Kenny Torrella
@KennyTorrella
Writing @voxdotcom on factory farming and the future of meat. Sign up for our newsletter, Processing Meat, at the link below.
1/Some of the world’s largest environmental groups have thrown their weight behind meat and dairy greenwashing projects, including “climate-friendly” beef, “net-zero” dairy, the meteoric rise of regenerative ranching, and hyper “efficient” Frankenchickens. vox.com/future-perfect…
I hope lots of people in Democratic politics read this today:
Here’s a gift link: Democrats Can Finally Stop Pandering to Farmers. nytimes.com/2025/07/12/opi…
Big, barky dogs could be a good solution to non-lethally managing grizzly bears on farms: nytimes.com/2025/07/22/cli…
In the first minute of the House Ag Cmte's Prop 12 hearing, GT Thompson brought up the AVMA's opposition to Prop 12. Further evidence AVMA helps to legitimize industry's use of animals, not animals' welfare. More on this: vox.com/future-perfect…
GT Thompson is really trying to argue that gestation crates -- which confine pregnant pigs for months on end -- are fine for animal welfare. These are gestation crates: agriculture.house.gov/calendar/event…
A former Seaboard Triumph Foods employee spoke with me about the horrifying conditions inside of the Sioux City, Iowa, pork processing facility. The effects — including almost 2,000 hours of air quality violations — extend throughout the town. sentientmedia.org/iowa-pork-plan…
Climate friendly beef? @ALDF sues USDA for records over ‘misleading’ Beef Checkoff environmental claims. agfundernews.com/climate-friend…
Attn animal writers: Current Affairs wants your pitches! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Pam Bondi's DOJ just filed a lawsuit to wipe out state anti-cruelty laws. The immediate target is CA's Proposition 12, but this would also wipe out popular laws from AZ to MI. What do these radical laws require? Per the DOJ's complaint...
JUST IN: The Trump administration is suing to overturn CA state laws intended to prevent cruelty against egg-laying chickens. The administration says these laws have driven up egg prices and are preempted by a 1970 federal law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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American Kennel Club Harms French Bulldogs’ Health, PETA Says in Suit: nytimes.com/2025/07/08/nyr…
There will be "no amnesty" for US farmworkers from deportation, per Ag. Sec. Rollins. Trump wants a 100% American workforce, she said. "There are 34 million able-bodied adults in our Medicaid program. There are plenty of workers in America." reuters.com/legal/governme…