The Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to ban intensive livestock farming in the largely rural country, which already has some of the world's strictest animal welfare laws. The animal rights and ...

Proponents argue a ban would protect the environment by reducing farms’ reliance on soya-based animal feed that has been linked to widespread deforestation. Animal rights groups have also championed ...

Israel’s Aleph Farms has applied for regulatory approval for its lab-made steak in Switzerland, marking the first-ever submission for cultivated-meat to be given the green light in Europe. The company ...

Aleph Farms Ltd., a lab-grown meat company, is seeking regulatory approval in Switzerland to sell the world’s first steaks grown from the non-modified cells of a premium Black Angus cow. The ...

The referendum would have barred the use of the synthetic pesticides in farms and gardens. By Noele Illien ZURICH — Voters in Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have ...

The government and parliament oppose the initiative, insisting that Switzerland already has strict animal welfare laws - Copyright AFP/File FABRICE COFFRINI The ...