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129 Million Pigs Were Killed for Food in the U.S. in 2019

The sad truth is the cruel practice of pig farming would not exist without the demand for pig products, which has never been higher.

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KFC in the UK: 500% More Popular Sandwich & Better Lives for Chickens

In the United Kingdom, KFC is making progress for good by signing up to a comprehensive broiler chicken welfare commitment, and seeing a massive demand for its new vegan sandwich…

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I Consumed Dairy Until Learning It’s The Cruelest Industry of All

The dairy industry is one built on extreme suffering and cruelty. And it's existence is completely unnecessary.

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McDonald’s Continues to Ignore its Lackluster Chicken Welfare Policies

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…

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Be Warned, McDonald’s Investors: The Fast Food Giant Is Slow to Adapt

As consumer demand for non-animal proteins increases – for reasons of health, climate impact, and animal suffering – many fast food competitors are putting plant-based food on their menus. McDonald's…

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Saving Cows and Farmers with Plant-Based Milk

In 2018, about 3,000 dairy farms closed across the United States, in part due to the federal government's lack of interest in the well-being of small farms. Could plant-based milk…

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U.S. Kills 25 Million Chickens for Food Every Day

Former undercover investigator Geoff Regier takes us inside the disturbing world of factory farming, where 25 million chickens are killed for food every day—just in the United States.

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Walmart Acquires Beef Supply Chain, As Consumers and Voters Battle Meat

The acquisition of beef production capacity is symptomatic of short-term thinking at the retail behemoth, and possibly a questionable move financially as meat production faces an increasingly critical political climate.

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EU Poultry Production Hits Record High

Poultry farmers are growing chickens faster than ever to meet soaring consumer demand. At this rate, the EU will set a record for poultry consumption in each of the next…

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Whole Foods CEO: “I Cannot Account for Our Suppliers”

When asked about the sustainability standards about its meat suppliers – Tyson and Cargill specifically – Whole Foods CEO James Mackey said there isn’t much he can do. “I always think…

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The Good Food Institute Is Disrupting the Meat Market for Good

Research and development of new technologies will aid the new complex production process. GFI's goal is simple: make it possible for more people to eat plant- and cell-based meat.

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A Letter to the Most Factory-Farmed District in the United States

Factory farms need to hear from you through petitions, letters from student governments, and calls to your representatives in Congress. And they need to hear from you because the end…

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Dairy Industry Horrors: It’s Neither Wholesome Nor Humane

The dairy industry is often presented to consumers as wholesome and humane. What actually goes on at dairy farms doesn’t match up with the marketing message, though. Dairy cows lead…

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Big Dairy’s Version of Animal Welfare

Animal welfare policy should prioritize animals. It should keep mothers with their children. Instead, dairy farmers deprive cows of a natural life so they can, essentially, steal their milk and…

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Pig Farming Uncovered: The Pork Industry’s Disturbing Truths

Pigs are highly intelligent, social creatures that deserve compassion and respect. They don't deserve to spend their short lives confined to atrocious conditions waiting for imminent slaughter.

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The Meat Industry and Their Deceitful Marketing Messages

The idea that we need to consume meat to remain healthy is a myth rooted in a culture with customs of eating meat and in an industry that wants to…

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Inside the Dairy Industry’s Closed Door Policy

Consumers rarely, if ever, get to see the cow that produced the milk they drink. For big dairy companies, the problem starts with the financial incentive to hide the suffering…

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100 Billion Animals Farmed

Let’s review: There are over 100 billion farmed animals alive today. That’s more than 10 times the number of humans, and in the U.S., where most humans live with enough…

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What Are Free-Range Chickens?

Chickens and laying hens that have continuous access outside are considered “free-range” as labeled by the USDA. For egg-producing hens, this access must be available throughout their laying cycle. The…

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More than 300,000 Crate-Free Pigs Raised in Three Years

Affran Moffat/Flickr DuBreton, a farming operation providing Certified Humane and organic pork to millions of people around the world, invested $40 million into establishing more humane farming practices since 2015.…

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What Is Cage-Free Poultry?

Cage-free is a labeling term regulated by the USDA. It refers to eggs that require hens to be raised in an enclosed facility or building where they have unlimited access…

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What’s Happening to America’s Sows?

🐷 Sows are dying at alarming rates—rising from 5.8% to 10.2% on farms with more than 125 sows. There’s no clear cause yet, but experts point to vitamin deficiency, mycotoxins…

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Which Countries Produce the Most Meat?

For the first time since 2012, meat is on the rise. Exports for the 35.4-billion-dollar beef industry are forecasted to increase 5% in 2018. Broiler meat, which are chickens raised…

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Is There an End in Sight for Gestation Crates?

Tyson and Blue Apron are still using gestation crates, despite the major food suppliers' efforts to establish better animal welfare standards. Tyson's Open Prairie brand, which supplies Blue Apron with…

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The Meat Lobby’s Version of Dietary Recommendations

Matt Brown/Flickr A draft of the latest Dietary Recommendations for Americans said that it's healthier to eat less red and processed meat. But when the meat lobby got the word,…

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Smithfield to Shut Down World’s Largest Hog Plant

Smithfield Foods/YouTube Apparently, $400 million dollars is enough to get Smithfield to shut down their hog plant in North Carolina. After a series of lawsuits from nearby residents complaining about…

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What Is a Hatchery?

A hatchery is used to raise eggs under controlled conditions. Most poultry hatcheries in the United States operate under a vertically integrated system, where the company that owns or supplies…

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What Is a CAFO? The Truth About Animal Agriculture

For the last century farming practices have shifted with the growth of technology from a family-oriented model to an industrialized setup that maximizes profits and output. Today most of the…

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More Pigs Than People in Spain

There are 3.5 million more pigs than people in Spain, an increase of about 9 million pigs since 2013. Spaniards consume almost 50 pounds of pork per year, which all…

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How Do Hog Farms Operate?

Hog producers are often contracted by corporate pork producers to raise hogs for processing. The farm and equipment are generally owned by the farmer, while the pigs themselves belong to…

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When America’s Biggest Meat Company Came to Tonganoxie, Kansas

Residents were shocked at the proposal, not to mention the $500 million in tax-free loans the county had promised Tyson.

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McDonalds Celebrates 50 Years of Big Mac: Estimated 11 Million Animals Have Been Slaughtered for the Sandwich

The Big Mac was first launched 50 years ago. Over the decades, the sandwich has become legendary to the point of being a comparative instrument in international economics in the…

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Animal Transport in the EU

28 different sets of animal welfare rules exist in the EU. But the second the animals are herded into containers and shipped across country lines, those rules become very hard to…

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