times to improve the welfare of indoor pigs raised for commercial [...]

CALIFORNIA – Deer and other wildlife find a welcome home on a Fall River ranch that’s considered an unofficial wildlife preserve by the ranch managers.
Mary Rickert considers the River Ranch in Fall River an unofficial wildlife preserve.
‘These deer are so used to humans, and coexisting with us and the cows, that we feel like it’s [...]