What is the most fundamental right for all living creatures? Most would agree that it is the right to life – the basic ability to exist without being caused harm. Every living thing on Earth has a ...

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.

In some parts of the continental United States, you might drive through a nearly unchanging landscape for hours. Stretching for miles and miles, vast swaths of soil are dedicated to growing crops—corn ...

Chickens packed into spaces so small that many are unable to stand or walk. Birds panting due to overheating. Many have sustained injuries, and they all sit on a cake of fecal matter. That’s how a ...

Six months after the Coalition to End Factory Farming filed a ballot proposal to prohibit future concentrated animal feeding operations, or “factory farms,” it’s nearing its goal for signatures. The ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our food system is increasingly dominated by intensive animal agriculture known as factory farms, which are designed to produce as ...

A new report analyses the use of six common pesticides sprayed on crops used for animal feed. According to the report, 235 million pounds of pesticides were used on corn and soybean crops in 2018. All ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 1, 2022) A report by the Independent finds chemical-intensive farming of crops for animal feed puts thousands of endangered species at risk. U.S. farmlands use more than 235 ...

The group Food & Water Watch bashed the continued growth of industrial livestock operations and repeated its call for a moratorium. The dominance of industrial-sized livestock operations continues to ...