No one likes how animals are treated on factory farms. But no one wants to stop eating them.

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.

From pollution to climate emissions, new research details how factory farms are failing Iowa. Industry “fixes” will only dig a deeper hole. From pollution to climate emissions, new research details ...

The American food system relies heavily on industrial animal agriculture. Thousands or tens of thousands of animals packed into one place have been justified by the industry as a way to feed more ...

In April, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would stop providing loan guarantees for methane biodigester ...

Factory farms have recently begun using mechanical anaerobic “digesters” to turn some of the animal waste they generate into “biogas.” Credit: Shutterstock In a major “greenwashing” offensive, many ...

About 6.8 million. That was the number of farms in the U.S. at their peak in 1935. Today, the number is 1.9 million, a bit over a quarter of that high. Yet when it comes to farm-raised meat, the ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The first-of-its-kind map at FactoryFarmWatch.org is the most comprehensive single source of information on CA's 1300+ ...

And while human consumption of animal products is naturally the core business of animal agriculture, there’s another set of individuals who pad the wallets of the meat industry: our pets. Most of the ...

During the past six months I've been fortunate to go to a number of wonderful, inspirational, and highly educational meetings on topics ranging from animals in religion, to animal protection in Asia, ...

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 ...