The Future of Meat
Future Perfect’s coverage of factory farming, animal welfare, and how the way we eat affects our lives and our planet.
How Germany’s meat-centric culture is becoming more humane — and vegan-friendly.
California could send a man to prison for 3.5 years for rescuing factory-farmed animals. Where does the movement go from here?
How Esther the Wonder Pig put a face to factory farming.
Almost half of the continental US is used for meat production. There’s something better we could do with it.
The EU could backslide on its cage-free farming initiative and more. Billions of animals hang in the balance.
“Exotic” cultivated meats claim to be harmless, but they could threaten actual endangered animals.
“Agricultural exceptionalism,” explained.
We can grow no-kill meat at scale — it’s just a matter of funding.
Alicia Kennedy’s new book explores the tensions and triumphs of leaving meat behind.
The pork industry’s forced cannibalism, explained.
The global meat forecast, explained by 85 billion chickens.
Why you shouldn’t believe what’s on your chicken label.
Decades of progress for animal welfare are potentially at risk.
Star chef José Andrés is piloting a lab-grown chicken dinner. Here’s what it tastes like.
The burger-sized hole in climate change coverage, explained.
Meat grown in a lab will soon land at restaurants in DC and San Francisco.
How plant-based meat’s dependence on coconut and cacao could become a liability.
The Supreme Court sided with pigs. Will California?
The milk wars are heating up.
As America gets ready to grill on Memorial Day, a reminder of meat’s role in climate change.
Upholding Prop 12 could create a bold new era of animal advocacy, but only if we go further.
Beans are protein-rich, sustainable, and delicious. Why doesn’t the US eat more of them?
The egg industry brutally grinds up billions of male chicks each year because they can’t lay eggs. But new tech could change that.
The Colorado River is going dry ... to feed cows.
Alternative meat products have gotten a lot better. They’re not nearly good enough.
Factory farming’s disaster problem, explained.
The slaughter of Cedar the goat shines a light on the ideology of 4-H.
The Netherlands’ hyper-efficient food system is both a triumph and a cautionary tale.
Two activists were just acquitted for taking factory-farmed chickens worth $16.
How the quest to own the nation’s most popular, most Instagram-worthy pup has bred a world of problems.
My year as a pescetarian did more harm than good.
If we assume eggs must be cheap, we can’t address the twin crises of factory farming and bird flu.
Farm animals starve and drown while shipped overseas for slaughter. Europe is considering a ban on the trade.
Bird flu is driving up egg and turkey prices — and killing millions of animals. Why won’t we vaccinate against it?
To fight the cruel meat industry, veterinarians have to fight their own profession.
Oceans are under threat. Can cell-cultured fish help?
Meat production is dangerous for animals and the people who slaughter them. Cory Booker’s new bill aims to change that.
Nebraska’s next governor made his fortune in bacon and racked up pollution complaints along the way. Now he’s turning his sights on alternative meat.
The FDA has given a California startup approval to sell its lab-grown “cultivated” chicken. Now the USDA has to weigh in.
Why we’ll vote for more humane meat, but won’t pay for it.