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Fracking Out to Pasture
If you think the United States government protects the food supply raised and harvested near sites of hydraulic fracking, think again.
The Hidden 1,458 Potential Extinctions That Could Upend Our Food Supply
The world is full of cows and chickens, but many breeds are being ignored and lost, along with their important genes.
Texas Dairy Farmers Have a Dead Cow Problem
Where in the hell is a dairyman to turn when he suddenly finds himself the not-so-proud owner of an unending pile of cow corpses?
Lions Are Being Poisoned in Kenya — And It's All Because of Land Disputes
Conservationists say herdsman are increasingly using poison to kill and sicken animals that roam in areas where they graze their livestock.
Global Restrictions on Farm Antibiotics Needed to Fight Superbugs, Report Says
A new report calls for a concerted global effort, not just localized changes.
Drastic Reductions in Meat Consumption Worldwide Could Help Fight Climate Change
Meat consumption among growing middle classes in Asia is projected to rise dramatically — 116 percent in China between 2006 and 2050 and 138 percent in India — and that's causing an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
Thousands of Vegans Are Trying to Convince Walmart to Ban This Toy
The petition was started by Veganoso, a Toronto-based vegan activist hoping to ending speciesism, who says that a toy livestock trailer currently sold by Walmart is “normalizing the enslavement and murder of animals to kids”.
Kangaroo Farts Are Unlocking Ways to Tackle Climate Change
Skippy may be the solution to Australia's reliance on gassy, environmentally destructive livestock.
Cows Are the Next Great Threat to Tanzania's Endangered Species
The country's cattle population has grown steadily over the past decade, and its newly elected president has promised to subsidize ranchers.
California Will Be the First State to Seriously Regulate Antibiotic Use in Livestock
Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will require veterinary approval for the use of most antibiotics before they're fed to the cows, chickens, and pigs that we eat.
California Passes Strict New Law to Fight Superbugs
The new law will end the use of antibiotics as a way of plumping up farm animals.
California Is Poised to Enact the Strictest Farm Antibiotics Law in the Country
The pending legislation just needs to pass the governor.