factory farming

Does Certified Organic Mean What We Think It Does?

Does Certified Organic Mean What We Think It Does?

By Brian Barth There’s something of a civil war brewing in the organic movement. On one side are industry boosters boasting about how organic has gone mainstream. These folks are fine with a Big Ag version of organic agriculture — enormous monocrop fields and global distribution to every Walmart across the land. On the other […]

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    ‘Largest Undercover Dairy Investigation in History’ Uncovers Shocking Abuse at ‘Disneyland’ of Farms

    ‘Largest Undercover Dairy Investigation in History’ Uncovers Shocking Abuse at ‘Disneyland’ of Farms

    Police are investigating after an animal rights group released disturbing video footage showing workers mistreating calves at an Indiana farm that Food & Wine once dubbed the “Disneyland of agricultural tourism,” The Associated Press reported. The Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) released the footage Tuesday after what they said was the “largest undercover dairy investigation in […]

    98 Animal Rights Activists Arrested for Protesting ‘Torturous Practices’ at Duck Slaughterhouse

    98 Animal Rights Activists Arrested for Protesting ‘Torturous Practices’ at Duck Slaughterhouse

    By Jake Johnson More than 600 animal rights activists descended on a massive duck slaughterhouse in California on Monday to protest rampant animal cruelty at the facility and demand accountability for those profiting off such “torturous” mistreatment. As over a dozen activists with the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) chained themselves together at […]

    Animal Rights Protester Grabs Mic From Kamala Harris on San Francisco Stage

    Animal Rights Protester Grabs Mic From Kamala Harris on San Francisco Stage

    An animal rights activist interrupted California Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris when she was speaking in San Francisco at MoveOn‘s Big Ideas Forum Saturday. Harris was about to answer a question about her plan to address the gender pay gap when a male protester walked onto the stage, grabbed her microphone and […]

    What Parents Need to Know About Factory Animal Farms

    What Parents Need to Know About Factory Animal Farms

    By Ketura Persellin You probably care a lot about how your fruits and vegetables are grown. You may not think as much about where your family’s animal protein comes from, but the conditions in which most meat, poultry and even dairy is produced may give you and your kids pause — even those most likely […]

    Sanders Proposes Major Changes to Food Production System

    Sanders Proposes Major Changes to Food Production System

    By Jon Queally Back on the campaign trail in Iowa over the weekend, 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled a major policy vision that includes breaking up powerful agriculture conglomerates as a way to save small farmers and rural communities who he says are facing a “major, major crisis.” Before delivering a speech Sunday […]

    WATCH: You’ve Been Challenged! #Vegan4TenDays

    WATCH: You’ve Been Challenged! #Vegan4TenDays

    We are thrilled to announce our third challenge of the year in hopes of inspiring you to take part in a sustainable solution. It’s simple: go vegan for 10 days, talk about it in your daily life and create social media posts about your experience using the hashtag #Vegan4TenDays. For a chance to be featured […]