People look at the carcass of the giraffe Marius after it was killed in Copenhagen Zoo February 9, 2014. The Copenhagen Zoo went ahead with a plan to shoot and dismember a healthy giraffe on Sunday ...

A zoo in Denmark has sparked a wave of controversy by asking the public to donate unwanted animals--specifically chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs--to be used in its predator feeding program.

A zoo in northern Denmark is asking pet owners to donate their unwanted guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and even small horses – not to put them on display but to feed them to the zoo’s predators. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A political campaign focused on pig welfare and polluted drinking water in Denmark shows that factory farm ...

Three piglets which were being allowed to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark that had drawn international attention have been stolen, the artist said on Wednesday.

Currently in the United States, there is a keen debate about the desirability of banning the use of antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs) in farm animal production. On the one hand, medical ...

Antimicrobial usage in animals in Denmark continued to increase in 2013 – mainly due to an increased use in pigs. However, antimicrobial use in pigs is still 12% lower than in 2009. In general, ...