Animals

Reporting on animals, industry, and accountability.

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AnimalsMay 2, 2026

Big Beef Is Watching You

Inside the industry’s fight to keep beef “top of mind” — a federally funded, around-the-clock operation to monitor and manage what the public believes about meat.

Connects toManufactured narratives Regulatory blind spots Hidden costs

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AnimalsApril 22, 2026

They Own the Animals. Not the Waste.

A handful of corporations control how most American meat is raised. The waste — up to 1.4 billion tons of it a year — legally belongs to someone else.

Connects toManufactured narratives Intensive confinement Regulatory blind spots

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AnimalsMarch 26, 2026

Can We Have Our Fish and Eat It Too?

Aquaculture is marketed as the sustainable future of seafood. The evidence tells a more complicated story.

Connects toManufactured narratives Intensive confinement Regulatory blind spots