(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) I’m an associate professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University. My ...

“Watch out for your fingers,” said Dan Krisak, part-timer at Litchke Farms. “We haven’t lost any yet, but every one of us gets a Band-Aid and keeps going.” Dustin Soyring, right, uses a bandsaw to ...

This Election Day, voters in Denver will decide whether animal slaughter belongs in their city. Initiated Ordinance 309 would prohibit the construction, maintenance or use of slaughterhouses within ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lamb is as Colorado as 14,000-foot peaks and Palisade peaches. Raised in rugged terrain, Colorado lamb is known for its lean meat and rich flavor. Many ...

Denver voters rejected the proposal to shut down the city’s only slaughterhouse. The results on Tuesday night showed voters resoundingly defeating the measure, which was losing by about 40 points.

Ballot measure 309 aims to ban slaughterhouses in the City and County of Denver. If passed, the measure would close just one facility, Superior Farms, in the Globeville neighborhood north of Denver. I ...

What do the United Nations, multiple prominent research groups, and the vast majority of food and climate experts have in common? They all agree one of the best ways to help the planet is to shift ...