Cows

Watch This Guy Carve A Cow

The Huffington Post | Michael Grass | Posted 05.18.2012

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Just as more restaurants, eateries and ordinary consumers embrace Meatless Mondays, Old Town food emporium Society Fair is going wh...

On Love, Loss, and Hot Dogs

Kathy Stevens | Posted 04.29.2012

Kathy Stevens

Last Sunday was fun. I was one of three judges at Go Dog Go, a fundraiser held by Pause Dog Boutique to support dog rescue efforts.

Cheese Graders: Experts Name Their Favorite Green Cheeses

Avital Binshtock | Posted 04.23.2012

Avital Binshtock

No matter how you slice it, mainstream cheese is inefficient fare: Almost 10 pounds of milk are needed to make a typical 1-pound wheel. But you need not forsake your favorite Gouda. Just choose a brand that takes sustainability into account. I asked five experts to name their favorites.

Texas Drought Takes Cow Numbers Down By 600K

AP | BETSY BLANEY | Posted 02.15.2012

LUBBOCK, Texas — The worst drought in Texas' history has led to the largest-ever one-year decline in the leading cattle-state's cow herd, raisin...

Class-Action Dairy Lawsuit Gets Bigger

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.17.2011

WASHINGTON -- A class-action lawsuit filed against dairy industry groups for macabre practices that may violate federal antitrust laws is getting bigg...

'Not Your Typical Let's-Steal-A-Cow Kinda People'

AP | By JIM SUHR | Posted 12.24.2011

ST. LOUIS -- Even with cattle theft rampant in much of the nation's midsection, Oklahoma rancher Ryan Payne wasn't worried about anyone messing with h...

Photographer Slaps Mischa Barton With Raw Meat

animalnewyork.com | Posted 10.12.2011

Celebrity photographer Tyler Shields continues to display his immense talent for snagging Hollywood’s discarded hot messes. First LiLo rolled around...

Homogenized Shomogenized?

Carolyn Ossorio | Posted 12.11.2011

Carolyn Ossorio

"Wait a second. Pasteurization and homogenization are not the same thing?" Larry shook his head. "Homogenization is a process which alters milk's natural state by forcing it through small openings at high pressure.

WATCH: Cows vs RC Truck

Posted 11.19.2011

A cow might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words "intelligent animal," but if we've learned one thing from the Internet t...

WATCH: Now We Know Cows Love Jazz

Posted 11.11.2011

Earlier this summer, we learned that beluga whales love mariachi music. In more animal/musical appreciation news, cows love New Orleans jazz. In th...

Man Found Butchering Cow In Utah Driveway

AP | Posted 11.06.2011

OGDEN, Utah -- Authorities are considering charges after a Utah man was found butchering a cow in his driveway. Police say when officers arrived, the...

Runaway Cow Tracked Down In Germany

AP | By GEIR MOULSON | Posted 11.01.2011

BERLIN -- A cow named Yvonne whose escape kept a corner of Bavaria on tenterhooks has turned herself in after three months on the run. The Gut Aiderb...

North Dakota Monastery Puts Its Ranching Operation Out To Pasture

AP | Posted 09.28.2011

RICHARDTON, N.D. -- A Roman Catholic monastery in North Dakota is putting its ranching operation out to pasture because it lacks monks with cowboy ski...

Ice Cream for a Cooler Planet

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.25.2011

Avital Binshtock

We asked dessert experts to recommend their favorite eco-friendly ice cream, so you can cool your palate and the planet at the same time.

Lynne Peeples

Beefing Up The Case Against Meat: Environment Group The Latest To Advise Eating Less Meat And Cheese

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 09.17.2011

Gidon Eschel, a professor of climate physics at Bard College in New York, spent much of his youth in Israel with cows — tending to a dairy farm as a...

In South Korea: Blood Runs From Taps

Laura Beck | Posted 05.25.2011

Laura Beck

To date, four million animals have been buried alive in South Korea because humans are too lazy and too cheap to properly vaccinate them.

Buddhist Monks Pray For Slaughtered Foot And Mouth Animals

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hundreds of South Korean Buddhist monks and believers offered prayers Wednesday for more than 1.93 million cows, pigs and ot...

Dead Cow Walking: National Hamburger Day Is a Celebration That Shouldn't Happen

Marc Bekoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Marc Bekoff

Who we eat is a serious moral question. When you're eating meat you're eating misery. And, most likely, you're also eating filth and disease.

The Cow of Art

Lily Blau | Posted 05.25.2011

Lily Blau

I'm an actor and a writer. And lately I've been having trouble remembering why -- when I can barely pay my rent, let alone health insurance -- why I do what I do.

Ag Department Proposal Threatens Animal Welfare

Temple Grandin, Ph.D | Posted 05.25.2011

Temple Grandin, Ph.D

As a scientist who has dedicated her life to improving livestock welfare, I am extremely alarmed that the USDA has paid so little attention to the animal welfare implications of their Humane Slaughter Act.

Don't Got Milk

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011

Will Durst

Most experts agree that Milk is the ultimate gateway drug. 99% of all heroin addicts began their descent into substance abuse hell by initially succumbing to the temptations of Milk.

Making a Case for Why Grass-Fed Meat Is Better (VIDEO)

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Liza de Guia

Meet farmer Ingimundur and Ulla Kjarval of Spring Lake Farm. To them, grass-fed meat has a beefy, distinctive taste to it -- a taste they are sure New York diners and chefs will want to seek out.

Got (Safe) Milk?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

There is no scientific evidence that raw milk is superior to pasteurized milk in any way. If you were to compare nutrition labels, the two are nearly identical.

Beefy Book

npr.org | By Mark Schatzker | Posted 05.25.2011

But Steak stands apart because of Schatzker's fun, accessible style and his willingness to slay the sacred cows of what supposedly makes great steak....

Meatless Monday: Why Plants And Farmers Are Superheroes

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011

Ellen Kanner

Every time we choose produce over processed, we're saying yes to farmers, yes to the guys who grow our food, yes to increased food production and cleaner air.