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.

Eduardo Porter and his readers on the environmental benefits of free-range beef. February 14, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. ESTToday at 1:00 p.m. EST Porter argued that pasture-raised, organic and grass-fed ...

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 ...

A recent essay in The New York Times by Andrew Jacobs called "Is Dairy Farming Cruel to Cows?" has generated a lot of interest because more and more people in the general public—not only pro-animal ...

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