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Pigs confined in a metal pen inside a barn, with some looking through the bars.

Business

House slips in bid to erase state bans on cruel cages for pigs, calves, and hens

A forest in Pennsylvania.

Outdoors

Pennsylvania health officials race to get ahead of tick-triggered red meat allergy

A close-up of a medium-rare steak piece held by a fork, showcasing its pink center.

Business

Cultivated meat crisis deepens as startup files for bankruptcy

A building with a peaked, shingled roof and red double doors.

Food

Beloved vegan diner to serve final meal as owners say costs are unsustainable

A close-up view of salmon swimming in bubbles and water.

Outdoors

Horrific undercover video of cruelty at salmon farm spurs investigation

A bronze statue of a cow stands on a stone pedestal in a circular brick plaza surrounded by potted plants.

Outdoors

How a runaway cow escaped the slaughterhouse and became an animal rights icon

Workers in blue uniforms process meat in a large facility, with hanging carcasses and containers for storage.

Outdoors

Veteran meat inspector warns slaughterhouse speedup means more injuries and more pollution

A Tesco store.

Business

As meat prices skyrocket, Tesco shoppers find plant-based mince now 29% cheaper than beef

A close-up of a lone star tick being removed from the skin using a pair of tweezers.

Tech

A 28-million-year-old mutation may help explain the red meat allergy spreading across the US

A herd of cows grazing in a pasture with silos and a dramatic sunset in the background.

Business

Agriculture companies are making big promises they aren't keeping, investigation reveals

A big bowl of plant-based food.

Food

New study makes exciting revelation about health advantages of certain diets: 'Substantial nutritional ... benefits'

Meat on supermarket shelves.

Food

Nearly half of Americans unaware of cancer risk linked to processed meats