Do vegan documentaries make a difference?
Researchers studied the impact of knowledge dissemination through vegan documentaries with a focus on Cowspiracy. Here is what they found. Advocates employ many different messages to encourage meat reduction, including the “big three”- ending animal suffering,...
Precision fermentation is another solution to dairy’s climate change problem
Using precision fermentation to create popular dairy products could help to transition more people to an animal-free, sustainable diet. Precision fermentation has been around for decades, and most of us eat foods that contain ingredients made using the technology on a...
Carbon tunnel vision perpetuates a narrative that exploiting animals is acceptable
Carbon tunnel vision is a phrase coined to describe the carbon-only focus of companies’ environmental strategies, and can certainly be seen in the realm of meat production. The evidence is clear that a plant-based diet is the best choice across a range of metrics,...
Rural women are key to protecting biodiversity
If biodiversity efforts are to be effective they must work hand in hand with those closest to the ground: women and rural communities. The world is on the brink of the sixth mass extinction. From scientific papers to the Pulitzer-winning The Sixth Extinction,...
The true horror of slaughterhouses
Slaughterhouses are not only places of immense abuse and torture of animals, they also cause psychological trauma for workers. Killing living beings is not something most people want to do. Yet slaughterhouses are places that authorize workers to kill. These...
