AnimalAgri - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Denmark embrace a world-first plant-based plan

An agreement between farmers, politicians and environmental groups in Denmark led to a €170m action fund for plant-based food. Plant-based foods are the future.” That is not a statement you would expect from a right-wing farming minister in a major meat-producing...

Cattle ranching harms the climate, not wild horses

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange

Cattle ranching fuels climate change, while wild horses help restore ecosystems but are unfairly targeted. The worsening climate crisis with its rapidly accelerating global warming is a problem that must not be ignored or disregarded. Data from the Food and...

Why do workers in the animal agriculture industry do bad things to animals?

AnimalAgri, Blogs

It’s inefficient to have empathy, so emotionally distancing themselves from animals can aid workers in the animal agriculture industry in getting through the day. Livestock auctions exist all across North America. They serve as a stop between the farms where...

Trump pulls the US out of the World Health Organization – now what?

GoodNews, AnimalAgri

Leaving the World Health Organization means agencies are unable to release communications such as health updates, which could exacerbate bird flu outbreaks. Since President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Monday, public health officials have found themselves at a...

Tyson’s to close Emporia meatpacking facility

AnimalAgri, GoodNews

Tyson’s has announced the imminent closure of their Emporia meatpacking facility and PETA may turn it into an Animal Empathy Museum. Animal rights group PETA has issued a heartfelt appeal to Tyson Foods’ CEO, urging the company to lease its soon-to-close,...

What to expect on agriculture and climate now that Republicans are in control

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

It’s too soon to say what changes will take place, but we can make some educated guesses about what to expect from the new Congress on agriculture and climate. Republicans won control of Congress and the White House in the last election, and their victories will have...