In industrial design, “planned obsolescence” refers to the practice of designing products with artificially limited useful lives so that they will become obsolete, that is, no longer functional after a READ ON
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“Reducetarian” founder Brian Kateman took issue with the news that famed Eleven Madison Park, a Michelin 3-star restaurant in New York City, announced it was converting its menu to full-on READ ON
4 Reasons Why We Don’t Advocate for “Humane” Animal Products
At a recent online symposium on animal law, an audience member asked an all-too-common question which goes something like this: Since we are not going to see 100% of people READ ON
Vegan Diets Don’t Cause Greater Bone Fracture Risk; Inadequate Nutrient Intake, Lower BMI, Higher Activity Rate Do. (And the Last 2 Aren’t a Bad Thing).
A recent study on diet and bone health spawned a slew of misleading headlines claiming that vegans are at significantly greater risk of bone fracture than nonvegans. A closer look READ ON
Owner Shelves New Slaughterhouse Plans After Negotiations with Activists
Slaughter Free Chicago and Community Persuade Aden Poultry Owner Not to Open Slaughterhouse in Marengo, IL and Instead Use the Property for Other Purposes
Demand That False Claims of Soy Milk Driving Deforestation Be Retracted
Last week, we published a story revealing a shocking display of intellectual dishonesty and consumer fraud by the Sustainable Food Trust, whose recent study falsely comparing grass-fed cow’s milk to READ ON
Claim That Grass-Fed Cow’s Milk Is Greener Than Soy Milk Was Consumer Fraud
A dubious new report from a UK group called the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) recently spawned a spate of bait-click headlines claiming that grass-fed cow’s milk is better for the READ ON
The Crispr Cow: A Tech-Savvy False Dilemma and Humane Myth
The industry that grinds up billions of male chicks, rips out the testicles of newborn piglets, and anally electrocutes unwanted dairy calves as a method of killing is now telling READ ON
Plant-Based Food Shift Crucial to Preventing Future Pandemics, Says Report
A new report, Food and Pandemics, concludes that “using animals for food is the most risky human behaviour in relation to pandemics, and one of the most risky behaviours in READ ON
Exploiting Animals Is Killing Us and the Planet
The exploitation of nonhuman animals for the past ten thousand years has been disastrous for human society. At this tragic moment in history, circumstances are crying out for policies and READ ON
