Blogs - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Not all milks are equal: some plant-based alternatives are bad for the environment

Some plant-based alternatives to dairy milk can be harsh on the environment requiring large amounts of water and even killing bees! For environmentally minded consumers, the news is hard to swallow: almond milk is not healthy for the planet and the popular milk...

China’s fake-meat revolution could mean big changes for the meat industry

AnimalAgri, Blogs, GoodNews

Vegan friendly, plant-based meats are blowing up in China, which could lead to an exciting boost in plant-based food production. It’s lunchtime in Shanghai’s leafy former French Concession, and every table is crammed at David Yeung’s new café and grocery, Green...

Want to quit meat? Here are some easy ways to get started

Blogs, HealthyLiving

Check out these 8 easy ways to cut down on meat and begin your meat-free, plant-based journey towards a healthier lifestyle. Many people are looking to eat less meat these days, whether it’s cutting down significantly on animal-based protein or simply trying to put...

Striking photo essay explores animal cruelty in an eye-opening way

AnimalAgri, Blogs, GoodNews

Photojournalists explore all of the ways in which animals are exploited for consumption by humans and it will change how you see the world. Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene is a collection of work by 40 photojournalists from around the world, documenting the lives...

The meat disconnect

AnimalAgri, Blogs

Mainstream society has deemed it ethically acceptable to consume animals, yet people are increasingly less tolerant of seeing the origins of their own food. We need to ask why. While (nearly) everybody is aware that beef comes from cows, pork from pigs, and chicken...

Why factory farming is a catastrophic risk to our species

AnimalAgri, Blogs, Coronavirus

Humans eat a ton of meat and the vast majority of it comes from factory farms. Factory farming presents a risk in both viral and bacterial pandemics, along with antibiotic resistance. When the novel coronavirus made the jump from animals to humans in China’s wet...