Italian farmers brought their animals to the Vatican on Friday to be blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on the feast of St.

On a hot summer day last year, Claudia Steffensen and her husband embarked on a hike through a rocky trail in the Italian Alps ... to at least five different animal species from before the ...

Animal welfare group Lega Anti Vivisezione has presented a draft bill to the Italian government, proposing a ban on importing kangaroo products. The group alleges animal cruelty in the process of ...

In summertime, livestock would be moved up to pasture on the higher slopes, while hay would be grown on the richer soils close to the bottom of valley, ready to feed the animals during winter.