Animal Welfare
Vox’s home for coverage of animal rights and welfare.
Dairy farms are among the most dangerous workplaces. Why aren’t they regulated like it?
The wonky math of “meat offsets,” explained.
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are placing big, divergent bets on the future of meat. Who will win?
This doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing.
A growing number of thinkers say factory farming can help save the planet. Are they right?
Global fur production has collapsed. Here’s how it happened.
What won’t Trump blame on California?
Switzerland’s new experiment will treat meat-packaging like cigarette warnings.
Despite all the problems with meat, Americans are only eating more and more of it. Could this change people’s minds?
Too bad it’s now sabotaging it.
The world’s “most controversial” food additive, explained.
Yes, protein builds muscle. No, you don’t need as much as lifting influencers say.
Why millions of chickens never make it to the slaughterhouse.
The mass killing of tiny creatures, explained.
One company dominated the competition: Impossible Foods.
Is Trump doing the right thing on animal research for the wrong reasons?
A federal program killed nearly 2 million wild animals last year. The reason might surprise you.
In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has moved to roll back food safety measures, endanger slaughterhouse workers, and more.
The surprising truth about milk is hiding in plain sight.
Some of your feelings about meat are just in your head.
It’s the most invisible — and the hardest to solve.
Don’t buy the hype about “de-extinction.”
And no, it’s not Chick-fil-A.
What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.
The hidden cost of animal-based beauty trends.
For years, dairy milk was plummeting. The vibe shift — and America’s protein obsession — is bringing it back.
The delicious, the decent, and the downright awful plant-based egg substitutes, explained.
America’s egg industry is starting to address one of its worst problems.
Factory farming’s political and cultural influence, and its sweeping impacts on American life, explained.
Beef is tied to my cultural identity through its complicated history. Could the daughter of a cattle rancher ever let it go?
The pharmaceutical industry helped build factory farming. Now it’s muddying the debate over meat’s carbon footprint.
How Big Meat silences its critics.
And four other burning bird flu questions, answered.
A sickening stench and hordes of flies: What it’s like to live near a mega factory farm.
Cuts to science spending may save lab animals — at a cost.
US climate policy has led to a surge in manure-based “biogas.” Critics say it’s propping up factory farming.
Los Angeles is home to a diverse ecosystem of animals. Now their lives and homes are at risk.
Despite being reviled by just about everyone.
From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.
The 24 forecasts we made in 2024, revisited.