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'We Need More People Like' Regan Russell: Mourning and Justice Demanded Over Killing of Animal Rights Activist Regan Russell
"(Regan Russell) supported Black Lives Matter, Indigenous rights and she was an intersectional vegan who understood the importance of equality in terms of racial justice and in terms of animal equality."(Photo: Animal Justice)
Top Global Experts Say Humanity Must 'Heal Our Broken Relationship With Nature' to Prevent Future Pandemics
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is seen inside a cage at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program's rehabilitation center on November 10, 2016 in Kuta Mbelin, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The orangutans in Indonesia have been known to be on the verge of extinction as a result of deforestation and poaching. (Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
"We must curb the high risk trade and consumption of wildlife, halt deforestation and land conversion, as well as manage food production sustainably."
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Fridays for Future Europe Calls for Transforming Agricultural Policy to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer works on his field in Ghent, Belgium on May 21, 2020.
"E.U. politicians must recognize that a great hope to combat the climate crisis...
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Millions of Pigs and Chickens in US Factory Farms Face Cruel Deaths as Covid-19 Sparks Mass Cullings
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Piglets like these ones pictured are being slaughtered en masse around the country as food supply chains run into trouble.
"Plants that don't treat animals well often don't treat workers well."
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Farmworker Juan Antonio wears a face mask in a field in Riverhead, New York
USDA's $19 Billion in COVID-19 Relief for Farmers and Food Banks Sparks Questions About Who Will Benefit
A volunteer with Forgotten Harvest loads food into a vehicle at a mobile pantry April 14, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan.
As Food Banks Face Shortages and Fresh Produce Rots, Pandemic Spurs Calls for Sustainable Supply Chain
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Amplifying Food Supply Chain Concerns, 230+ Coronavirus Cases Close Down Top US Pork Producer
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visits The World Dairy Expo and holds a stakeholder townhall in Madison, Wisconsin, October 1, 2019.
'Unacceptable': Family Farms, Ag Advocates Hit Back After Sec Perdue Says Small Dairy Farms Destined to Die
Factory farms like this one in Canada could be banned in Switzerland.
Swiss Voters to Decide on Whether to Allow Factory Farming to Continue in 'Milestone' Moment

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Smithfield’s Deceptive Sustainability Claims Slammed in FTC Complaint
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