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Vegan Lifestyle: Why Veganism Is More Than Just a Diet
Veganism is much more than just a diet. It is a way of life that seeks to reduce suffering wherever it persists.
Health•8 min read
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Veganism is much more than just a diet. It is a way of life that seeks to reduce suffering wherever it persists.
Health•8 min read
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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
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Learn about what protein is, how it works, and how to get enough of it while maintaining a vegetarian diet.
Health•10 min read
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Animal trafficking is considered to be one of the most profitable illegal activities in the world. Monkeys, tigers, and pangolins are all heavily trafficked.
Policy•9 min read
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More than 90 percent of drugs that pass clinical trials in animals fail to prove effective for use in humans. Yet, the FDA still spends millions on animal testing.
Animal Testing•2 min read
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Most laboratory research that uses animals relies on mice and rats as test subjects. Learn more about how these animals are treated and what happens to them after the experiment…
Animal Testing•7 min read
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An animal rights activist is a person who seeks to reduce non-human animal suffering. Want to learn more about animal rights activism? We've got you covered.
Policy•9 min read
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Puppy mills breed dogs that are twice as likely to be fearful of other people. This is one of the many reasons why advocates are calling for their closure.
Policy•8 min read
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Animal abuse often happens right before our eyes, but many people don't know if what they're seeing constitutes animal abuse or how to report it when they do.
Policy•10 min read
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Protein is one of the four main food groups that form a balanced diet. Our bodies use proteins as building blocks for our skin, bones, muscle, vitamins, and hormones.
Food•2 min read
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A new report from Collective Fashion Justice and the Center for Biological Diversity explores the wool industry’s "shear destruction" of indigenous plant and animal life.
Climate•5 min read
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With public knowledge of what happens inside animal experimentation facilities at an all-time high, the cruel practice may finally be on its way out.
Animal Testing•9 min read
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Seafood has long been hailed by dietitians as a quality source of healthy fats and protein. But there is a darker side to seafood that is often not discussed.
Health•7 min read
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Animal agriculture generates massive amounts of greenhouse gases, despite the industry's recent efforts to clean up its act.
Climate•2 min read
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The fires in Brazil are part of a global problem, one which highlights the direct link between deforestation and loss of ecosystems with dietary choices made thousands of miles away.
Climate•10 min read
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Factory farming is part of a global food system that prioritizes cheap food at the expense of animal welfare, society, and the environment.
Climate•9 min read
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Everything you need to know about the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference seeking to forge a global response to the climate emergency.
Climate•13 min read
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Food labels frequently use carefully crafted language that misleads consumers to believe the products are healthier or more sustainable than they actually are.
Food•8 min read
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The conditions in which cows are farmed are detrimental to the air, water, habitat, and soil. Experts say the industry has been slow to adapt.
Climate•8 min read
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Through animal testing, researchers try and often fail to determine if the products are safe for humans by examining their effects on animals.
Animal Testing•9 min read
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Animal protection refers to the set of laws, belief systems, and activist networks dedicated to protecting animals from needless suffering.
Law & Policy•9 min read
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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
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While vegans omit all animal products from their diets, vegetarians still consume honey, milk, eggs, and other animal products.
Diet•9 min read
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Chicken nuggets are a staple of fast food chains and grocery store freezers, but there's more to the simple nuggets than meets the eye.
Food•10 min read
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Animal rights is a revolutionary idea and social movement that requires humans to reexamine their relationship with animals, especially animals used for food.
Policy•10 min read
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It's not your imagination: More people than ever are changing the way they eat. Shouldn't the meals we share with others change, too?
Health•9 min read
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To feed the world, food production simply has to change, and the growing climate crisis is making this change far more urgent.
Food•1 min read
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Animal cruelty often happens in plain sight, but it can be hard to recognize. Here are a few strategies to combat cruelty against animals in all its forms.
Policy•10 min read
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More fish are now raised on farms than are caught in the wild, making fish farmers an integral part of the seafood industry. However, they face a number of environmental…
Aquaculture•10 min read
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Over the past 50 years, mega-corporations have placed a firm hold on the pork industry, leaving many pig farmers in financial ruin.
Food•9 min read
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There are a number of different definitions for sentient beings. Here's how to navigate the complicated conversation around which animals are sentient and which are not.
Science•9 min read
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Because of factory farming, people can eat low-cost fish, chicken, beef, pork, and other animal-based foods, but at the expense of the environment, animal welfare, and marginalized peoples.
Food•16 min read
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Choosing to eat a whole-food, plant-based diet is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your personal health, the environment, and animal welfare.
Diet•8 min read
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Plant-based seafood, an alternative to traditional seafood, has been gaining popularity in recent years and provides a more reliable and sustainable source of food without sacrificing flavor.
Health•8 min read
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The meat industry is controlled by a few deeply connected corporations that wreak havoc on the planet and exploit workers and marginalized communities without consequence.
Food•2 min read
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The popularity of plant-based milks suggests a trend towards more compassion in the food system—for human health, the environment, and farmed animals.
Health•11 min read
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Dairy farmers work long hours in dangerous conditions, while animals are constantly impregnated and then separated from their young.
Food•10 min read
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For years, chicken farmers have been organizing and sacrificing their livelihoods to speak out about how far big businesses will go in their search for profits. When will we listen?
Food•9 min read
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There are more problems with meat consumption than you might think. Choosing to eat meat places your own health, the public’s health, and the environment at risk.
Diet•9 min read
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While it isn’t necessary to go vegan in order to be healthy, vegan diets can certainly help. Find out the benefits of cutting animal products out of your diet.
Diet•11 min read
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Like the Impossible Burger, cultivated meat is an industry-led technological innovation that will make it easier to cut animals out of your diet and eat meat, too.
Food•10 min read
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Given the many negative impacts that industrial agriculture has on the environment, health, and animal welfare, its place in society is coming into question.
Food•10 min read
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Sustainable farming is a broad term for the variety of methods used to produce food in ways that nurture society, the environment, and the economy.
Food•8 min read
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With interest in meat alternatives growing, so is curiosity about what alternatives like plant-based chicken are exactly, and why consumers should consider eating them.
Health•9 min read
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Rabbit is often celebrated as the "most sustainable" meat, but it emits more carbon per kilogram than both chicken and pork and causes millions of animals to suffer.
Food•6 min read
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Move over, fossil fuels. The meat and dairy industries have a much bigger part to play in the climate crisis than most people are willing to admit.
Climate•2 min read
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Organic farming is a system of agriculture that does not use pesticides or other harmful practices that are typical of industrial farms when growing plants and raising animals for food.
Food•9 min read
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The numerous environmental benefits of eating plant-based foods have been well-documented. Animal agriculture is a primary driver behind climate change.
Climate•8 min read
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Permaculture is a way of farming that seeks to work with nature instead of against it. But the use of the term is widely contested as a form of cultural…
Climate•12 min read
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Bringing together experts from journalism and animal advocacy, this course will empower you to take your skills to the next level regardless of your area of interest.
Policy•3 min read
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