This week’s feature story, “Down on the Farm,” chronicles an increasingly heated national battle over “factory-farmed” food. On one side: a phalanx of corporation- and family-owned farms across the ... Variety: Joaquin Phoenix on the Mental Health Crisis Hidden Inside Factory Farms It is a common call for consumers to demand improved conditions on factory farms and in slaughterhouses—as it should be.

Understanding the Context

But May invites us not to speak about animals, but another stigmatized issue ... Vox on MSN: No one likes how animals are treated on factory farms. But no one wants to stop eating them No one likes how animals are treated on factory farms. But no one wants to stop eating them Farmed animals undergo breeding, raising, transport & slaughter.

Key Insights

Each phase offers the opportunity for cruelty or compassion. AWI analyzes livestock practices and works to inform policymaking in a ... Food & Water Watch: Sh*t Storms: Factory Farm Pollution, Hurricanes, and Climate Change Predictions for this year's hurricane season are unprecedented. Factory farms will make devastating storms and flooding even worse. Predictions for this year's hurricane season are unprecedented.

Final Thoughts

Food & Water Watch: How Our Legal Team Protects Communities from Factory Farms Factory farming is one of the most polluting and least regulated industries in the country. Our legal team details how they’re using the courts to change this. Factory farming is one of the most ... Morningstar: Map of California Factory Farms Exposes Hidden Supply Chains Behind "Humane" Labels The first-of-its-kind map at FactoryFarmWatch.org is the most comprehensive single source of information on CA's 1300+ industrial animal farms By consolidating dispersed and often difficult-to-find ...