Nearly all farm animals in the U.S. are confined in industrial operations that lack adequate space, ventilation or cooling systems. Animals raised in factory farms are among the most vulnerable

Dairy is a seemingly benign product. Cheese is coveted. And food with a “Made in Italy” stamp instantly gets classified as something grander and more romantic than anything we can

More than 100 billion animals are killed for meat and other animal products every year.1 That’s hundreds of millions of animals every day. This in itself amounts to a large

American-style intensive livestock farms are spreading across Europe, with new data revealing more than 24,000 megafarms across the continent. In the U.K. alone, there are now 1,824 industrial-scale pig and

Innovation and technology are doing big things for animal welfare and the health of the planet. Meatless burgers from companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are now mainstream in

Oregon is in the midst of a factory farming crisis. These facilities, where thousands of animals are confined in cramped and filthy conditions, are harming animals and polluting the state’s

When Amber Husain was 26, she was preparing a piece of chicken for a friend to eat and was overcome by an unfamiliar feeling. A lifelong meat-eater, suddenly she was

There are a lot of food and agriculture issues that don’t get the attention they deserve. For example, a study in the journal One Health examines the link between urinary

Antimicrobial resistance could cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. Here’s what can be done about it. As the world recovers from COVID-19, and bird flu decimates wild and

The excessive use of antibiotics in factory farming is causing the premature deaths of nearly one million people and $400 billion in global economic losses each year, according to a