More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand (Guardian)
More than 800m trees have been cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world’s appetite for Brazilian beef, according to a new investigation, despite dire warnings about the forest’s importance in fighting the climate crisis. A data-driven investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), the Guardian, Repórter Brasil […]
California has the country’s strongest animal welfare law; now it just needs to be enforced (Vox)
Last month, in a welcome surprise to animal welfare advocates, the US Supreme Court sided with pigs over the pork industry. In a 5-4 decision, the Court upheld Proposition 12, a California law that partially bans the sale of pork from farms that keep pregnant breeding pigs, known as sows, in tiny enclosures called gestation […]
U.S. approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat
For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the […]
Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100
Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, according to a new report. A team of international scientists has found that ice loss in […]
“Animal Liberation Now”: nothing to crow about
I will not review Peter Singer’s latest iteration of his utilitarian philosophy Animal Liberation Now. Based on a few recent media posts, I will make just a few, brief observations, which essentially I already made, plus many more, in my 2011 review, What Happened to Peter Singer? While his new book is said to include […]
Long-extinct Tasmanian tiger may still be alive and prowling the wilderness, scientists claim
The ‘completely unique,’ wolf-like Tasmanian tigers that thrived on the island of Tasmania before they went extinct in 1936 may have survived in the wilderness for far longer than previously thought, research suggests. There is also a small possibility they are still alive today, experts say.
New Culture will launch animal-free mozzarella at acclaimed LA pizzeria in 2024
New Culture is launching an entirely new type of food tech product, and they’re following a successful playbook: Start at a well-known restaurant with a reputation for making high quality dishes, and spread to other restaurants, then eventually retail, once the item has cachet. Because New Culture is making animal-free casein, founder and CEO Matt […]
We Are the Ocean
By Captain Paul Watson; Illustrator Sarah Borg. ‘We Are the Ocean’ helps children develop a personal connection to the water. The author eloquently describes the importance of the ocean and its role in sustaining all life on Earth. Children, along with their doggie companions, discover the answer to the question, What is the ocean? Captivating […]
A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins
Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to key geological events. However, these hypotheses have not been extensively tested because a comprehensive phylogenetic framework and datasets for butterfly larval hosts and global distributions are lacking. We sequenced 391 genes […]
Kevin O’Brien of Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project
The nonprofit organization has collected half a million pounds of plastic-waste while innovating how the world tackles the issue of marine debris. Kevin O’Brien has spent decades traversing the waters of the Pacific. At first, he sailed the ocean at the helm of his own refurbished sailboat, and then after graduating from the University of […]
Special Assignment: Stunning images from Indonesia’s outdoor bird markets
We Animals Media photojournalist Resha Juhari was on assignment in Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung Province to document the increase in sales of “broiler” chickens in the lead up to the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr. Resha’s photographs offer a startling glimpse into the lives of the many thousands of birds who are sourced and sold at Indonesia’s […]
More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand
More than 800m trees have been cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world’s appetite for Brazilian beef, according to a new investigation, despite dire warnings about the forest’s importance in fighting the climate crisis. A data-driven investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), the Guardian, Repórter Brasil […]
