Meat industry greed on display as costs skyrocket
America’s largest meat producers, including Tyson and Cargill, are reportedly fixing prices. It’s one of the biggest conspiracies in corporate history. A former grocery executive told a progressive media outlet in a video released Tuesday that “people f***ing...
Life in the long shadow of factory farms
Noise, smell, toxic air, chronic disease and water pollution from factory farms affect neighbouring communities first, endangering health and welfare. Welcome to the Anthropocene: the historical period that scientists suggest may be marked by the ubiquitous presence...
Cat meat farm and slaughterhouse in Vietnam shut down
A cat meat farm and slaughterhouse in Vietnam has closed down for good after its owner was offered help to exit the industry. Based in the Thai Nguyen province, Mr. Nguyễn Đức Thịnh’s facility had bought, sold, and slaughtered thousands of cats for the meat trade over...
Why we need people to eat less meat and dairy
Meat and dairy are the most carbon-intensive foods by far and we should eat less of them. But the messaging around this continues to be poor. The publication of a major study linking habitual eating of processed and red meat to a greater risk of type 2 diabetes is the...
Governments are trying to ban lab-grown meat
These new proteins could be our best hope of averting catastrophe, but the livestock lobby is waging war on ‘lab-grown meat’. This is why we can’t let them win. or many years, certain car manufacturers sought to obstruct the transition to electric vehicles. It’s not...
