Read more Farm Sanctuary stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30678/farm-sanctuary.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 14:25:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/140508/officials-find-50k-abandoned-chickens.htmlNeal Colgrass<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=869690&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20120226185238' border='0' />An animal rights group is seeking criminal charges after officials discovered nearly 50,000 dying chickens abandoned on an egg farm near Modesto, Calif., MSNBC reports via the Modesto Bee . Most of the birds were euthanized due to illness, but about 2,000 are being treated at sanctuaries and will...A file photo of chickens on a farm.http://www.newser.com/story/140508/officials-find-50k-abandoned-chickens.htmlSun, 26 Feb 2012 16:27:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27508/chicago-ducks-foie-gras-ban.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=104289&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401013116' border='0' />A Chicago restaurant ban on foie gras pate that animal lovers love to hate has been lifted by city legislators after two years. The ban caused widespread derision among foodies, fury in the restaurant industry—and plaudits from animal rights advocates who wanted to save the force-fed ducks and geese...Todd Stein, executive chef at MK, a trendy downtown Chicago restaurant, slicing a portion of foie gras. The Chicago City Council has repealed its controversial two-year-old ban on the delicacy. http://www.newser.com/story/27508/chicago-ducks-foie-gras-ban.htmlThu, 15 May 2008 13:00:24 CDT