A Muscle Drug For Pigs Comes Out Of The Shadows
The USDA is allowing a pork retailer, for the first time, to label products as raised with "no ractopamine." It may lead to pressure on farmers to stop using the muscle-promoting drug.(Image credit:...
View ArticleE. Coli Bacteria Can Transfer Antibiotic Resistance To Other Bacteria
Reports from China show that E. coli bacteria are increasingly resistant to the antibiotic of last resort — and can pass that resistance on to other strains of bacteria.(Image credit: Peter...
View ArticleA Virtual View Of A Slaughterhouse
Virtual reality can be wildly entertaining, but it also can inform us in hard-hitting ways about social justice issues, including those of animals, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.(Image credit:...
View ArticleAnimal Rights Activist On Trial In Canada For Giving Water To Pigs
Anita Krajnc is facing charges of criminal mischief because she gave water to pigs bound for the slaughterhouse. If convicted, she could be sentenced to six months in jail or a $5,000 fine.(Image...
View ArticleScientists Get Down And Dirty With DNA To Track Wild Pigs
Wild hogs inflict $1.5 billion in damage on U.S. property each year. But biologists can now track the elusive animals via tiny bits of DNA the swine leave behind in puddles and ponds.(Image credit: Rae...
View ArticleA Taste For Pork Helped A Deadly Virus Jump To Humans
People were dropping dead in Malaysia, and no one could figure out why their brains were swelling. A young scientist solved the mystery. Then he had to get people to believe him.(Image credit: Andy...
View ArticleCanadian Court Clears Activist Who Gave Water To Pigs
The case against Anita Krajnc, who founded the animal rights group Toronto Pig Save, has garnered international attention. She faced the possibility of jail time and thousands of dollars in...
View ArticleCRISPR Bacon: Chinese Scientists Create Genetically Modified Low-Fat Pigs
Scientists have used CRISPR, a new gene-editing technique, to create pigs that can keep their bodies warmer, burning more fat to produce leaner meat.(Image credit: Zheng et al. / PNAS)
View ArticleA Novel Virus Killed 24,000 Piglets In China. Where Did It Come From?
At first, tests were positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus. Then something strange happened. The pigs stopped testing positive for that virus — but kept getting sick.(Image credit: xPacifica...
View ArticleA Deadly Virus Threatens Millions Of Pigs In China
In August, cases of African swine fever began cropping up. Can China bring it under control?(Image credit: Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
View ArticleIllinois Farmers Put Rare Pig Back On Dinner Table To Save It From Extinction
The American mulefoot hog was once popular, but began to die out in favor of fast-growing breeds suited to confinement. But some farmers hope to renew interest in the hogs — by getting them on...
View ArticleTo Keep African Swine Fever Out, Denmark Is Planning A Southern Boar(der) Fence
The 40-mile fence is being built to protect Denmark's $5 billion pig industry from possible infection by wild boars. But critics doubt the fence will work, and warn it may adversely affect...
View ArticleBig Companies Bet On Cleaner Power From Pig Poop Ponds
Two large companies plan to capture natural gas from manure-filled ponds, turning it into clean, climate-saving energy. But some neighbors just want the ponds gone.(Image credit: Dan Charles/NPR)
View ArticleOpinion: Livestock Farmers, Without Options, Turn To Euthanasia
With meat packing plants and supply lines disrupted by the coronavirus, hog farmers are having to euthanize animals that were intended for food.(Image credit: Dane Rhys/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
View ArticleIn a major scientific advance, a pig kidney is successfully transplanted into...
The kidney, which came from a genetically altered pig, worked normally and showed no signs of rejection. It's seen as a significant step toward using animal organs for life-saving transplants.(Image...
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