Mutinta Nketani, Timothy Wise / Al JazeeraSep 6, 2023
Industrial agriculture has failed to eliminate food insecurity in Africa. It is time for a radically different approach. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jessica Scott-Reid / Sentient MediaAug 30, 2023
The factory farm industry wants you to believe in the superiority of "real" meat that's been pumped full of antibiotics and hormones. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Björn Ólafsson / Sentient MediaAug 23, 2023
A new study reveals that the plant-based industry has more troubles than the meat industry: it needs to sort out PR. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Reynard Loki / Independent Media InstituteAug 22, 2023
Factory farming, based on the cruel treatment and slaughter of animals, is also destroying the environment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Björn Ólafsson / Sentient MediaAug 10, 2023
Animal personality research is trending, but the theoretical findings seldom helps animals, and could rather benefit the meat industry. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Kena Shah / Sentient MediaJul 13, 2023
In the livestock industry, it is standard to dose pigs with a hormone extracted from pregnant horses—a cruel and barbaric practice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
John McCracken / GristNov 1, 2022
Experts say the Inflation Reduction Act's push for biogas is "one step forward and two steps back." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Tia Schwab / Independent Media Institute and Stone Pier PressDec 6, 2019
Lack of government oversight has created public health crises including antibiotic-resistant diseases, foodborne illness and flu epidemics. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Lee Camp / TruthdigFeb 8, 2019
A legal expert who's made it his business to take on corporatism warns against market-based solutions to environmental problems. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigAug 3, 2015
Farm Sanctuary makes you ask: Do you want to abet brutal abuse and mass slaughter? Do you want to eat creatures that clearly have distinct personalities and emotions? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 1, 2015
Emails obtained by investigative journalist Lee Fang show that language in legislation that outlawed the recording of animal abuse on factory farms in Idaho originated almost wholly with dairy industry lobbyists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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