Author Will Anderson provides a vivid and personal portrayal of his experiences inside an auction house for dairy cows in his new book “This is Hope: Green Vegans and the READ ON
Portrait of a Dairy Cow Auction House
How We Teach Children a Separate Morality for Food Animals
In an eye-opening new research paper called The Conceptual Separation of Food and Animals in Childhood, University of Bristol researchers Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole explore how we, as a READ ON
A Girl and Her Pig: No Subject for Civil Discourse or Critical Thinking
Civil Eats claims to “promote critical thinking” about our food choices, but does this image and portrayal of Chef Bloomfield appeal to our more critical or civil side? I would READ ON
A Film that Explores the Links between Animal and Human Exploitation
After hearing an interview with director Mark Devries, we decided to inquire more about a particular theme that seems so central to his new film, Speciesism the Movie, due out READ ON
The Dark Side of an Italian Culinary Tradition
Beyond our incredible romance with traditional Italian cuisine is a dark and ugly side that is conveniently hidden away. Italian photographer Francesco Scipioni has the courage to bear witness to READ ON
Dairy Facts: What the Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
Dairy Facts is a photo slideshow that uncovers the hidden facts behind dairy farming the industry doesn’t want you to know about. Behind the labels and the marketing of happy READ ON
Busting Up the Illegal Slaughter Farm Mafia
No one knows the horrors of illicit backyard slaughter farming in Southern Florida like Richard “Kudo” Couto, founder of the Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) in South Florida. In the last READ ON
Backyard Butchery: An Ethical Alternative to Factory Farming?
With such a focus on factory farming today, there is little attention on a growing movement in the backyard slaughter farms which operate under the radar and without any regulatory READ ON
Undercover Investigation at Butterball Turkey Farm
The startling investigation comes less than a year after MFA exposed horrific cruelty at another Butterball factory farm, a groundbreaking case that led to the first-ever felony cruelty to animals READ ON
Investigation of Walmart Pork Supplier Exposes Abject Misery for Sows and Piglets
A new Mercy For Animals investigation provides a shocking look into a Walmart pork supplier—Christensen Farms—where mother pigs and their piglets are forced to suffer unrelenting abuse and lives of READ ON
French Foie Gras Investigation: An Haute Cuisine Hell
France is the largest producer and exporter of foie gras. Over 20,000 tons are produced and approximately 700,000 geese and 37 million ducks are slaughtered by the French foie gras READ ON
Marketing Versus Reality: The Myth of the Organic Happy Cow
Everybody says they want to know where their food comes from these days. But we won’t get it from product marketing. What we see here on this Whole Foods 365 READ ON
Photo Gallery: A Day Photographing in a Slaughterhouse Made Me Vegetarian, Francesco Scipioni
Italian photographer Francesco Scipioni conducted a day-long photoshoot in an Italian slaughterhouse and, as a result, became a vegetarian, he reports. Here is his collection.
Animal Equality Documents the Brutal Slaughter of Tuna in Italy
Hundreds of bluefin tunas are caught in traps while they migrate to their breeding grounds and are later slaughtered. During a careful and painstaking investigation, Animal Equality recorded and photographed READ ON
From the Animal’s Point of View: Photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur’s Inspiring Presentation
In this hour-long video, photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur takes us on a journey of her work which involves travel to amazing places and truly unique experiences with individual animals that she READ ON
John Sanbonmatu’s Letter to the New York Times Editors
If it’s so natural and normal and necessary, why does the New York Times try to defend meat eating and the meat industry with many elaborate, convoluted and often bizarre READ ON
How to Respond to ‘Veganism is Extreme’
How many times have you heard the dismissive phrase veganism is extreme? What is extreme is not veganism but its polar opposite, carnism, which remains largely invisible and unexamined. What READ ON
Examining Temple Grandin and the Humane Slaughter Paradox
Browsing Temple Grandin’s official website is a puzzle of ideas and positions on animals in agriculture that could leave you more confused about her conclusions than when you started. For READ ON
The Buzz on Animal Rights Artist Sue Coe: A New Book and Video
There is a buzz building on Sue Coe’s new collection of work entitled Cruelty: Bearing Witness to Animal Exploitation. The official release of the book is April 15th. Pre orders READ ON
Dutch Study: Dairy Cows Have Individual Personalities
While human behavior studies are generally conducted with the intention of improving human health and well being, van Reenan’s study of dairy cow temperament sets out to understand the specific READ ON
