Big meat has the same practices as big oil when it comes to climate change
The rhetoric from agricultural producers echoes that of fossil fuel producers. Both industries claim that climate science is inconclusive and call for more research. This spring, politicians stampeded to defend the centrality of meat in the American diet. When...
Air pollution caused by animal farms kills 17,900 Americans every year
A new study has found air pollution caused by farming of live animals for consumption is causing Americans health problems and an alarming number of deaths. The smell of hog feces was overwhelming, Elsie Herring said. The breezes that wafted from the hog farm next to...
The media must cover animal agriculture’s role in creating pandemics – before it’s too late!
Experts agree that animal agriculture is the primary cause of the COVID-19 pandemic and that it will result in new pandemics in the future. Activists from across the globe are out on the streets begging the mainstream media to make the connection: animal exploitation...
Veterinarian speaks out on horrors of pig industry
Veterinarian who worked in pig industry describes inhumane and cruel practices including mutilating pigs alive on UK farms. I decided to become a pig vet following many months of labouring on a farm in my teens, and I worked in the sector for four years after...
The future of our planet, children and animals rely on what we eat
Transitioning to a plant-based diet will help us save our planet for future generations and provide companionship for the animals. Industrial animal agriculture is a nightmare for the planet, and has had, and continues to have, an inordinate impact on the environment....
