The Netherlands to reduce its farm animal population
The Netherlands has committed to reducing its farm animal population by nearly one-third to curb nitrogen pollution, highlighting the need for global plant-forward food systems. Pork is the most popular meat in the Netherlands. On average, Dutch people consume around...
Deforestation has killed over half a million people over 20 years
Deforestation has killed more than half a million people in the tropics over the past two decades as a result of heat-related illness, a study has found. Land clearance is raising the temperature in the rainforests of the Amazon, Congo and south-east Asia because it...
Viral podcast raises millions in the fight to end factory farming
How one podcast episode helped raise over $2M for some of the world’s leading non-profits advocating for better diets. Most of the world’s meat and seafood comes from factory farms. According to one estimate, 94% of our animal protein supply is sourced from these...
Animal agriculture stripping the Alps bare
Ranching and animal-based farming over the past four millennia have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps, gravely imperilling the European mountain ecosystem. On the 14th of July 2025, new research revealed that ranching and animal-based farming over the past four...
Sweden’s hens are officially cage-free
After decades of work from animal rights activists, Sweden is officially cage-free – no more hens living in cramped cages! According to animal advocacy group Project 1882, which obtained figures from regional authorities as well as the egg industry, there are no...
