Factory farming is a common yet controversial practice that allows for the large-scale production of meat products. However, the system often involves the inhumane raising and handling of animals.

The Trump administration’s 2026 Dietary Guidelines ignore scientific consensus and prop up factory farms in favor of Big Ag ...

During the past six months I've been fortunate to go to a number of wonderful, inspirational, and highly educational meetings on topics ranging from animals in religion, to animal protection in Asia, ...

According to the Humane Society of the United States, nearly 100 billion land animals are being slaughtered globally each year. The meat-dependent society that we live in today is causing billions of ...

When Paula and Dale Boles took over Dale’s father’s farmland in North Carolina, they thought that poultry farming would be a good way to work the land until they were ready to pass it on to their ...

There are some 90 million dogs in the US alone, and their protein needs are rattling the human food chain. Humans are worried about what’s in dog food, not to mention what dog food is in––way too much ...

Recent data analysis conducted by a human rights advocacy organization found that nearly a dozen international finance institutions directed over $3 billion to animal agriculture in 2023. The majority ...

Eastern Shore poultry factory farms are a decades-old hotspot for pollution Today, a key Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) wastewater discharge permit for animal feeding operations expires, ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will – has been the main form of livestock production. It has been a source ...