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
Animal Products and Culture
What to Make of a Diminished Thing
National Geographic’s Delusional Portrayal of ‘Humane” Dairy Farming!
National Geographic Wild recently debuted a new TV docuseries called “The Hatcher Family Dairy” about life on a Tennessee dairy farm that has been exploiting cows for 175 years. Read READ ON
Biden Must Stand Up To Animal Agriculture!
Last week a fake news story broke and spread rapidly in right wing media outlets claiming that President Biden’s climate change mitigation policy would mean severely limiting or eliminating red READ ON
Prison Farms Got Your Goat?
According to CSC, its multi-million-dollar investment in an industrial goat farm pilot project is for the benefit of prisoners who will “acquire new skills.” The real reason: money. Canada’s prison READ ON
Ben & Jerry’s Clings to Dairy Industry As It Stumbles into Plant-Based Options
Ben & Jerry’s seems to be missing the point. They are the third largest ice cream producer in the U.S. and are owned by corporate giant Unilever, with an already READ ON
Dear Dying Dairy Industry: It’s Too Little, Too Late
As a member of the “Youtube-TikTok” generation, I have one message for the dairy industry: It’s too little, too late.
Why Are We Ignoring the Root Cause of this Pandemic?
Language can inflame racism and prolongs solving the root of the problem that we now face: the wildlife trade and animal agriculture. Covid-19 could have originated in any country that READ ON
Why Are We Still Talking about Factory Farming?
As I was preparing to speak on a panel on the subject of so-called “factory farming,” I felt compelled to question what this powerful slogan even means.
National Geographic: Stop Glamorizing the Slaughter of Piglets
National Geographic, a well-trusted platform that frequently publishes updates on wildlife and world news, has recently posted a photo to their Instagram which was a sponsored partnership with Chipotle. Many READ ON
Why the Meat Industry Does Not Need My Praise for Plant Alternatives
Lately, I’ve seen many social media friends express their excitement and enthusiasm over the introduction of plant-based meat offerings at fast food chains and giant big box supermarkets.
What is the future for farm and slaughterhouses workers when animal farming ends?
One of the most frequently expressed concerns about ending animal farming is what will happen to the workers and/or businesses if and when this change happens? The same concerns are READ ON
Mindful Meats: My Neighborhood Slaughterhouse
What the owners and managers of this business are implying by scrawling “Mindful Meats” on the slaughterhouse is that there is something different happening inside this building now, that they READ ON
State Rep Uses Ritual Killing of Chicken to Protest Abortion
Why did he do it? He didn’t need to videotape killing a chicken to convince antiabortionists, so was he targeting ambivalent voters who still support a woman’s right to make READ ON
Dairy Industry Funds ‘Research’ to Make You Believe You Need Milk Made for Calves
With increasing consumer awareness of the cruelties inherent in dairy farming, and medical experts confirming the negative impacts of dairy on human health, the dairy industry is getting desperate. Not READ ON
No Matter How ‘Humane,’ Eating Animals Means Treating Them Like Trash
No matter how “small, family farm,” “organic, local & pasture raised,” “certified humane” or “welfare approved,” animal agriculture at its core is based on the grossest devaluing of life. When READ ON
10 Mothers On Why They’re Saying NO To Dairy
As someone who researches the dairy industry regularly, I have observed over the last few years a distressing surge in pro-dairy messaging from an increasingly visible and vocal sector of READ ON
Vegan Is Love: Author Ruby Roth on Telling Children the Truth About Animals
Vegan children’s book author Ruby Roth discusses the harm we do to children by involving them in violence toward animals they would never choose to support. “We can’t afford to READ ON
They Are All Cecil
“It may be hard for most to admit, but killing and using animals for food today is needless. Just like trophy hunting is needless. Both are done for pleasure and READ ON
The Fallen Nest
As I was biking home the other day, I found a beautiful nest in the road. The next car that drove by could have easily flattened it. All the amazing READ ON
Dying Traditions: The Truth about Thanksgiving Turkey
Throughout history, many traditions that were once considered natural and normal for generations were eventually deemed outdated, cruel, or simply no longer necessary. Some traditions are positive and make society READ ON
