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Food waste’s enormous impact on animal welfare: Wasted meat, milk, and eggs

Almost 1 in every 4 animals raised on a factory farm never actually makes it to your plate. Instead, they die for nothing.

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‘Miracles and heartbreak’: Saving orphaned elephants as Kenya’s drought devastates herds

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is nursing record numbers of young animals back to health but as rains continue to fail, the vulnerable mammals face a challenging future.

The hidden costs of cheap meat

The hidden costs of cheap meat

The animal rights activist Leah Garcés discusses how modern meat production harms animals, people and the environment.
Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s
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Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s

The pork industry shifted dramatically over the past three decades. A USDA report tracks how the industry moved away from small operations to CAFOs, production contracts and specialization.

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Oregon DEQ: Don’t regulate dairy air emissions just yet

DEQ said it does not have funding to design and implement a regulatory program.
The Field Report: Morality at the center of Supreme Court arguments over raised pigs in crates

The Field Report: Morality at the center of Supreme Court arguments over raised pigs in crates

Plus, the Department of Justice updates the H-2A program and a new study shows climate change exacerbates farm runoff.
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