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Cattle Raised for Beef Are Heavier Than Ever, Raising New Concerns in the Industry About Animal Health and Welfare

A retired Cargill meat scientist urged the industry to take seriously a growing list of health concerns, including lameness, heat stress, congestive heart failure and late-term deaths in feedyards.

Food•2 min read

Investigation

California’s Avian Flu Safety Rules Are Strong — Their Enforcement Isn’t.

Food•13 min read

Solutions

In the Global South, Activists Are Challenging Factory Farms in Court

Legal Action•5 min read

News

Bird Flu Cases Are Surging in 2026. What Does It Mean?

Health•9 min read

Feature

American Horses Are Still Being Slaughtered for Meat

83% of Americans oppose slaughtering horses for food, yet efforts to ban horse meat remain stalled.

Food•6 min read

Analysis

Why High Protein Diets Are a Boon for the Fiber Supplement Industry

Health•3 min read

Opposition to Factory Farming, Mapped. Communities across the U.S. are organizing to oppose the expansion of factory farms. Here are their stories.

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Explainer

The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash

News

RFK Jr.’s New Dietary Guidelines Are Out, and They’re Full of Red Meat

Perspective

How Meat Became Cool Again in 2025

News

Sentient Impact Report 2025

Solutions

Mark Bittman’s Community Kitchen Is Redefining ‘Good Food’

News

How Factory Farm Air Pollution Can Spread Dangerous Bacteria

Explainer

Almost Half of All Eggs in the U.S. Are Now “Cage-Free”

Perspective

Critics Declared Veganism Dead in 2025. Here’s What Those Obituaries Are Missing.

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News

Costco Chicken Processing Plant Keeps Failing Tests for Salmonella

Food•5 min read

News

RFK Jr.’s New Dietary Guidelines Are Out, and They’re Full of Red Meat

New guidelines say they want to “end the war on protein” and tout full-fat dairy.

Diet•4 min read

News

Bird Flu Virus Might Resist Fever, Study in Mice Finds

A study in mice finds avian flu shares trait with the viruses behind some of the worst pandemics, but more research in humans is needed.

Research•5 min read

Investigations

Investigation

Kansas Greenlights Mega Feedlot in “Sensitive” Water Area

Health•10 min read

Investigation

More Data From Farms Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, but Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way

Government agencies have refused to disclose farm locations, precise outbreak dates and other metadata associated with poultry and cattle that test positive for avian flu.

Research•12 min read

Investigation

At an Iowa Pork Plant, Piles of Dead Pigs and Wafting Sulphur Dioxide

When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.

Climate•9 min read

Solutions

Solutions

Mark Bittman’s Community Kitchen Is Redefining ‘Good Food’

Farms•7 min read

Solutions

How a Bronx Activist Fights Food Injustice With Fresh Produce

As drastic SNAP cuts loom, feeding the Bronx more fruits and vegetables is a community-led effort.

Health•7 min read

Solutions

In Immokalee, Community Groups Plant With Extreme Heat and Farmworker Neighbors in Mind

Volunteers keep an eye out for ICE while others grow and distribute plants like cactus and jute mallow.

Diet•8 min read

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Feature

How Agriculture and Data Centers Compete for the Great Lakes’ Most Precious Resource

Climate•7 min read

Food

Perspective

Critics Declared Veganism Dead in 2025. Here’s What Those Obituaries Are Missing.

Food•5 min read

Health

Solutions

NYC ‘Health Bucks’ and Grassroots Efforts Help Make Healthy Produce More Affordable in the Bronx

Health•6 min read

Policy

Feature

Could the Fight Against Animal Testing Help Farm Animals? Some Advocates Are Shifting Tactics

Policy•8 min read

Science

Feature

How Much Meat Can You Eat and Still Be ‘Climate-Friendly?’

Research•9 min read

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Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, the environment, animals, health, politics and rural communities.