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Most Publications Show Clear Bias When Reporting on Animals
Media bias goes far beyond the pages of newspapers and websites. It feeds a culture and legal system that allows animal suffering to go unnoticed.
Policy•4 min read
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These Big-Budget TV Shows Won’t Admit Where Your Meat Comes From
Studies show that television has the power to shape public opinion. But when it comes to meat production, many tip-toe around the issue.
Entertainment•5 min read
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Yearning for Utopia: A Review of Half Earth Socialism
The new book by Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese details a plan to save the future from extinction, climate change, and pandemics.
Climate•3 min read
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Meat Producers Have a New Animal to Farm
The edible insect market is projected to hit $1.2 billion by 2023. But advocates are questioning the motives behind this surprising new trend.
Food•8 min read
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How Drones Could Help Us Coexist With Wildlife
Human-wildlife conflict is on the rise. Drones offer us a kinder future for wildlife management, one that protects both people and animals.
Climate•5 min read
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Is Smart Farming Making Life Worse for Farmed Animals?
New technology is making farmers' lives easier, but the increased efficiency they bring often comes at the cost of farmed animals.
Food•6 min read
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Inside the Pig Heart Transplant and Ethical Dilemma That Followed
David Bennett died two months after having a pig heart transplanted into his body, leaving doctors more questions than answers about the future of this “groundbreaking” technology.
Policy•5 min read
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How ‘Farm-to-Table’ Was Co-Opted by Big Meat and Dairy
The farm-to-table movement promised better, more sustainable food. But the idea has been co-opted by meat and dairy producers, who exploit it for their own financial gain.
Food•5 min read
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The Future of Beavers Depends on Learning Lessons From the Past
For years, Scottish farmers saw the native beaver population as a menace. They learned it’s much easier to work with nature’s problem solvers than against them.
Climate•7 min read
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How Pop Culture Is Shaping Our Relationship With Chicken
Chicken Run, Chicken Little, Chicken Joe. Americans love a feel-good story about chickens. Finally, we're starting to ask why.
Entertainment•14 min read
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Sentient Media Podcast: Unlocking Curiosity With Journalist Jenny Splitter
In this episode, award-winning journalist Jenny Splitter shares her experiences reporting on everything from insect farming to optimism and manure.
Podcast•59 min read
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The UK Must Cut Ties With Mass Slaughter of Dolphins
On September 21, 2021, thousands of dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands. Former Sea Shepherd crew member Lex Rigby reflects on the tragedy.
Policy•8 min read
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Got Milk? How School Lunches Are Making Kids Sick
Two-thirds of the population is lactose intolerant. So why don’t school lunch programs offer plant-based milk? The answer is more complicated than you’d think.
Health•9 min read
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Sentient Media Podcast: The Power of Blindness With Kathy Stevens
Catskill Animal Sanctuary co-founder Kathy Stevens and author of “Where the Blind Horse Sings” explains why animal sanctuaries have the power to change lives.
Podcast•33 min read
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The Cruelest Part of Dairy Farming Is Totally Legal
Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the inherent cruelty behind dairy farming, but farmers are quick to come to its defense.
Policy•5 min read
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What Would Happen if the U.S. Banned Factory Farming?
Meat, dairy, and eggs are woven into the fabric of American life and have been for as long as most will remember. But that, too, can change.
Food•8 min read
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What Animal Sanctuaries Can Teach Us About Creating Sanctuary for Each Other
Human-animal co-existence models an approach to care and empathy that could help guide us toward a more resilient future.
Policy•6 min read
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New Documentary Transforms Cows From Methane Machines to Sentient Beings
In Cow, a documentary filmed over four years on a British dairy farm, director Andrea Arnold explores what it means for Luma, a farmed animal, to be truly seen.
Climate•5 min read
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We Need to End Octopus Farming Before It Starts
Wild octopus populations are declining due to overfishing. But instead of addressing the problem, companies are spending millions on octopus farms.
Aquaculture•6 min read
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Why It’s So Hard to Prevent Disease Outbreaks on Factory Farms
It's almost impossible to keep a factory farm free of disease. Culling doesn't always work. Antibiotics have their own host of problems, and vaccines do too.
Food•4 min read
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Animal Testing Isn’t Just Ineffective. It’s Holding Us Back.
The FDA believes that animal testing is necessary for medical research. But according to lawmakers, researchers, and scientists, that kind of thinking is holding us back.
Animal Testing•4 min read
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Sentient Media Podcast: Dr. Aysha Akhtar on the End of Animal Testing
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Akhtar about her work building a world where animal testing is no longer the default.
Animal Testing•47 min read
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Interview: The Future of Pet Food With Ryan Bethencourt
Sentient Media recently sat down with Ryan Bethencourt, CEO of Wild Earth, to talk about how his company is shaking up the pet food industry.
Food•6 min read
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Animal Agriculture Was Critically Ignored at COP26—But Why?
At COP26, writer Alex Lockwood said one thing was abundantly clear: Animal agriculture is still too taboo to talk about critically at climate negotiations.
Climate•8 min read
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Why Serving Meat at a Climate Conference Is a Problem
Reducing meat consumption should be at the top of every world leader's climate agenda—but it's not. And the more we ignore the problem, the larger it grows.
Climate•4 min read
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What Happens When Eating Less Meat Becomes Politically Popular
Many of the promises made at COP26—like the pledge to end deforestation—won't be possible until we all start eating less meat.
Climate•5 min read
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How the ‘Eat Local’ Food Myth Led to COP26’s Menu Failure
COP26 chose to serve attendees some of the world’s most climate-damaging foods. A closer look at the menu reveals why.
Climate•5 min read
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In the Global Methane Pledge, Agriculture Should Be Front and Center
Animal agriculture is one of the leading sources of methane emissions, but world leaders have a bad habit of downplaying its impact or ignoring it entirely.
Climate•4 min read
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We Asked Gov. Newsom to Stop Expanding Factory Farms. He Didn’t Listen.
Activists arrived outside the home of California Governor Gavin Newsom with a simple ask: halt the expansion of factory farms. His response may surprise you.
Law & Policy•4 min read
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8 Incredibly Obvious Climate Solutions Governments Often Ignore
In advance of COP26, we compiled a list of climate actions that governments around the world can take to protect the planet from the disastrous impacts of animal agriculture.
Climate•6 min read
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Animals Could Play a Pivotal Role in Climate Talks—if We Let Them
Climate change impacts every species on the planet. Why are humans the only ones drafting a response?
Law & Policy•8 min read
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There Is No Such Thing as Sustainable Beef
The beef industry is trying to clean up its image by promising that it's doing more to help the climate crisis than hurt it. Science says otherwise.
Climate•4 min read
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Farmed Animals Lack Legal Protections. What Needs to Change?
The legal system hasn't simply failed farmed animals—it has actively and methodically facilitated their exploitation. Here's what needs to change.
Law & Policy•4 min read
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A Shortage of Butchers Is the Least of the Pork Industry’s Problems
A shortage of butchers in the UK has left slaughterhouses operating at decreased capacity, forcing many farmers to kill their pigs themselves.
Food•5 min read
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Sentient Media Podcast: Christopher “Soul” Eubanks on TikTok, Social Justice, and New Narratives in Animal Advocacy
From TikTok to racism in animal advocacy, this episode of the Sentient Media Podcast explores the need for a new approach to end oppression for all.
Podcast•49 min read
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Potty Training Cows Isn’t Going to Fix the Climate Crisis
Potty training cows to curb emissions seems like a harmless idea, but it's no silver bullet. In fact, it does more to distract from the problem than solve it.
Climate•4 min read
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Sentient Media Podcast: Cheryl Leahy Exposes the Truth About Pet Food, “Crush Videos,” and the Powerlessness of the Law
We sat down with Cheryl Leahy, Executive Director of Animal Outlook, to talk about the pet food industry, "crush videos," and a new investigation.
Law & Policy•76 min read
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Designer Dogs: Cute or Cruel?
We claim to love our furry friends, yet we manipulate their bodies to meet our criteria of what is “cute” or desirable, often at great cost to their health and…
Policy•6 min read
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Why We Love Some Animals and Eat Others
Animals are a big part of our everyday lives. Join us as we explore the uncomfortable question: Why do we love some animals and harm others?
Policy•3 min read
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Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Animal Agriculture
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we need to change the way we eat. Councilman Justin Brannan has a message for the people of New York City: "Let's get it done."
Climate•4 min read
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Countries Take Steps to Ban Fur Farming After COVID-19 Outbreaks
Massive outbreaks of COVID-19 led to the permanent closure of fur farms in the Netherlands, Poland, and France, but the U.S. has yet to take action.
Law & Policy•4 min read
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Saving the Planet While Ignoring Two-Thirds of It
While most of the climate crisis attention is focused on land, many of the best fixes lie in the oceans. Perhaps it's time to think of the oceans in a…
Climate•6 min read
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Big Ag’s Biogas Boondoggle
The last thing we needed was Big Oil and Big Ag on the same team. Now, they've joined forces in a dangerous attempt to greenwash the factory farming industry.
Climate•3 min read
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Reducing Meat Consumption Would Free Up More Land for Climate Solutions
The message of the climate movement is clear: stop fossil fuel extraction and move to renewable energies. This is a great message, and a good start, but it’s not enough.
Climate•6 min read
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What’s Wrong With Veganism?
In a world where nearly 7 billion people choose to eat meat and other animal products, the decision to go vegan solves very little. What comes next makes all the…
Policy•6 min read
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Sentient Media Podcast: Chef AJ and the Future of Food and Plant-Based Cooking
In this episode of the Sentient Media Podcast, we meet whole food plant-based Chef AJ to hear her thoughts on cultivated meat and the future of food.
Podcast•47 min read
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People of the Global Majority Are an Integral Part of the Vegan Movement
Not only is increasing the movement’s diversity a moral imperative, it’s the best way to ensure that the movement maintains relevancy in an increasingly diverse world.
Policy•6 min read
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More Slaughterhouses Is Not the Solution
Small, family-run abattoirs have been described as ‘cornerstones' of sustainable meat production but a new investigation from the UK nonprofit Animal Justice Project paints a different picture.
Policy•7 min read
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Why USDA Should Adopt Stronger Legal Protections for Farmed Animals
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA will begin a new process to address farmed animal welfare standards. It's long overdue.
Law & Policy•4 min read
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Major Welfare Certifier’s New Study Was Designed to Deceive
The study represents yet another attempt by Global Animal Partnership, one of the nation's largest animal welfare certifications, to pass off poor welfare conditions as the gold standard.
Policy•5 min read
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