Animal breeders say sales of pint-sized farm animals have grown since the COVID-19 pandemic, when more people started raising backyard chickens for fun and fresh eggs.

That’s particularly true for those who have reared an animal from a young age, as Fitz did with Clover, blurring the line between farm animal and prized pet, he said. Lisa Fitz at home in ...

Mini cows and donkeys. A farm animal can be both mini and mighty. Some of the four-legged stars on social media are furry cows that can weigh 500-600 pounds.

The 140 rescued and retired farm animals at the Tikkun Olam Farm Sanctuary in Phoenix were unruffled in their corrals Sunday as Southern Oregon’s 3rd VegFest took place around them. The vegan ...