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Overfishing Threatens More Than Ocean Life. It’s Also Fueling Emissions.
Just by ending the practice of overfishing, we could store the same amount of carbon as 6.5 million acres of forest each year.
Climate•5 min read
Sophie Kevany
Sophie Kevany is a freelance journalist writing for The Guardian, Sentient Media and other publications. She previously worked for Dow Jones and Agence France Presse (AFP) and has a Master’s in Journalism from Dublin City University. She has lived and worked in Ireland, the US, South Africa, France, Peru and Spain.
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Reported
How California’s Prop 12 Could Kickstart a Lagging Global Pork Market
British, Irish and Canadian hog farms are looking to get ‘Prop 12 certified’ to sell pork to the golden state.
Food•5 min read
Reported
Inside the Pork Industry’s Attempts to Charm and Influence Academia
Documents reveal a proposal to train PhDs on how to boost public trust in pork.
Food•5 min read
Reported
The Colleges with the Worst Animal Welfare Violations Might Shock You
Some very well known colleges are some of the worst animal rights offenders.
Animal Testing•6 min read
Reported
Red Sea Conflict Has Left 16,000 Farm Animals Stranded. Their Future Remains Uncertain.
Hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep could be at risk from ongoing hostilities in the Red Sea region.
Food•7 min read
Reported
‘Climate-Friendly’ Meat May Not Sell in Europe, Literally
New rules aim to crack down on greenwashing, and for once meat and dairy are not exempt.
Climate•5 min read
Reported
Factory Farms’ Antibiotic Use Is Mounting, Despite Promises to Cut Back
The meat industry’s routine use of antimicrobials is making humans more vulnerable to disease and death.
Health•6 min read
Reported
Climate ‘Tipping Points’ Have Long Signaled Doom and Disaster, but a New Report Reimagines Them
A report launched at COP28 from Bezos Earth Fund and Exeter University says eating more plant-based foods could help us avert climate crisis.
Science•5 min read
Reported
Conspiracy Theories and Fake News Cause Climate Inaction, Report Finds
Over one million social media posts amplify misinformation about “soyboys” and “fake meat."
Climate•5 min read
Reported
New Report Warns of Dairy and Meat Industry Accounting Alternative
The investigation reveals evidence of government willingness to accept an alternative accounting method that is the darling of the meat and dairy industry.
Climate•6 min read
Reported
Top Meat and Dairy Companies Are Emitting More, Not Less, Pollution
A new investment report finds companies like Hormel and JBS are driving global greenhouse gas emissions in the wrong direction.
Climate•4 min read
Reported
These IBM Researchers Want To Test AI, Not Lab Animals
Each year, millions of mice, bunnies and beagles are force-fed pharmaceuticals in toxicity tests, but there are alternatives.
Breakthroughs•6 min read
Reported
The Hidden Climate Cost of the Bacon on Your Plate
Gassing America’s pigs with carbon dioxide could be the emissions equivalent of an extra 6,500 cars on the road every year. And it should be on camera.
Climate•5 min read
Reported
Here’s What Actually Happens to Male Calves After Irish Dairy Brands Like Kerrygold Are Done
A new investigation documents abuse and a 30 hour journey with no food or water.
Food•7 min read
Reported
Tyson Foods Investigation Exposes Myth of Free-Range Chicken
An undercover investigator found water shortages and "free-range" chickens that never see the outside.
Food•6 min read
Reported
Global Development Banks Turn to ‘Climate-Friendly’ Pork and Poultry
A new report uncovers global climate investors looking to boost industrial pork and poultry.
Climate•6 min read
Reported
Ireland Braces for Factory Farm Expansion
36 new factory farms are slated to open in Ireland, pending approval from the Irish EPA.
Food•7 min read
Investigation
New: Undercover Footage Shows Lidl’s Cheap Chicken Makes Farmed Animals Pay the Price
A new video investigation documents Lidl's fast-growing chicken breeds suffering in factory farms.
Food•4 min read
Reported
How Senegalese Fish End Up in Factory Farms
Exploiting wild fisheries for animal feed disturbs marine ecosystems, drives food insecurity and supplies an industry responsible for massive environmental pollution.
Food•7 min read
Reported
After Three-Year Legal Battle, Justice Is Served at Pennsylvania Mega-Dairy
The Nestlé supplier faces criminal animal cruelty charges, financial penalties, and possible jail time for the farm’s owners following a 2018 investigation by Animal Outlook.
Law & Policy•3 min read
Reported
European Union to Ban the Routine Use of Antibiotics on Farmed Animals
An EU ban on the routine use of antibiotics that could change the face of intensive farming comes into force this month. Will producers comply?
Law & Policy•6 min read
Reported
In Europe, Authorities Struggle to Enforce Animal Protection Laws
A former UK police detective says abuse is tied to violent crimes like child abuse and sexual assault. Still, law enforcement agencies rarely prioritize animal protection.
Law & Policy•4 min read
Reported
How ‘Landless’ Pig Farms Break Animal Welfare Rules and Get Away With It
The rise of intensive animal agriculture in the EU has created a new phenomenon: the landless farm. Exempt from key welfare protections, these farms pose a serious threat to farmed…
Food•5 min read
Reported
First-Ever Net-Zero Certification Service Hopes to Increase Climate Accountability
The service offers companies “robust certification” capable of demonstrating that their net-zero target will reduce emissions at the pace and scale required to keep global warming to 1.5°C.
Climate•3 min read
Investigation
Major Animal Pharma Industry Group Forced to Remove UN Logo from ‘Misleading’ Briefing on Livestock Climate Impact
United Nations distances itself from “distortive” and “biased” animal pharma livestock briefing that used UN sustainable food summit logo.
Food•10 min read
Investigation
This Kansas Farm Is Making Headlines—for All the Wrong Reasons
Many of the farmed animals were found "in a severe state of neglect." The USDA, which has already given the farm $160,000, refused to comment on whether or not it…
Food•6 min read
Reported
European Commission Accused of “Gross Cynicism” Toward Farmed Animal Welfare
Advocates are calling for a ban on live animal exports to war-torn Libya, where missile fire threatens animals arriving on cargo ships from Ireland. But welfare officials continue to drag…
Law & Policy•5 min read
Reported
Animal Welfare Campaigners and UK Politicians Clash Over Live Exports
Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban live animal exports as soon as Britain officially left the EU. But an upcoming court case is spreading doubt about whether or not he…
Law & Policy•5 min read
Reported
Calf Life: A Story of Opioids, Export, and Abuse
Journalist Sophie Kevany reports from the front lines of the dairy industry, where there are suggestions cows might need opioids to cope with the stress of calf separations.
Food•7 min read
Analysis
Reports Challenge Meat Industry Expansion Claims
Meat industry forecasts of rising demand are being challenged by new reports that see the future of animal-derived proteins as limited to bleak.
Food•6 min read
Analysis
Animal Agriculture Severely Under-Reported in Climate Coverage
Reporting of meat production's and animal agriculture's roles in the climate crisis has risen in last two years. It might still not be enough.
Climate•6 min read
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