Animal Welfare

A North Carolina hog CAFO and its waste lagoons. (Photo courtesy of Waterkeeper Alliance)

In North Carolina, New Pollution Allegations Add to Residents’ Woes Over Factory Farms

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06.26.18
Frank Reese's heritage chickens at Good Shepherd Poultry. (Photo credit: Jim Turner)

Who Gets to Define Heritage Breed Chickens?

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06.06.18
Greg Massa, Raquel Krach, and a newborn lamb.

Growing California Rice and Almonds Against the Grain

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05.29.18
Piglets on a slatted floor like those used in Iowa CAFOs. (Photo credit: agnormark)

Iowa Residents to Sue the State Over Air Emissions from Industrial Hog Farms

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05.16.18

McDonald’s Sells More Chicken Than Beef. This Campaign Demands it Treat Birds Better

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04.19.18

Can Responsible Grazing Make Beef Climate-Neutral?

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04.10.18
Pigs in confinement. (Photo by agnormark on iStockPhoto)

After a Decade of Promises, Has the Food Industry Made Progress on Gestation Crates?

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03.21.18
Kristi Mogan of Dakota Rural Action.

Putting a Face on the Rural Fight Against Corporate Farms

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03.20.18
farmer with free range chickens

How an Iowa Law Requiring Grocers to Sell Conventional Eggs is Stirring Controversy

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03.09.18

Portland Teens Create Cookbook to Save Orphaned Chimps

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02.02.18

‘Eat Less Meat’ Ignores the Role of Animals in the Ecosystem

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01.26.18
cattle drive

Can a Chinese Mega-Retailer Make a Killing off Montana Beef?

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01.23.18

Fish Are Getting Their Animal Rights Moment

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01.18.18

‘Big Milk’ Brings Big Issues for Local Communities

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01.03.18
happy hens pecking in a farm field

Years in the Making, Organic Animal Welfare Rules Killed by Trump’s USDA

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12.18.17
shopper looking at meat prices

Could a Meat Tax Be on the Horizon?

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12.15.17
pastured turkeys

North Carolina Lawmakers Rush Pasture-Raised Turkeys to Thanksgiving Tables

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11.22.17

Is Grass-fed Beef Better for the Climate? It’s Complicated.

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11.13.17