Reported
North Carolina became the first state to pass legislation that would prohibit the use of the term “milk” for non-dairy products with Senate Bill 711, also known as the North…
Law & Justice•2 min read
Reported
Here's what the most polluted places on Earth look like. About 12,000 years ago, the last ice age ended, and the world saw the birth of human civilization. But now,…
Climate•1 min read
Reported
Insecticides are linked to developmental delays in toddlers. Oh, and Parkinson's disease and lowered fertility for both sexes. So why do farmers use them on the food we eat? That's…
Climate•1 min read
Reported
The largest meat lobby in America sees a future for clean meat. The North American Meat Institute and clean meat manufacturer Memphis Meats asked for more regulatory input from the…
Food•1 min read
Reported
Residents were shocked at the proposal, not to mention the $500 million in tax-free loans the county had promised Tyson.
Food•7 min read
Reported
Livestock farming takes up 41% of all U.S. land. See for yourself in this Bloomberg article. Plus, Coronado Farms just added 8,000 cows to its herd. The company is already…
Climate•1 min read
Reported
With a growing public demand, two Harvard researchers attempt to answer that question. Over the past decade, there have been growing concerns over how cattle are raised and the way…
Climate•4 min read
Reported
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…
Food•1 min read
Reported
The FDA has no questions that the Impossible Burger is safe to eat. The meatless burger company responded to environmentalist groups sceptical of the meat’s genetically engineered additives with a…
Science•1 min read
Reported
China used to require cosmetics to be tested on animals, which effectively banned cruelty-free brands like The Body Shop and Burt's Bees from the stores. Now it's changed the rules and many tests are done…
Animal Testing•1 min read
Reported
Vox: There are 311 threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act. The Trump Administration wants to narrow the definition of “threatened” to a case-by-case basis and bar the sage…
Health•1 min read
Reported
The world's top 20 meat and dairy companies emit more greenhouse gases than Germany.
Climate•2 min read
Reported
WeWork’s meat ban could save 15,507,103 animals and 445 million pounds of CO2 emissions and by 2023. The company has removed meat not only from the menus at company events,…
Health•1 min read
Reported
Dogs kept in brutal conditions, right here in the United States? Sadly, it is more common than you'd think. The Intercept covers a major rescue operation exposing one dog farming…
Animal Testing•1 min read
Reported
How to spot a happy horse: Look for pointed ears and listen for snorts, apparently. Horses living in restricted conditions snorted twice as much in the pasture than when they…
Research•1 min read
Reported
And he isn’t the only one tapping a connection between animals and our keyboards. The digital animal research field is so big that even space agencies are signing onto the…
Animal Testing•1 min read
Reported
The process of remembering and forgetting in humans works the same way. It’s face specific.
Science•1 min read
You have read 0 articles.
As a fiercely independent, reader-supported news outlet, we’re unswayed by advertisers and profit margins. Your support funds investigative journalism, fact-checked explainers, resources for journalists and partnerships with publishers to boost reporting on the most pressing issues of our time. Read more
Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, the environment, animals, health, politics and rural communities.