Meat Lobby

Explainer

Smithfield Foods Is Owned by China, but Pollution and Price-Fixing Are the Real Problem

That, and animal welfare.

Meat Lobby•10 min read

Perspective

The Myth of the Cowboy and Its Enduring Influence on Public Policy

Livestock ranchers receive undue praise and tax dollars while they disregard damage to life on the planet, in a political climate that prioritizes profit.

Meat Lobby•7 min read

Feature

Why Anti-Trans Campaigns Keep Returning to the Politics of Meat

Recent anti-trans political ads were funded in part by meat industry trade groups, including multiple ads comparing trans people to cattle.

Elections•12 min read

Investigation

How U.S. Taxpayers Bailed Out the Poultry Industry, and Helped Entrench Avian Flu

The U.S. has failed to contain bird flu. The $1.46 billion industry bailout is one reason why.

Meat Lobby•9 min read

Fact Check

How Easy Is It to Get a Humane Label for Meat? Very

The government agency tasked with oversight doesn’t require much.

Meat Lobby•5 min read

Explainer

How Revolving Door Politics Corrupt Food Systems

The same people running corporations are hired to run government agencies.

Meat Lobby•10 min read

Reported

Meet the Farmers Supporting Prop 12 Despite Pork Industry Pushback

Contrary to what ag industry groups say, these small farmers have embraced the new animal welfare law.

Meat Lobby•10 min read

Explainer

Do Government Subsidies Make Meat Cheaper? Yes, but With Some Important Caveats

A relatively simple question doesn’t have a simple answer.

Meat Lobby•10 min read

Solutions

How Milwaukee Activists Used Community Organizing to Prevent Slaughterhouse Construction

What local activists can take from their example.

Meat Lobby•5 min read

Solutions

How Community Members Shuttered a Backyard Slaughterhouse in a Small, Black Community

Why focusing on zoning regulations and inclusivity is a path forward for activists.

Meat Lobby•6 min read

Feature

FBI Records Reveal Accusations Against Animal Activists

A recent investigation finds the FBI considering ‘weapons of mass destruction statutes’ against activists.

Meat Lobby•6 min read

Feature

How Big Ag Is Trying to Buck Regulations to Prevent Pollution

The state’s biggest business lobby helps two residents challenge a Polk County town’s restrictions on livestock feeding operations.

Meat Lobby•5 min read

Explainer

How the Meat Industry Shapes U.S. Politics (and Vice-Versa)

A big question, answered briefly.

Meat Lobby•11 min read

Explainer

Democratic vs. Republican Farm Bill Proposals: a Comparison

How they differ — and what’s at stake — explained.

Meat Lobby•8 min read

Reported

How the Farm Bill Could Quietly Reverse Prop 12

The new language would block states from regulating animal welfare on factory farms.

Meat Lobby•8 min read

Reported

House Passes Whole Milk Bill, Rejects Bid to Include Dairy Alternatives

Up to 80 percent of BIPOC students are unable to digest dairy, but schools are still not required to provide alternatives.

Meat Lobby•3 min read

Perspective

Major Welfare Certifier’s New Study Was Designed to Deceive

The study represents yet another attempt by Global Animal Partnership, one of the nation's largest animal welfare certifications, to pass off poor welfare conditions as the gold standard.

Meat Lobby•5 min read

Feature

This Big Meat Lobby Is Pro Cell-Based Meat. How Will Regulators Respond?

Earlier this summer, the largest meat lobby in America, the North American Meat Institute, and clean meat manufacturer Memphis Meats asked for more regulatory input from the FDA and USDA—specifically,…

Meat Lobby•5 min read