Matthew Zampa

Matt is an award-winning independent journalist. His reporting has been featured in USA Today, The Washington Post, HuffPost, Vox, PBS, and NPR, among others.

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perdue farms
How the U.S. Poultry Industry Is Crushing Contract Chicken Farmers
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Poultry Industry’s Response to Avian Flu Raises Red Flags
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Latest Updates From the 2022 Avian Flu Outbreak
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Poultry Producers Use ‘Most Inhumane Method Available’ to Kill Birds Exposed to Avian Flu
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Bird Flu Spreads at Astonishing Rate, Forcing More Culls
Protester holding a banner with a message 'Less meat, less heat'
8 Incredibly Obvious Climate Solutions Governments Often Ignore
Noelle Paulsen, a volunteer with Solano Community Animal Response Team, kisses a rescued chicken from the Caldor Fire.
Rescue Teams Save 600+ Farmed Animals from the Caldor Fire
Investigators and filmmakers enter a turkey farm to document the animals and the conditions.
Jo-Anne McArthur Speaks Out Against Canada’s New Ag-Gag Laws
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Consumers Play Critical Role in Protecting the Oceans
Justin Barker With Coffee, photo by Robin Weir
Meet Justin Barker: Activist and Author of the New Book Bear Boy
Photo Essay: Aitor Garmendia Investigates 32 Spanish Pig Farms
dairy farm california
Why We Need to Hold This California Dairy Farm Accountable
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New Mini-Doc Exposes Pork Industry’s “Unseen” Pandemic Risks
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120+ Organizations Target Meatpacking Giant Tyson Foods for Failing to Protect Workers from COVID-19
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Ontario Passes Controversial New Ag-Gag Law, But Animal Rights Activists Aren’t Backing Down
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Hidden Video Reveals Gruesome Mass-Extermination Method for Iowa Pigs Amid Pandemic
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The New York Times Swapped an Image of Animal Carcasses for an Abstract Illustration. But Why?
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1,000 Hens Rescued From Slaughter at Struggling Iowa Egg Farm
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Firsthand Look Inside Asia’s Busiest Wet Markets
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Joaquin Phoenix Urges People to Eat Plant-Based at London Protest
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Big Ag Has Almost Every Advantage. Animal Outlook Is Taking It Back.
Australia Fires: Uncovering the Devastating Impact on Farmed Animals
gene baur pig
Changing the Way Society Views and Treats Animals: Gene Baur’s Journey to Farm Sanctuary
pig investigation Mara
“If the Industry Won’t Tell the Truth, We Will”: Animal Equality’s Fight Continues
The USDA Is Gutting Pig Slaughterhouse Rules. These Groups Are Fighting Back.
Cooked Alive: Transport Animals Face Deadliest Temperatures Yet
The Plight of Canadian Sled Dogs
Animal Rights Activists Lock Down B.C. Bank Sponsoring Nationwide RibFests
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Harvard Law Clinic Urges USDA to Improve Lives of 100,000 Research Animals
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There’s Nothing “Humane” About Killing Pigs in Gas Chambers