Germany prides itself on its high animal welfare standards, enshrined as a national objective in its constitution since 2002. Yet animal welfare organizations fear the government is stepping back from ...

More than 30 commercial poultry farms in Germany have been forced to cull their animals following outbreaks of avian influenza, according to Germany's animal health institute on Sunday. According to ...

BERLIN — An eastern German region said Friday it is lifting a ban on the transport of animals that was imposed last weekend after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in a buffalo herd. No further ...

An employee of the veterinary office walks across the premises of a poultry farm. Around 85,000 animals on two poultry farms in the district of Märkisch-Oderland have to be killed due to bird flu.