Mikaella McInerney

Chickens, cows, pigs, and other animals raised for food are collectively called farm animals. But it's a misleading term that belies their reality—they are farmed animals.

Animal-friendly storylines, characters, and media figures have evolved in the last few decades. Read on to find out which ones made an impression.

Could the path to ending factory farming start with creating more factories?

Tamora Pierce's Immortals quartet contains surprising insights about how humans can learn and grow in their views of animals raised for food.

A deeper look into the Farm Bill, and how taxpayers may unknowingly subsidize factory farms.

How do we process fictional and factual animal death, and the purpose it serves?

Factory farming is to blame for record-breaking temperatures.

Why is bison meat seen as a better alternative to beef?

Björk is protecting fishes in her native Iceland.

Horse racing is on the decline.

Chickens laying eggs have been part of human lives for centuries—they were domesticated over 7,000 years ago! But how does the egg production process actually work? And how has factory farming twisted a natural process?

A chicken clucking in her nest as she lays her eggs is a familiar image: but is she in pain? It depends.

Your guide to the alternative meat companies shaking up the meat industry as we know it… Here comes the Future of Food!

We all know the stereotype of pigs rolling around in mud. But how clean actually are these animals? Read on to find out about the wild world of pig hygiene—and 14 other cool facts!

A picture says a thousand words—and a talking picture can say many more! Movies that explore vegan issues and themes are a powerful way to learn and be inspired about veganism. In this article, we'll break down some of the best vegan movies.

In 2018, slaughterhouses, factory farms, and smaller farms killed around 2.27 million sheep in the US alone. Most of these sheep were young lambs who went to their premature deaths so we could eat their meat.

Disbudding and dehorning are widespread practices in the farming community. But behind their apparent necessity, there’s pain, distress, and a dangerous lack of regulation.

Seafood has important nutritional elements, but it’s not the magic superfood you might think. Read on to get to the bottom of our seafood myths.

Are you considering a vegan diet, or do you just want to know more about what vegans eat? Let us break down the facts for you.

The beef industry tauts the idea of “regenerative ranching”—grazing cattle on degraded soils—as the answer to animal agriculture’s sustainability problem. However, is this practice really better for the environment?