Explainer
Where Does Veal Come From?
In this explainer, we answer the question what is veal?
Food•11 min read
Explainer
In this explainer, we answer the question what is veal?
Food•11 min read
Reported
36 new factory farms are slated to open in Ireland, pending approval from the Irish EPA.
Food•7 min read
Analysis
Meat companies are greenwashing beef with a "low methane" rebrand.
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Reported
Consumers say they prefer "cage-free" eggs, yet some producers are slow to adapt.
Food•4 min read
Analysis
Bolivia's growing factory farm industry is putting the Chiquitano Forest at risk.
Food•5 min read
Explainer
The vast majority of farmed animals are raised on crowded factory farms that cause climate emissions and environmental pollution.
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Explainer
The amount of turkey meat consumed has increased 104 percent since 1970 — virtually all sourced from animals raised on factory farms.
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Explainer
Egg production is far from the idyllic image of a mother hen sitting atop her nest. Big Ag has corrupted the process, creating cheap eggs at the expense of billions…
Food•10 min read
Investigation
As the Supreme Court hears arguments in pork industry challenge to Proposition 12, a new investigation reveals cruelty of intensive animal confinement.
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Perspective
Media coverage often misses the root cause of factory farm pollution.
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Explainer
The global animal agriculture industry rakes in billions of dollars while putting the environment and human health at risk.
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Reported
Animal Rebellion is pledging to block dairy deliveries until the government agrees to support rewilding and plant-based food system transition.
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Explainer
Turkeys can live for decades in the wild but, when raised for food, these creatures are slaughtered as young as 12 weeks old.
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Explainer
Every second, 271 animals are killed for food in the U.S. Millions more are killed every day. Find out why so many animals are killed and how it happens.
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Reported
A poultry processing company in Singapore offers up its waste to cultivated meat companies. But should they use it?
Food•5 min read
Explainer
On factory farms, animals are subjected to stress, confinement and physical harm. But the meatpacking industry is also harmful to humans caught within it.
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Explainer
Roughly 25 million farmed animals are slaughtered in the U.S. every day. Many die before they even arrive at the slaughterhouse.
Food•9 min read
Perspective
Safely disposing of the dead birds and implementing effective safety measures to prevent the next outbreak prove to be a significant challenge.
Food•5 min read
Analysis
The first human case of avian flu was confirmed in China last week. But over the past three months, millions of birds have died.
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Reported
A new report reveals that an estimated 235 million pounds of pesticides were used to grow feed crops for factory-farmed animals in the U.S. in 2018.
Food•5 min read
Explainer
The vast majority of chickens spend their entire lives in the confinement of a factory farm. Farmed animals live for about six weeks before they are slaughtered.
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Reported
A team of third-party experts will help seven JBS plants reduce employee coronavirus exposure and prepare for future outbreaks.
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Perspective
Sentient Media’s Associate Editor Claire Hamlett critiques the Guardian's coverage of avian flu in an excerpt from our brand new, special-edition newsletter, The Correction.
Correction•2 min read
Explainer
To produce milk, dairy cattle need to be impregnated. The typical dairy cow is bred every single year, giving her body no break from producing milk or carrying a baby.
Food•8 min read
Reported
The H5N1 virus continues to spread through poultry farms across the U.S. and around the world, forcing farmers to cull record numbers of birds.
Food•5 min read
Perspective
The edible insect market is projected to hit $1.2 billion by 2023. But advocates are questioning the motives behind this surprising new trend.
Food•8 min read
Perspective
The farm-to-table movement promised better, more sustainable food. But the idea has been co-opted by meat and dairy producers, who exploit it for their own financial gain.
Food•5 min read
Reported
“We are calling upon the [UK] government to ban this cruel industry,” said one campaigner. “There is no place in Britain or anywhere else for it.”
Food•5 min read
Reported
The International Finance Corporation recently invested $26 million into Vietnam's pig farming industry, spurring new calls for divestment.
Food•7 min read
Explainer
In the U.S., dairy farms generate $628 billion annually. And while they add to the GDP of many countries, they also cause harm that cannot be undone.
Food•8 min read
Explainer
In the dairy industry, a cow’s life is segmented into predictable, routine steps to help farms make the most profit. We took a closer look at what happens next.
Food•8 min read
Reported
The dairy industry will say almost anything, and we mean anything, to protect its image. Experts say this time it has gone too far.
Food•5 min read
Explainer
Advocates have worked for decades to educate the public about the danger of mink farms. During the pandemic, their work became hyper-relevant.
Food•9 min read
Reported
With millions of members, the American Farm Bureau Federation says it represents "divergent opinions." But the farmers outside its circle believe it leans "heavily towards corporate interests."
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Explainer
The egg industry is a dark, complicated place. We took a closer look at the mistreatment of birds on egg farms and what you can do to help.
Food•7 min read
Explainer
Egg farming is the practice of raising birds—such as chickens, ducks, and geese—to produce eggs for human use. Take a look inside this secretive industry.
Food•9 min read
Reported
The rapid increase of antibiotic resistance is threatening the future of poultry farming in Zimbabwe. Experts say education is the root of the problem.
Food•4 min read
Reported
Farmers say they’re not to blame for the abuse of medically important drugs in animal agriculture. The problem, as they see it, is much more complicated.
Food•6 min read
Explainer
Foie gras directly translates to “fat liver,” which is exactly what it is. Learn more about the birds who suffer so that people can eat this so-called delicacy.
Food•7 min read
Explainer
Experts believe that drug-resistant bacteria, many of which are born on factory farms, could be the cause of the next pandemic. We took a closer look.
Food•2 min read
Explainer
On large-scale duck farms, thousands of ducks are crammed together with no access to water. The rest of their lives is increasingly unnatural.
Food•11 min read
Reported
While factory farming is most prevalent in the Global North, it is gaining political support in Africa, and animals are paying the price.
Food•6 min read
Explainer
Big Food is characterized by the domination of major food markets by a few large companies. In the food industry, the lack of competition leads to a host of problems.
Food•11 min read
Explainer
Dairy cows are kind, emotional, and social creatures. However, the dairy industry sees them as nothing more than sources of milk.
Food•12 min read
Reported
The rise of intensive animal agriculture in the EU has created a new phenomenon: the landless farm. Exempt from key welfare protections, these farms pose a serious threat to farmed…
Food•5 min read
Reported
The leaders of pork company Smithfield Foods and chicken producer Perdue Farms were in regular contact with government officials as the coronavirus began sweeping through their plants.
Food•6 min read
Reported
Between 2015 and 2020, financial institutions gave over $478 billion to meat and dairy corporations around the world, largely without scrutiny.
Food•5 min read
Perspective
A shortage of butchers in the UK has left slaughterhouses operating at decreased capacity, forcing many farmers to kill their pigs themselves.
Food•5 min read
Explainer
CAFOs are industrial facilities where thousands of farmed animals are densely packed in sheds and feedlots. They're one of the best examples of how broken our food systems really are.
Food•10 min read
Investigation
United Nations distances itself from “distortive” and “biased” animal pharma livestock briefing that used UN sustainable food summit logo.
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