American and German health researchers have found Amish people’s constant interactions with animals mould the microbial make-up of the dust in their houses. This in turn shapes their immune response ...

Old MacStolzfus had a farm — and maybe a cure for asthma. Amish children who’ve grown up exposed to barnyard germs have much lower rates of asthma than kids raised in more sterilized environments, ...

There are a few new animals at the Amish Farm and House — but these stay outdoors year-round. The new permanent residents at the heritage museum and tourist attraction are part of a vibrant mural by ...

Police have charged a Pennsylvania man with animal cruelty after he allegedly beat a horse after the animal collapsed Tuesday while pulling a heavy load on a rural road in Lancaster County. Marvin M.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) - An Amish farmer could be fined for failing to register his livestock in a first-of-its-kind case in Wisconsin. Emanuel Miller Jr., 28, of Loyal, has been charged with a civil ...

An Amish girl pears peers out from a buggy as it travels through an intersection in this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, file photo from Middlefield, Ohio. Tony Dejak AP file photo AUBURN, Ky. Amish residents ...