Congressional Carnivores Rage Over ‘Meatless Monday’

David Sirota / Truthdig Aug 3, 2012 America is suffering through the worst drought since 1950, so taking one day a week off from meat-eating seems like the absolute least we should be willing to do. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Politics of Sight

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 27, 2012 Would Americans eat less meat, and would animals be treated more humanely, if slaughterhouses were made with glass walls and we all could see the monstrous killing apparatus at work? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Meat Industry

Hajo de Reijger, The Netherlands Mar 28, 2012 Dig deeper

Red Meat Study

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Beef With Red Meat

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune Mar 14, 2012 Dig deeper

Red Meat Takes Another Hit in Health Study

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2012 Does even the occasional hamburger spell doom for meat enthusiasts? The connection may not be quite that clear, but a new wide-ranging study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine makes the case that carnivores might want to seriously scale back their intake of red meat or sub in poultry or fish for the sake of their life span. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mmmm, Test-Tube Hamburgers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2012 Here's a new Frankenfood twist on classic cuisine: A team of scientists in the Netherlands are this close to producing a hamburger made of meat generated from stem cells. Soon, we will be able to enjoy the delicious taste of test-tube hamburgers and other prime laboratory-grade delicacies (but at a price). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why You Should Eat Yak Instead of Beef

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Sep 28, 2011 Cows are terribly destructive creatures, the cause of species extinction, topsoil loss, deforestation and desertification. There's an alternative you've probably never considered. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Vegetarian’s Dilemma

David Sirota / Truthdig Aug 19, 2011 The next time you go shopping, imagine what a kid gleans from veggie burgers, veggie bacon, veggie sausage patties, veggie hot dogs, Tofurky and all the other similar fare that defines a modern plant-based diet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Meatless Site’s Photos of Meat Spark Outrage

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2011 So much for the "vegetarian lifestyle" that embattled website VegNews purports to promote. The online hub for vegans and vegetarians caused a ruckus recently when it was discovered that numerous photos of supposedly meat-free foods were actually images of carnivorous fare. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taco Smell

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Farm Animals Hog 80 Percent of U.S. Antibiotics

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2010 The overuse of antibiotics can lead to drug-resistant superbugs, so it's cause for concern to the folks at Johns Hopkins' Center for a Livable Future that the vast majority of bug-killing drugs aren't even consumed by sick humans. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )