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Sentient Media is now featured on Charity Pots at over 250 Lush Cosmetics Stores in the United States.
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This special edition newsletter features facts and figures about inequality and injustice in global food systems from over 100 individuals in 17 different countries around the world.
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With your help, we can continue reporting on industrial animal agriculture and its impacts.
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Advance your language and thinking around Black veganism and anti-racist practices in the Writers’ Collective new cohort.
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The Sentient Media Social Media Fellowship is hosting a 30-day newsletter where you can learn more about global food systems from the perspective of 100 individuals in 12 different countries.
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Investigation
Last week, new footage from a mink fur farm in Poland was published by Open Cages amidst calls for a ban on British fur sales.
Investigations•3 min read
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A new ruling by the Dutch government will close all mink farms in the Netherlands by March 2021 in response to burgeoning coronavirus cases.
Health•4 min read
Perspective
In our news coverage, we often focus our attention on the welfare of companion animals and traditional farmed animals like cows, pigs, and chickens, but millions of other animals need…
Animal Testing•11 min read
Explainer
Centering the conversation around the activists, artists, and plant-based pioneers fighting for equality in the food system—and in their everyday lives—is the first step toward justice.
Policy•9 min read
Perspective
Mainstream media refuses to document the food system truthfully and accurately. It’s our responsibility to hold them accountable.
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With much of the world on lockdown tracking the death toll and flight cancellations, no one is questioning why we are in the midst of the worst global pandemic in…
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The Albert Schweitzer Foundation has promoted cage-free supply chains and other animal welfare initiatives for over 20 years. They're just getting started.
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Sentient Media spoke with Rachel Dreskin, Compassion in World Farming USA’s Executive Director, about CIWF’s commitment to ending factory farming and improving animal welfare both nationally and globally.
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Perspective
Sentient Media spoke with Faunalytics’ Research Director Jo Anderson and Content Director Karol Orzechowski about how the organization is encouraging societal change through research and education.
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Perspective
The Humane League has been fighting #ForTheAnimals for over a decade, and they won’t stop until every cage is empty and every food corporation adopts meaningful animal welfare standards.
Policy•9 min read
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Most people consider themselves animal lovers and take any opportunity to admire them, including as they pass by in transport trucks on the highway. Not many people, though, question where…
Food•8 min read
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An estimated 45 million turkeys are slaughtered for Thanksgiving each year in the United States. Though turkey meat is considered the centerpiece of holiday dinners in America, it is time…
Health•10 min read
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Within 24 hours of a city-wide foie gras ban passing in New York City, animal rights group Voters for Animal Rights filed a suit against the largest foie gras distributor…
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Is the “luxury” of foie gras worth the constant suffering of force-fed ducks and geese? A majority of New York City residents think not.
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Perspective
A rescued Italian Greyhound mix and a scruffy neighborhood chihuahua have taught Sentient Media’s Social Media Coordinator, Taylor Meek, just how funny fate can be.
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Explainer
News anchors broadcast about it, scientists are scrambling for ways to reverse it, and consumers unknowingly contribute to it. What is it? Climate change.
Climate•17 min read
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JBS USA is a leading American meat processor responsible for some of the worst recalls, environmental scandals, and animal cruelty cases ever seen before.
Food•13 min read
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Tyson Foods produces 20 percent of the United States’ chicken, pork, and beef products. Their market dominance is won at the cost of cruelty to animals, harm to the environment,…
Food•12 min read
Investigation
Following an expose published by Open Cages, Ukrainian poultry company MHP will cease production at Ukraine's only foie gras farm.
Investigations•3 min read
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An estimated 121 million pigs are slaughtered every year in the United States, and one pork producer is responsible for over 15 million of those deaths.
Food•12 min read
Perspective
The Humane League released a new campaign video today targeting McDonald’s and their lack of meaningful chicken welfare policies. Why is McDonald's still falling behind both its competitors and its…
Food•4 min read
Explainer
Going vegan has never been easier. As grocery stores and restaurants add new vegan options and more information becomes available online, going vegan is the logical answer to anyone looking…
Health•16 min read
A plant-based diet is a great way to improve your overall health and slow down the aging process. There are many different benefits to eating a plant-based diet including fighting…
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