Farms

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Does Soy Consumption Harm the Planet? Depends Who’s Eating It

The footprint of soy-based vegan food is negligible compared to that of "ghost soy" in meat, dairy, and eggs.

Farms•12 min read

Perspective

Condemning Indigenous Hunting Practices: Are We Throwing Stones from Glass Houses?

In Australia, indigenous hunters are using questionable methods to catch sea turtles and other wild animals. Cruel as some of these practices are, non-indigenous farming practices are equally inhumane.

Farms•4 min read

Perspective

Good Food Institute: Interview with Bruce Friedrich

Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Good Food Institute, discusses the organization's mission to transform the world's food system.

Farms•7 min read

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From Brazilian Pastures to Middle Eastern Slaughterhouses

Footage captured by undercover investigators shows the tragic last moments of life faced by countless animals in Middle Eastern slaughterhouses after the long journey from Brazil.

Farms•10 min read

Perspective

Plant-Based Eating: Slowly But Surely Becoming Mainstream

Patrick Hukins was served non-vegan ham at an Australia-based Domino’s, raising the question of what challenges lie ahead for vegans as the world is slowly changing to accommodate the lifestyle.

Farms•4 min read

Review

Jonathan Safran Foer on Our Moral Obligation to Eat Better

The writer’s second book on animal agriculture, We Are The Weather, asks readers to take a hard look at their own role in the climate crisis.

Farms•8 min read

Perspective

Is Veganism Enough? The Truth about Animal Rights Activism

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…

Farms•3 min read

Perspective

No, You Can’t Love Animals and Eat Them Too

Blame speciesism or blame cognitive dissonance. Maybe blame both. Either way, if you truly love animals you would stop eating them.

Farms•5 min read

Review

Book Review: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows by Melanie Joy

Carnism isn’t unlearned until we “witness the truth of carnism while witnessing ourselves.” As Joy puts it, we need to show ourselves as much compassion during this process as we…

Farms•6 min read

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Q&A: Jacy Reese, Author of The End of Animal Farming

We chatted with Jacy Reese about his new book, The End of Animal Farming. Here’s what he had to say about redrawing the lines between humans, animals, and food in…

Farms•3 min read

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Book Review: The End of Animal Farming by Jacy Reese

There's a certain excitement that comes from measuring the moral progress of a generation: new directions, hard work, little victories. This book is a battle cry.

Farms•5 min read