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You've Got to Hunt for Your Own Steak in the Australian Outback
In the remote town of Roebourne, Australia (population 1,200), average temperatures are around 40° C/104° F. Becoming involved in the local food scene means being able to hunt and source kangaroo, snakes, Bush turkey, bat, and sea turtle.
Mass Culling of Mountain Goats in France Is a Massacre and a Mistake, Critics Say
Wildlife groups have argued that shooting the animals will disperse the herd and increase the risk of spreading a contagious disease that is afflicting it to nearby mountains.
French Authorities Are Investigating an Illegal Horsemeat Trafficking Ring
Police detained 12 people who are suspected of falsifying identification documents for horses deemed unfit for human consumption, including horses used in laboratory procedures and horses taken from equestrian clubs.
Cow Retirement Homes Are Booming in India — Here's Why
Hindu nationalist groups fighting for the protection of India's cows have succeeded in expanding statutes against slaughter, which have increased cattle smuggling as well as the need for cattle shelters.
Thousands of Animals Have Been Saved in Nepal as Mass Slaughter Is Cancelled
The world's largest animal sacrifice has been cancelled in Nepal, in a landmark victory for activists. At the event in 2009 around 500,000 water buffalo, goats, chickens, and other animals were killed.
The Killing Fields of Srebrenica: Twenty Years After the Bosnian Genocide
Ahead of this year's memorial event, we visited the town where Bosnian Serb forces killed 8,000 Muslim men and boys in 1995.
Some Swedish Lunatic Thinks Eating Halal Meat Magically Makes You Muslim
“You become a Muslim if you eat halal meat,” said Michael Öhman, a leading member of the nationalist Sweden Democrats party, to a local newspaper this week. Yes, with a straight face.
This Butcher Cuddles With His Pigs Before He Kills Them
Most butchers prefer their pigs dead when they enter the shop. But one Dutch butcher likes to take his live pigs to the beach before turning them into cutlets.
Iceland Is Running Out of Meat
Iceland's slaughterhouses and meatpacking facilities are required to get frequent vet inspections—but with the nation's veterinarians currently on strike, a meat apocalypse looms.
This Trio Is Remaking Swiss Cuisine, One Pig at a Time
Zurich's Hood Food pop-up dinner series aims to reshape how Swiss people approach their food. The latest dinner celebrated the Swiss tradition of Metzgete, a pig slaughter and roast in nothing goes to waste.
The Vegan Vodou High Priestess of New Orleans Isn’t Interested in Animal Sacrifice
Vodou—not the Voodoo of Hollywood schlock—is a fluid and creative faith. Sallie Ann Glassman, a renowned Vodou practitioner, is a testament to this with her veganism. Increasingly, Vodouisants around the world have adopted an animal-free lifestyle like...