THE controversial kangaroo cull at a Canberra Department of Defence site has ended with more than 500 of the animals killed. A Department of Defence spokesman said the cull was finished and had been conducted in the most humane way possible.

What's not to like about candy, ice cream and all those other sweet treats made with everybody's favorite indulgence, sugar?

Beachgoers slathering on lotions to prevent sunburn could be contributing to coral bleaching, says a study reported in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

Michelle Obama is her husband's "rock," "the love of my life" -- and the center of a conservative (smear campaign) storm.

Obama has won 32 states (including the Texas caucuses) plus DC. Clinton has won 19 (including the Texas primary). Now of course, Clinton is using a little sleight of hand to disenfranchise the states that voted before February 20. That's 37 states.

A western Maryland dairy farmer whose investment in cloned cattle led to financial ruin has pleaded guilty to 15 counts of animal cruelty for underfeeding his cows, including two that starved to death.

The Canadian aspect of PETA's highly publicized international campaign against KFC--which was launched in January 2003--ended this week when Vaughan, Ontario-based Priszm Income Fund, acting on behalf of the franchisees of KFC in

Following a five-year roasting by animal-rights activists, KFC Canada is promising improved welfare for the chickens it buys for its fast-food outlets in exchange for an end to a boycott campaign that will continue in the U.S. and elsewhere.

KFC in Canada is to phase in purchases of 100 per cent of its chickens from suppliers that use controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK). KFC Canada is the first major restaurant chain to commit to phasing in the exclusive purchasing of chicken