7 Hidden Cruelties of Forced Moulting in East Asian Chickens: The Truth You Didn't Know
Discover the concealed cruelties of forced moulting in East Asian chicken farms, from stress and pain to antibiotic resistance.
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Factory Farming
Reporting, analysis and practical guides on Factory Farming. Part of Humane Foundation's coverage of plant-based living, animal welfare, climate and sustainability across 22 languages.
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How to Talk to Kids About Chick Maceration: A Parent's Guide
Understanding chick maceration and how to discuss it with children, with age-appropriate scripts and book recommendations.
By Alexandra Hart, London, UK · 3 min read
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Confined-Space Deaths in Grain Silos vs. Factory Farming: A Day in the Life Comparison, 2024
Exploring similarities and differences in confined-space deaths between grain silos and factory farming, with a focus on worker conditions and safety protocols.
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Live Export Replacement: Plant-Based Protein Pathway in 2024
Discover plant-based protein alternatives to live export, reducing animal suffering and environmental impact in 2024.
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Unseen Suffering: The Truth About Castration Without Pain Relief in Factory Farming, 2024
Discover the shocking reality of castration without pain relief in factory farming, and what you can do to help on World Farm Animals Day, 2024.
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Ranking Religious and Cultural Traditions: Battery Cages and Shareholder Pressure
Exploring the nuances of battery cages through the lens of religious and cultural traditions, featuring kosher, halal, jhatka, and Jain practices, and their response to shareholder pressure.
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Regenerative Beef Claims: What Audits Show in 2024
Unveiling the truth behind regenerative beef claims: A comparison of leading audits and certifications in 2024
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Slaughterhouse Worker Conditions: An Intersectional Analysis of Labor and Racial Justice in 2025
This manifesto examines how slaughterhouse worker conditions expose the intersection of labor exploitation and racial injustice in industrial animal agriculture.
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Horse Slaughter: Myths vs. Evidence on Welfare and Profit (2025)
A science-backed teardown of horse slaughter myths and welfare realities, tailored for remote workers and digital nomads seeking ethical clarity.
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The Environmental Impact of Factory Farming: A Science-Backed Guide
Emissions, water pollution, land use and deforestation — what the peer-reviewed evidence says about industrial animal agriculture, and what actually reduces the damage.
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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.
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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.
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Understand the evidence in this desk
Environmental comparisons depend on the unit, place and production system studied. Animal-welfare claims also need species-specific evidence and local law. Read methods and dates before applying a finding to a different setting.
Reference sources
- Factory farm (CAFO)
- A concentrated animal feeding operation: a facility that confines large numbers of animals indoors at high stocking density, relying on imported feed rather than pasture.
- Sentience
- The capacity to have subjective experiences such as pain, fear or pleasure. Sentience is the usual scientific threshold for saying an animal's interests matter morally.
- CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent)
- A common unit that converts methane, nitrous oxide and other greenhouse gases into the amount of CO2 that would cause the same warming, so different food systems can be compared.
- Land-use change
- Conversion of forest, savannah or wetland into cropland or pasture. Most agricultural land-use change emissions worldwide are driven by grazing and feed crops.