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Analysis
New analysis from the Animal Welfare Institute found that the majority of producers chose to kill their animals using ventilation shutdown plus heat.
Food•3 min read
Reported
More than 600 farmed animals have been evacuated to three different shelters outside of the Caldor fire zone. That number is expected to grow, as teams work to bring every…
Policy•4 min read
Reported
Award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur discusses Canada's latest ag-gag law and how the industry's ongoing attack on journalists and activists is impacting her work.
Law & Justice•9 min read
Analysis
Over 20 ocean conservation and animal welfare organizations have signed an open letter urging consumers to focus on improving aquatic animal welfare and preserving marine ecosystems.
Climate•9 min read
Reported
Between 2019 and 2020, documentary photographer Aitor Garmendia conducted an investigation into 32 Spanish pig farms. This is what he found.
Policy•4 min read
Investigation
Footage from an investigation inside Dick Van Dam Dairy—a supplier of popular milk brands like Dairy Pure and TruMoo—is so graphic, actor Kate Mara warns, "You may need to look…
Food•3 min read
Investigation
The mini-documentary chronicles pigs’ harrowing 700-mile journey across the American southwest, exposing widespread corporate misconduct that threatens public health.
Health•3 min read
Reported
Food justice, labor, environmental, farming, and animal welfare organizations launch week of action, send letter to shareholders demanding worker protections.
Policy•4 min read
Reported
In a new video and exclusive interview, Amy Soranno walks us through her life as an animal rights activist, uncovering the hidden lives of exploited animals in the food system.
Law & Justice•9 min read
Investigation
This video includes graphic images some readers may find disturbing. Cruel and excruciating methods are being used to kill thousands of pigs that have become commercially worthless during the pandemic.
Food•2 min read
Reported
The farm planned to "depopulate" more than 100,000 chickens, so rescuers chartered two planes to fly a group of hens from the Iowa farm to a sanctuary in Grass Valley,…
Policy•3 min read
Reported
Investigative photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur and documentary filmmaker Kelly Guerin visited Asia's busiest wet markets to document the breeding grounds of highly infectious diseases like COVID-19.
Investigations•5 min read
Reported
A lifelong animal advocate, Phoenix knows better than most: "We have a personal responsibility to take action right now."
Climate•3 min read
Reported
Animal Outlook, formerly Compassion Over Killing, has revolutionized animal cruelty investigations, going deep undercover to bring the truth to light.
Food•6 min read
Reported
Jo-Anne McArthur reports from the ground in Australia, where wildfires have wreaked havoc on farmed animals and wildlife.
Climate•3 min read
Reported
After nearly 35 years of animal advocacy, Farm Sanctuary co-founder Gene Baur is doubling down on his commitment to inspire and empower advocates wherever they are in their journeys.
Policy•8 min read
Investigation
Through corporate responsibility programs, media campaigns, and groundbreaking investigations, Animal Equality is making the choice to support animal rights an easy one.
Food•7 min read
Reported
Pig slaughterhouses are now allowed to operate slaughter lines at any speed they choose. But how can an industry responsible for so much suffering be expected to regulate itself?
Food•4 min read
Reported
Heat waves aren’t just a people problem. When food, water, shade, and safe transport are scarce, farm animals are often the first ones to suffer.
Food•8 min read
Perspective
At the heart of the Canadian Rockies, hundreds of sled dogs – naturally energetic and free-spirited animals – spend their days tethered to a six-foot chain.
Policy•3 min read
Reported
The case is the first filed by Harvard Law School’s new Animal Law & Policy Clinic, which teaches law students how to advocate for animals.
Law & Justice•4 min read
Explainer
CO2 gassing is standard practice among the world’s largest pork producers, but not because it’s more humane, as the industry promises.
Law & Justice•5 min read
Perspective
Why do activists risk so much for the animals they love? Sentient Media's Matthew Zampa visited a microsanctuary in the Berkeley Hills to find out.
Policy•11 min read
Perspective
With the country on track to miss its 2050 climate change targets, the agricultural sector will play a vital role in reaching carbon zero.
Climate•5 min read
Perspective
The first book by a physician to show how deeply the well-beings of humans and animals are intertwined, Our Symphony with Animals is a must read.
Policy•5 min read
Reported
British police arrested Animal Rebellion activists who disrupted operations at a Farnborough slaughterhouse that kills pigs, cows, goats, and sheep to call attention to the climate crisis.
Climate•5 min read
Reported
Activists with Animal Rebellion risked arrest storming CarVal offices to expose companies profiting the most from climate change.
Climate•3 min read
Reported
Hundreds of Animal Rebellion activists descended on Smithfield Meat Market, igniting a global conversation on how to transition society towards a plant-based food system.
Climate•8 min read
Reported
New investigation from Moving Animals reveals the terrifying conditions of caged civets, whose feces are used to produce the world’s most expensive cup of coffee.
Investigations•4 min read
Investigation
New footage from Animal Equality shows the disturbing reality inside an Italian pig slaughterhouse. The violence is savage, but not outside the norm.
Food•2 min read
Reported
In a sweeping act of defiance, the protester spray-painted the side of the UK's Central Criminal Court. Someone shouted, “Hey, you know you’re going to get arrested?” But that was…
Climate•5 min read
Reported
Horrific new footage from animal protection organization Open Cages shows domestic dogs and foxes neglected and starving at a Polish fur farm.
Investigations•2 min read
Reported
There is an indisputable link between the climate crisis and animal agriculture. But let's make one thing clear. Farm animals are not making the climate crisis worse - we are.
Climate•6 min read
Explainer
Climate scientist Ryan Towell from the Climate Reality Project explains which foods will be harder to produce as a result of climate change - and which foods are making it…
Climate•2 min read
Explainer
Eating less meat and dairy is the single best way to reduce your climate impact. How does your diet stack up?
Climate•6 min read
Reported
The food industry will need every tool in the toolkit at its disposal to feed 10 billion people by 2050. Animal farming is not one of them, but these slaughter-free…
Science•5 min read
Reported
The Guardian just released aerial footage showing the desolation left in the wake of fires that have swept the Amazon rainforest over the past month.
Climate•2 min read
Reported
Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro just became the first candidate on the 2020 campaign trail to endorse animal rights. For U.S. politics, this is a surprisingly rare and bold stance.
Law & Justice•8 min read
Reported
Corporate lobbying efforts at Subway, Dunkin’, and McDonald’s are playing an increasingly effective role in animal advocacy.
Policy•1 min read
Analysis
A quarter of global emissions come from food. More than half (58%) of food emissions come from animal products. United Nations' report on action against the climate crisis is clear…
Climate•4 min read
Perspective
Just like you and I suffer, so do the billions of animals trapped on factory farms and in animal exploitation facilities. If you ask animal rights activist Amy Soranno, doing…
Policy•3 min read
Reported
Tensions between Australian farmers and animal rights activists are making international headlines, fueling a series of high-stakes protests that caught the attention of the country's highest office.
Law & Justice•10 min read
Investigation
Activist Cassie King is currently facing seven felonies for helping animals trapped in factory farms. But the charges are not stopping her.
Investigations•2 min read
Investigation
The term "organic" may make the consumer think the milk came from a happy cow, but Animal Recovery Mission’s latest investigation proves no dairy is cruelty-free.
Food•6 min read
Reported
The sad truth is the cruel practice of pig farming would not exist without the demand for pig products, which has never been higher.
Food•5 min read
Reported
Plant-based meat and the fantastic array of proudly “fake” and animal-free meat alternatives are changing the look and the value of protein as we know it.
Diet•1 min read
Investigation
Animal Equality reveals shocking scenes of animal abuse and neglect at Summit Calf Ranch in Nebraska, a facility housing 11,000 calves and owned by Tuls Dairy.
Food•3 min read
Perspective
Proposed bans in New York City and California are signaling the beginning of the end for the exploitative fur trade. In a last-ditch effort, the industry is paying people to…
Law & Justice•6 min read
Perspective
One month after the gruesome footage from a Coca-Cola dairy supplier was released, the protests aren't letting up.
Investigations•5 min read
Reported
USDA is undermining its own work on climate change. Even when government-funded studies show the mounting threat a changing climate poses to big ag, the department stays silent.
Climate•6 min read
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