Livestock
End of the road for New York’s horse-drawn carriages?
A charming, must-do tourist attraction or a cruel, outdated commercial activity? New York's horse-drawn carriages have operated since the 1800s, but lawmakers now want to replace them with electric vehicles.
For some, the equine-driven rides around Central Park are part of the fabric of the Big Apple, like yellow taxis and Broadway shows.
Spain to put video cameras in abattoirs
Spanish slaughterhouses will have to install video surveillance to ensure animals are not mistreated before being killed, the government has announced, claiming a first in the EU.
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Court allows culling of 222 bears
Ljubljana – An environmental organisation has lost a legal battle against the Environment Ministry’s decision to allow the culling of 222 brown bears in Slovenia this year, by the end of September. The Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning said the ruling showed its decision for the culling was legally right and professional.
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Three gored at Pamplona’s fifth bull run
An American and two Spaniards were gored on July 10 during a danger-filled fifth bull run of Spain's famed running of the bulls through the cobblestoned streets of Pamplona.
The bulls broke into separate groups, and one of them trailed behind the rest, making the course extra unpredictable for runners trying to scamper out of their way.
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Endangered mountain sheep adapts back to nature
Endangered Anatolian mountain sheep, released to nature within the scope an ecological project in the central Anatolian province of Kırşehir, have successfully adapted to natural life, giving the authorities hope for new environmental projects for endangered species.
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ND leads SYRIZA by 10% in latest poll
High prices are the most concerning for those polled
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2,100-Year-Old Farmstead Found in Israel
The farmers may have raised sheep or goats
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Only 30% of the Pork in Shops is Bulgarian
Only 30% of the pork we buy is produced in Bulgaria, according to statistics.
Producers warn that pig farming is threatened by mass bankruptcies because the purchase price of pork is lower than the price per kilogram of cucumbers, and the state is neglecting the sector.
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Ancient Greco-Chinese war of the “Heavenly Horses” (photos-video)
The War of the Heavenly Horses lasted for 3 years
Academy to raise new generation of farmers
A "farmers' academy" is being established in order to increase the efficiency in agricultural production, increase the interest of young people in animal husbandry and raise conscious producers throughout Turkey.
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