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Vol. 2026Plant-based living for people, animals, and the planet.Aug 15

Cup of coffee with steamed oat milk at an animal sanctuary

Best Plant Milks for Coffee in 2024: A Sanctuary-Visited Report

Discover the ideal plant milks for coffee, backed by evidence from sanctuary visits and expert opinions.

4 min read

Activists holding 'Welfarism' and 'Abolitionism' signs at an animal rights protest.

Welfarism vs Abolitionism: The Great Divide in Animal Liberation 2024

Greyhound racing subsidies in Nigeria show a greyhound on a track with betting infrastructure

Greyhound Racing Subsidies Explained: The Nigerian Lobbying Trail in 2025

Editorial

"Plant-based living for people, animals, and the planet."

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Factory Farming

Horse Slaughter Myth vs. Evidence: A Teardown for Remote Workers and Digital Nomads 2025

4 min read

Calf Separation Labels Decoded: What 'Certified Humane' Actually Means for Older Consumers 2025

4 min read

Featured Stories

4 stories

Hands kneading homemade seitan dough, showcasing homemade seitan techniques for optimal texture.

Homemade Seitan Techniques: Strong, Moderate, or Weak Evidence Ranking in 2024?

4 min read

A colorful vegan sheet-pan dinner featuring roasted broccoli, bell peppers, chickpeas, and tofu, showcasing easy plant-based meals.

Before-and-After: Vegan Sheet-Pan Dinners for Climate-Conscious Spenders, 2024

4 min read

Aerial view of an industrial cattle feedlot beside a manure lagoon, with runoff entering an adjacent river.

Factory Farming

The Environmental Impact of Factory Farming: A Science-Backed Guide

9 min read

A farmed salmon in an aquaculture pen, highlighting issues of farmed salmon welfare.

Nutrition & Health

Farmed Salmon: Cognition, Welfare, and the Nordic Iron Deficiency Anemia Debate, 2024

4 min read

Latest

Industrial interior of a poultry processing plant, highlighting machinery used in electric water-bath stunning.

The Case Against Electric Water-Bath Stunning: A Five-Year Corporate Pledge Retrospective, 2024

A five-year retrospective reveals how corporate pledges against electric water-bath stunning fall short in mitigating animal suffering in poultry slaughter.

4 min read

A solitary brown hen stands in an open barn, representing the plight of spent hens and ethical poultry farming.

The Spent Hens Checklist: Ethical Choices for Climate-Conscious Consumers in 2024

For climate-conscious consumers, understanding the hidden cruelty faced by spent hens is crucial for making ethical and sustainable food choices.

4 min read

Dairy cows grazing near traditional agricultural fields, highlighting the climate impact of dairy in Southeast Asia.

ETHICS EXAMINED — Is Dairy's Climate Impact in Southeast Asia Ethical? 2024

Assessing the ethical implications of the burgeoning dairy industry's climate impact across Southeast Asia requires a nuanced understanding of economic development, food security, and environmental stewardship.

4 min read

A close-up of a chicken's intact beak, symbolizing the goal of beak trimming policy reform for improved animal welfare.

Beak Trimming Policy Reform in 2024: Essential Strategies for Animal Welfare Advocates

Beak trimming policy reform focuses on phasing out this painful procedure in poultry farming by advocating for improved husbandry, genetic selection, and enriched environments.

4 min read

A sow and piglets free from gestation crates in an open, humane environment.

Factory Farming

The Ethical Traveller's Guide to Gestation Crate-Free School & Hospital Procurement in 2024

Discover how school and hospital procurement reforms are ending gestation crate use, inspiring ethical travel choices focused on animal welfare.

4 min read

A calf's face through narrow bars, illustrating the confinement of veal crates in industrial agriculture.

Factory Farming

Veal Crates: Examining Consumer Label Reality in US Regulation, 2024

Despite bans in multiple states, understanding US consumer label realities for veal crates remains crucial for ethical shopping decisions.

4 min read

A captive elephant used in wildlife petting tourism, with a saddle for rides.

The Case Against Wildlife 'Petting' Tourism: Sacred Traditions or Exploitation? 2024

Wildlife 'petting' tourism, despite links to cultural or religious traditions, often masks animal exploitation and undermines conservation efforts, demanding ethical scrutiny.

5 min read

Close-up of legal documents highlighting dairy marketing investigation in Europe, regulatory text visible.

Nutrition & Health

Uncovering Dairy Marketing 'Legal Loopholes' in Europe: A 2024 Investigation

An undercover investigation reveals how dairy marketing exploits legal grey areas in Europe to promote products, challenging independent nutrition science.

4 min read

Golden oat fields at sunrise, symbolizing the transition to sustainable farming for easy vegan breakfasts.

Our Dairy Farm to Oat Field: Easy Vegan Breakfasts and Eliminating Common Mistakes 2024

Transitioning from dairy farming to oat cultivation taught us that creating easy vegan breakfasts requires strategic planning and careful ingredient choices to avoid pitfalls.

4 min read

Auditor checking a 'no antibiotics ever' claim form inside a modern barn for transparent antibiotic-free farm practices.

Factory Farming

Auditing 'No Antibiotics Ever' Claims: A Professional's Guide for 2024

For busy professionals, understanding the landscape of audited 'no antibiotics ever' (NAE) claims in animal agriculture is critical for informed sourcing and transparency, impacting ethical considerations and consumer trust.

4 min read

Sustainable chicken farm in a dry region, illustrating alternatives to fast-growth chicken genetics.

Factory Farming

Fast-Growth Chicken Genetics vs. Sustainable Rearing in Drought Regions 2024

Comparing fast-growth chicken genetics with sustainable rearing practices reveals vastly different environmental impacts and welfare outcomes, especially in drought-prone regions.

4 min read

Aerial view of an overcrowded chicken farm illustrating high broiler stocking density in a parched, drought-prone agricultural area.

Broiler Stocking Density: Corporate Accountability for Drough-Prone Regions in 2024

Our scorecard evaluates major food brands on their broiler stocking density practices, especially in resource-scarce, drought-prone regions, revealing critical gaps in corporate accountability.

4 min read

Newsroom at a glance

Stories: 40
Desks: 8
Reading time: 187m
Words: 36,169

Deep dives

Longform

01Eco LifestyleYour Right to Repair Is the Climate Action You Haven't Considered8 min read

02ClimateFeeding the World, Warming the Planet: The Nitrogen Fertiliser Dilemma7 min read

03Nutrition & HealthThe Plant-Based Paradox: Navigating the Hidden Hunger for Micronutrients7 min read

Our writers

8 writers

Plant-Based

Cup of coffee with steamed oat milk at an animal sanctuary

Best Plant Milks for Coffee in 2024: A Sanctuary-Visited Report

4 min read

Hands preparing soybeans for tempeh fermentation at home, illustrating traditional plant-based food preparation.

Tempeh Fermentation at Home: A Win for Animals and Ecosystems in 2024

4 min read

Hands kneading homemade seitan dough, showcasing homemade seitan techniques for optimal texture.

Homemade Seitan Techniques: Strong, Moderate, or Weak Evidence Ranking in 2024?

4 min read

A colorful vegan sheet-pan dinner featuring roasted broccoli, bell peppers, chickpeas, and tofu, showcasing easy plant-based meals.

Before-and-After: Vegan Sheet-Pan Dinners for Climate-Conscious Spenders, 2024

4 min read

Nutrition & Health

A farmed salmon in an aquaculture pen, highlighting issues of farmed salmon welfare.

Nutrition & Health

Farmed Salmon: Cognition, Welfare, and the Nordic Iron Deficiency Anemia Debate, 2024

4 min read

Close-up of legal documents highlighting dairy marketing investigation in Europe, regulatory text visible.

Nutrition & Health

Uncovering Dairy Marketing 'Legal Loopholes' in Europe: A 2024 Investigation

4 min read

A balanced, high-protein vegan meal on a plate, demonstrating how much protein vegans need to consume daily for optimal health and wellness.

Nutrition & Health

How Much Protein Do Vegans Really Need?

5 min read

An artfully arranged flat lay of nutrient-dense plant foods like kale, lentils, and nuts, next to a single supplement pill, representing thoughtful nutrition planning.

Nutrition & Health

The Plant-Based Paradox: Navigating the Hidden Hunger for Micronutrients

7 min read

Animal Rights

Activists holding 'Welfarism' and 'Abolitionism' signs at an animal rights protest.

Welfarism vs Abolitionism: The Great Divide in Animal Liberation 2024

4 min read

Greyhound racing subsidies in Nigeria show a greyhound on a track with betting infrastructure

Greyhound Racing Subsidies Explained: The Nigerian Lobbying Trail in 2025

4 min read

Calf Separation Labels Decoded: What 'Certified Humane' Actually Means for Older Consumers 2025

4 min read

Aquaculture Crowding vs Local Fish Welfare: A Global Data Comparison 2026

4 min read

Factory Farming

Horse slaughter myth vs evidence: a horse grazes peacefully while a remote worker uses a laptop, illustrating ethical choices for digital nomads.

Factory Farming

Horse Slaughter Myth vs. Evidence: A Teardown for Remote Workers and Digital Nomads 2025

4 min read

Aerial view of an industrial cattle feedlot beside a manure lagoon, with runoff entering an adjacent river.

Factory Farming

The Environmental Impact of Factory Farming: A Science-Backed Guide

9 min read

A sow and piglets free from gestation crates in an open, humane environment.

Factory Farming

The Ethical Traveller's Guide to Gestation Crate-Free School & Hospital Procurement in 2024

4 min read

A calf's face through narrow bars, illustrating the confinement of veal crates in industrial agriculture.

Factory Farming

Veal Crates: Examining Consumer Label Reality in US Regulation, 2024

4 min read

Climate

Dairy cows grazing near traditional agricultural fields, highlighting the climate impact of dairy in Southeast Asia.

ETHICS EXAMINED — Is Dairy's Climate Impact in Southeast Asia Ethical? 2024

4 min read

A crowd of activists demanding climate action, illustrating the core principles of what climate justice means for global movements and policy.

Climate Justice vs. Climate Equality: What's the Real Difference?

5 min read

An aerial view of a sprawling green agricultural field, showing the industrial scale of modern farming and fertiliser application at sunrise.

Feeding the World, Warming the Planet: The Nitrogen Fertiliser Dilemma

7 min read

Sustainable Living

Infographic comparing train vs plane emissions with a factory farm in the distance, highlighting the need for sustainable travel.

Sustainable Living

Train vs. Plane Emissions in Europe: An Activist Toolkit for Animal Welfare 2024

4 min read

Diverse range of sustainable menstrual products including a menstrual cup and reusable pads, on a light background.

Sustainable Living

A Brief History of Sustainable Menstrual Products: 2024 Milestones

4 min read

A skilled artisan repairs a broken ceramic bowl using the kintsugi method, illustrating one of the key circular economy examples that adds value through repair.

Sustainable Living

What Are Circular Economy Examples? From Food Waste to Repairable Phones

5 min read

A farmer's hands holding rich, dark soil from a regenerative agriculture farm, demonstrating the living complexity and health of the land.

Sustainable Living

How to Support Regenerative Agriculture: A Practical Guide for Consumers

4 min read

Eco Lifestyle

A clothing tag detailing the ethical production journey of a garment from one of the featured sustainable fashion brands.

11 Sustainable Fashion Brands Prioritizing Transparency in 2024

5 min read

Hands using precision tools to repair the inside of an open laptop, illustrating the concept of the right to repair electronics and reduce e-waste.

Your Right to Repair Is the Climate Action You Haven't Considered

8 min read

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