Generally, pigs only move forward if they are comfortable doing so – gentle perseverance is the key. Handling pigs becomes easy when proper training and techniques are used. Learn how to herd pigs ...

ROCHESTER — After 139 years, one would think the Rochester Fair would run out of entertainment to provide. Time and time again, the annual event finds a way to provide a week's worth of fun. Vendors, ...

JoDee Haala grew up with horses. Now the director of animal well being with Minnesota's Christensen Farms, one of the largest, family-owned pork producers in the U.S., she often reflects on a common ...

Mike Olcott, Kern County Fair CEO, should be ashamed of himself and the decision to place all 340 pigs that went to auction in the same holding pin ("Handling of pigs stuns fair-goers," Sept. 27). His ...

Transporting anesthetized pigs in a laboratory setting often requires strenuous manual lifting, posing a hazard to the safety of animal care personnel and to the welfare of the pigs. The authors ...

In the Sydney Royal Easter Show's pig handling competition, competitors parade a porcine companion around a course designed by the judges, who are looking to see which teams best work together. Asher, ...