“The 9 million cows in America, for the most part, are not healthy. Half the herds in America have cows affected with bovine leukemia virus, half the herds have cows READ ON
21 Leading Sources on the Dairy – Breast Cancer Connection
The Hidden Casualties of the Dairy Industry: Male Calves
In a recent story, Farm Sanctuary described a scene all too common in animal agriculture. The author recounts the disturbing experience of attending an animal auction where animals are hauled READ ON
Understanding The Chicken-Human Relationship
In my quest for understanding the fate of the modern chicken and how it has become perhaps the most undervalued and highly commoditized animal on the planet, I was led READ ON
A New Interactive Map of Factory Farms Across the US
Our friends at Food and Water Watch have unveiled a new interactive web-based map tool of factory farms across America, and FFW representatives are touring the country to promote it. READ ON
UK Author Joseph D’Lacey Talks to Us about His Novel ‘MEAT: You Are What You Eat’
UK Author Joseph D’Lacey has taken the literary world by storm with his recent novel, MEAT: You Are What You Eat. The transformative power of this book and the creative READ ON
Chef Tal Ronnen Challenges Misconceptions about Animal Protein
If you are a baby boomer or older, chances are you have been indoctrinated into the belief that animal protein is essential to human health, giving us strength and energy READ ON
Study Finds Demand for Plant-based Foods Growing for Both Vegetarians and Omnivores
Cultivate Research, A leading market research firm on consumer food trends, has recently published the results of what it calls “one of the most comprehensive research studies ever conducted about READ ON
Investigation Reveals Horrific Conditions for Countless Birds at Nation’s Largest Egg Producer
On the heals of the largest egg recall in history in which over a half a billion eggs were recalled from the nation’s 2nd and 3rd largest egg producers, a READ ON
Eat More Cheese! No, Wait, Don’t Eat More Cheese! Mixed Messages from the USDA
The Department of Agriculture is speaking out of both sides of its mouth at the same time. One side is promoting the wonders of cheese, and the other side is READ ON
Replace the Thanksgiving Turkey with What?
As Thanksgiving fast approaches, I’m finding that a lot of people are asking the same question: If we ditch the turkey this year, what do we replace it with? Since READ ON
Farm Sanctuary Seeks Justice Upon Discovering Nearly 1000 Pigs Starved to Death on Pennsylvania Farm
In response to this week’s discovery of 950-1000 pigs and possibly six calves found dead on a Fulton County, Pennsylvania property, Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization, READ ON
Iceland’s Policy on Whales Promotes Toursim and Killing At the Same Time
Whales are a touchy subject in Iceland. On one hand the enormous mammals have become a beloved attraction that tourists flock to see. And on the other hand, they are READ ON
A New Video Exposes the Realities Behind the Commercial Turkey Industry
“If you’re planning to put a turkey on your Thanksgiving table this year, please take seven minutes to watch this important video and understand what it took for that bird READ ON
Current Global Meat Production Not Just Unsustainable But Potentially Catastrophic to Environment, According to NAS Report
Based on conservative projections, production in the livestock industry will double in the next 50 years. The environmental impacts of the increase in the livestock industry are significant. Projections suggest READ ON
2-Year Cornucopia Institute Study Finds Organic Eggs Not What They’re Always Cracked Up To Be
What makes organic eggs better and more desirable to many consumers over conventionally-raised eggs? What are consumer expectations of organic eggs and does the organic egg industry really live up READ ON
First GMO Animal, Otherwise Known as the Frankenfish, Poised for Approval
Most people have never heard of AuquaBounty and its AquAdvantage® salmon and trout, unless your a fish farmer who is looking to grow fish that are engineered to grow much READ ON
Our Reliance on Animal Food Products Is Comparable to Our Reliance on Foreign Oil: Both Have Led Us Down a Path of Unsustainability
Living greener or more responsibly means many things to many people. Yet while some people move into hybrid cars and governments stumble over renewable energy policies, the biggest impact we READ ON
Lurking behind the next ‘fact-based” consumer food site you land on just might be corporate PR man Rick Berman
Who is Rick Berman? Unless you are a big corporate executive looking to wage a big PR war against some consumer group, you would never have a reason to know READ ON
New Discoveries in Animal Intelligence are Revealed in Jonathan Balcombe’s Book Second Nature
“There is an enormous disconnect between what we now know of animals’ experiences of their lives, and how we treat them as a whole (most notably as in factory farms READ ON
Study Reveals Concern for Farm Animals Greatly Impacts Consumer Purchasing
According to a new study conducted by Context Marketing, “animal welfare concerns” are a major driver behind consumer decisions when making food purchasing decisions. This study reports the findings of READ ON
