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The lawsuit against big meat company, JBS, explained
The world’s largest beef producer, JBS, is being accused of false advertising by New York State’s Attorney General, Letitia James. Here’s why.
Slaughterhouse workers are the most exploited labour in the world
In addition to the animal cruelty on factory farms, we need to talk about the humans most affected by factory farming – slaughterhouse workers.
US poultry farms on the rise
Due to America’s appetite for chicken, the number of poultry farms in the United States is rising – which is bad news for animals and the environment.
World Bank facing criticism over livestock funding
The World Bank’s private sector is facing calls from climate and animal rights campaigners to phase out its financial support to industrial livestock farming.
Global consultancy, PwC, warns of world food crisis
Global accountancy and consultancy firm PwC is not known for alarmism, so it is concerning that it has added its voice to the concern about food production.
Congress asks Biden to increase plant-based food options at federal facilities
An open letter written to President Joe Biden by 55 Congress members highlights the need for more plant-based food options.
The “crop death” argument decoded
The “crop death” argument has become widely peddled by eaters resistant to cutting back on meat, but does the evidence actually stack up?
Yale Law School paper predicts better litigation against the livestock industry
The meat and dairy industries are destroying the planet – are there ways to use to law to stop them? A Yale Law School paper explores the possibilities.
Drones are proving invaluable for animal rights campaigners
Drones are proving ‘beyond effective’ for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums.
EU making meat artificially cheap with subsidies
The vast majority of EU farming subsidies go to animal agriculture rather than crop production despite climate change and an unsustainable food system.
Global deforestation continues at an alarming rate
Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute.
Your coconut milk may have involved abused monkeys
Planning a plant-based coconut-based dish? Sadly some coconut milk brands have been selling products made using the forced labor of captive monkeys.
‘Free-range’ egg farms found keeping chickens in appalling conditions
‘Free-range’ egg farms have been stripped of their RSPCA Assured status after an undercover investigation found hens living in ‘appalling’ conditions.
Why is the UN avoiding addressing meat as a cause of climate change?
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has been criticised for its lack of action on the topic of animal agriculture when it comes to climate change solutions.
How does the meat industry harm the planet?
The meat industry is one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis. Here’s how meat harms the planet.
The miserable life of battery caged chickens
Conditions for battery caged chickens are more sadistic than most people realise – and the majority of egg-laying hens are still forced to live in them.
Global agrifood tech funding down by 50%
The global agrifood tech financial landscape remains grim, with funding in the sector down by 49.2% from 2022-23 – the lowest it has been in six years.
These farmers are leaving factory farming behind
Meet the farmers who have turned from livestock factory farming to crops in order to avoid the financial pitfalls and thorny ethics of industrial agriculture.
New York Attorney is suing the world’s biggest meat company
Meat company JBS said it’ll reach net zero emissions by 2040, but a New York Attorney has deemed their misleading promises serious enough to take the JBS to court.
Carbon-neutral Jigsaw Farms in Australia can no longer offset its emissions
Jigsaw Farms, west of Melbourne, was held up by the red meat sector as a vision of the future, but is now emitting more greenhouse gases than it can sequester.
These countries are leading the way in plant-based food policies
Many governments around the globe are finally starting to lean towards a more sustainable, plant-based future. Here are 7 countries making significant strides.
Farm animals stranded on livestock ships
Hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep on livestock ships could be at risk of an uncertain future from ongoing hostilities in the Red Sea region.
Lowest number of pigs slaughtered in the UK in 2023
Fewer pigs were killed for food in 2023 than any year in the past decade and this reduction is part of a longer-term downwards trend in demand for meat.
The harmful antibiotics used in meat production
Here are 10 antibiotics that are used in the production of meat and ways in which they are bad for humans.