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Kenny Torrella

Kenny Torrella

Senior Reporter, Future Perfect

    Latest articles by Kenny Torrella

    Justin Marceau is defending a new generation of animal rights activists
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    If you’re going to break the law in order to change it, you need a good lawyer.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Mahi Klosterhalfen is leading Germany’s animal welfare revolution
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    How Germany’s meat-centric culture is becoming more humane — and vegan-friendly.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Can a social media “pigfluencer” turn people off bacon?Can a social media “pigfluencer” turn people off bacon?
    Future Perfect

    How Esther the Wonder Pig put a face to factory farming.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    This land isn’t for you or me. It’s for the meat industry.This land isn’t for you or me. It’s for the meat industry.
    Future Perfect

    Almost half of the continental US is used for meat production. There’s something better we could do with it.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Zoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us.Zoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us.
    Future Perfect

    Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true?

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Europe might abandon its animal welfare revolutionEurope might abandon its animal welfare revolution
    Future Perfect

    The EU could backslide on its cage-free farming initiative and more. Billions of animals hang in the balance.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    The myths we tell ourselves about American farmingThe myths we tell ourselves about American farming
    Future Perfect

    “Agricultural exceptionalism,” explained.

    By Kenny Torrella
    The Vox guide to extreme heat
    This summer is giving us a glimpse at the dangerous future of workThis summer is giving us a glimpse at the dangerous future of work
    The Vox guide to extreme heat

    It’s hot and only getting hotter. Could this be the next big labor battle?

    By Whizy Kim and Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Americans can’t afford their pets. It’s pushing animal shelters to the brink.Americans can’t afford their pets. It’s pushing animal shelters to the brink.
    Future Perfect

    How animal shelters are coping with a crisis of abandoned cats and dogs.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    A new investigation exposes the stomach-churning practice that goes into making your baconA new investigation exposes the stomach-churning practice that goes into making your bacon
    Future Perfect

    The pork industry’s forced cannibalism, explained.

    By Kenny Torrella