Claire Hamlett

Claire is an Associate Editor at Sentient Media and a freelance writer focused on animals, climate and the environment.

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Hawaii octopus farm - image of an octopus in a tank
What Really Happened at That Controversial Octopus Farm in Hawaii
image of pig on factory farm, what is the animal welfare act
The Animal Welfare Act Actually Doesn’t Protect Most Animals
image of two defendants Animal advocates Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer, what is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights
What Is the Difference Between Animal Rights and Animal Welfare?
bees
The Four Most Intelligent Insects
what is carbon neutral?
What Is Carbon Neutral Milk?
How water intensive is animal farming?
How Much Water Does a Cow Need?
Spy cam reveals suffering and squalor on Red Tractor farm
Spy Cams Reveal Squalor and Suffering on Mega-Farm
antibiotic resistant gene identified in feedlot water
Antibiotic Resistant Gene Found In Feedlot Water  
factory farms bankrolled by Rabobank
Rabobank Bankrolling Meat Industry’s Biggest Emitters
Turkey Shortage
Media Gets Christmas Turkey Shortage All Wrong
future of animal activism
Two Recent Court Cases Shift the Future of the Animal Rights Movement
fish
The Correction: Surf, Turf…Or Plants?
Animal Rebellion
Animal Rebellion to Block U.K. Dairy Supply Until Demands Are Met
deforestation
What Are the Causes and Effects of Deforestation?
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How This Canary Media Article Justifies Factory Farmed Chicken
hens
What This Guardian Article Got Wrong About Avian Flu
tesco
Supermarkets Step in to Rescue Britain’s Pig Farms
We Need to End Octopus Farming Before It Starts
cattle grazing
Vegans Are Buying Grazing Land and Giving It Back to Nature
monkey in the trees
Animals Could Play a Pivotal Role in Climate Talks—if We Let Them
Will McDonald’s Ever Stop Expanding?
A chicken barn.
The New Push to Greenwash Factory Farming
Plane at airport
How Airlines Enable Animal Suffering
Why Some Farmers Are Embracing Regenerative Grazing—and Others Aren’t
Leave Fish in the Sea—and Farm Shellfish Instead?
factory farm barns
Factory Farming Is on the Rise, but Communities Are Fighting Back
Buying Meat? Don’t Believe What You Read on the Label
Workers decontiminating in field
The Other Pandemic: Avian Flu Is Spreading Around the Globe
Fur farm
Pioneering Undercover Investigator Finally Emerges From Behind the Camera
prison system jail
The Role of Plant-Based Food in the Prison System
Culivated meat in a burger
A Veggie Burger Is Still A Veggie Burger, Says EU Parliament
Overhead view of cattle farm
The Beef Industry’s Latest Climate ‘Solution’: Kill Cows Younger
octopus research
Researchers Have a New Test Subject: The Octopus
An open rescue with Animal Equality.
Factory Farm Investigators Face Off With Unlikely Rival
tesco food grocery
Britain’s Largest Food Retailer Hides Behind High Welfare Claims
dairy farm cows
What Are Meat and Dairy Companies Doing to Reduce Emissions?
eggs grocery labeling
Does “Certified Humane” Mean Cruelty-Free?
meat industry money
It’s Time for Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaigners to Take on the Meat Industry
mink farming cage
Dutch Parliament Votes to Close Mink Fur Farms Following COVID-19 Outbreaks
octopus farming ocean
Octopuses Farmed: Mass Breeding Techniques Could Harm Female Octopuses