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Nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet investigating factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, health, politics and more.
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The most recent dietary guidelines advisory panel recommended prioritizing plant-based proteins over animal-based ones, but Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. nixed this idea.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The most recent dietary guidelines advisory panel recommended prioritizing plant-based proteins over animal-based ones, but Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. nixed this idea.
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While the vegan landscape is changing, Veganuary CEO Wendy Matthews says, “The value of trying plant based is still there. It’s still great for the planet, it’s still great for personal health, it’s still a huge win for animals. Nothing in the current culture changes that.”
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
While the vegan landscape is changing, Veganuary CEO Wendy Matthews says, “The value of trying plant based is still there. It’s still great for the planet, it’s still great for personal health, it’s still a huge win for animals. Nothing in the current culture changes that.”
We founded Sentient to address a glaring blind spot in mainstream coverage — the vast and often invisible impacts of factory farming on animals, the environment, public health and rural communities.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
We founded Sentient to address a glaring blind spot in mainstream coverage — the vast and often invisible impacts of factory farming on animals, the environment, public health and rural communities.
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Costco is famous for its five dollar roasted chickens, but customers might want to pay attention to its raw chicken products: the retailer’s Nebraska processing plant has a remarkably high salmonella risk.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Costco is famous for its five dollar roasted chickens, but customers might want to pay attention to its raw chicken products: the retailer’s Nebraska processing plant has a remarkably high salmonella risk.
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It’s your support that has made us into a formidable force in the media space. Together, we are changing the conversation and making sure that factory farming is treated like the extractive, destructive industry it is.
January 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
It’s your support that has made us into a formidable force in the media space. Together, we are changing the conversation and making sure that factory farming is treated like the extractive, destructive industry it is.
In just a few years, Sentient has grown from a small newsroom into a trusted media organization, cited and republished by The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others.
Thank you for helping us build a more transparent and informed public conversation.
Thank you for helping us build a more transparent and informed public conversation.
December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In just a few years, Sentient has grown from a small newsroom into a trusted media organization, cited and republished by The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others.
Thank you for helping us build a more transparent and informed public conversation.
Thank you for helping us build a more transparent and informed public conversation.
Sentient is the only non-profit, nonpartisan news outlet that’s solely dedicated to the factory farm beat. Donate today to support the kind of journalism you won’t find anywhere else ➡️ buff.ly/D42IhsR
December 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Sentient is the only non-profit, nonpartisan news outlet that’s solely dedicated to the factory farm beat. Donate today to support the kind of journalism you won’t find anywhere else ➡️ buff.ly/D42IhsR
Chris Jones, who currently serves as president of the environmental advocacy group Driftless Water Defenders, has long been a critic of industrial agribusiness in Iowa.
Now, he’s considering running for Secretary of Agriculture in the state.
Now, he’s considering running for Secretary of Agriculture in the state.
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Chris Jones, who currently serves as president of the environmental advocacy group Driftless Water Defenders, has long been a critic of industrial agribusiness in Iowa.
Now, he’s considering running for Secretary of Agriculture in the state.
Now, he’s considering running for Secretary of Agriculture in the state.
Sentient’s vision is a new public discourse: from a news ecosystem where factory farming is underreported to one where the public sees factory farming for what it is.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Sentient’s vision is a new public discourse: from a news ecosystem where factory farming is underreported to one where the public sees factory farming for what it is.
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Researchers and advocates are not convinced New York City's composting program is working as well as it could.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Researchers and advocates are not convinced New York City's composting program is working as well as it could.
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The climate cost of food waste is almost entirely baked in by the time food is thrown away: about 92% of food waste emissions happen during food production, according to @refed.bsky.social.
December 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The climate cost of food waste is almost entirely baked in by the time food is thrown away: about 92% of food waste emissions happen during food production, according to @refed.bsky.social.
Sentient is changing the conversation and making sure that factory farming is treated like the extractive, destructive industry it is.
Want to support our work? There are five different ways to donate: direct debit, check, PayPal, cryptocurrency or even donating a vehicle.
Want to support our work? There are five different ways to donate: direct debit, check, PayPal, cryptocurrency or even donating a vehicle.
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sentient is changing the conversation and making sure that factory farming is treated like the extractive, destructive industry it is.
Want to support our work? There are five different ways to donate: direct debit, check, PayPal, cryptocurrency or even donating a vehicle.
Want to support our work? There are five different ways to donate: direct debit, check, PayPal, cryptocurrency or even donating a vehicle.
In the United States, stories in @theatlantic.com and @financialtimes.com have indicated that veganism has lost. Denmark, on the other hand, has more promising view, investing $200.4 million to strengthen the industry.
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In the United States, stories in @theatlantic.com and @financialtimes.com have indicated that veganism has lost. Denmark, on the other hand, has more promising view, investing $200.4 million to strengthen the industry.
Climate accountability journalism is stronger when newsrooms work together. Sentient and other members of the Climate News Task Force have built a single signup page so readers can get updates from all of us. One form, multiple trusted sources ⬇️
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December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Climate accountability journalism is stronger when newsrooms work together. Sentient and other members of the Climate News Task Force have built a single signup page so readers can get updates from all of us. One form, multiple trusted sources ⬇️
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Sentient is the only non-profit, nonpartisan news outlet that’s solely dedicated to the factory farm beat. Donate today to support the kind of journalism you won’t find anywhere else:
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December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Sentient’s analysis of 940 climate news stories across 11 outlets found that 96.2 percent made no mention of meat or livestock production as a cause of climate change.
This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.
This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Sentient’s analysis of 940 climate news stories across 11 outlets found that 96.2 percent made no mention of meat or livestock production as a cause of climate change.
This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.
This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.
Despite a nearly 50 percent increase in nitrate levels in Iowa’s waterways and mounting evidence linking agricultural practices to pollution, Iowa has not substantively updated its fertilizer and manure rules since 2002.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Despite a nearly 50 percent increase in nitrate levels in Iowa’s waterways and mounting evidence linking agricultural practices to pollution, Iowa has not substantively updated its fertilizer and manure rules since 2002.
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Researchers from the University of British Columbia estimate that 44% of the global population in 2012 followed diets that produced greenhouse gas emissions too high to stay below the upper 2°C of warming set out in the Paris agreement.
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Researchers from the University of British Columbia estimate that 44% of the global population in 2012 followed diets that produced greenhouse gas emissions too high to stay below the upper 2°C of warming set out in the Paris agreement.
Community Kitchen isn’t your typical restaurant. The brainchild of Mark Bittman, food writer and founder of the Bittman Project, this nonprofit dining space is challenging the idea that good food should be a luxury.
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Community Kitchen isn’t your typical restaurant. The brainchild of Mark Bittman, food writer and founder of the Bittman Project, this nonprofit dining space is challenging the idea that good food should be a luxury.
Across federal agencies, universities, research labs, and corporations, sources are going silent. Sentient's @gracehussain.bsky.social will join @freedom.press, @healthjournalism.org and @sejorg.bsky.social to discuss what happens when sources are intimidated into staying quiet.
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Across federal agencies, universities, research labs, and corporations, sources are going silent. Sentient's @gracehussain.bsky.social will join @freedom.press, @healthjournalism.org and @sejorg.bsky.social to discuss what happens when sources are intimidated into staying quiet.
Police bodycam footage following a hog transport truck reveals a pattern of deference to the meat industry.
In Branch County, Michigan, law enforcement planned to block the view of the pigs being euthanized, voicing concerns about “PETA people” catching wind of the incident.
In Branch County, Michigan, law enforcement planned to block the view of the pigs being euthanized, voicing concerns about “PETA people” catching wind of the incident.
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Police bodycam footage following a hog transport truck reveals a pattern of deference to the meat industry.
In Branch County, Michigan, law enforcement planned to block the view of the pigs being euthanized, voicing concerns about “PETA people” catching wind of the incident.
In Branch County, Michigan, law enforcement planned to block the view of the pigs being euthanized, voicing concerns about “PETA people” catching wind of the incident.
To keep meat on the tables of Americans, meat processing industry lobbyists collectively spent $5.5 million in Washington, D.C. in 2024, according to @opensecrets.org.
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To keep meat on the tables of Americans, meat processing industry lobbyists collectively spent $5.5 million in Washington, D.C. in 2024, according to @opensecrets.org.
Sentient is the only non-profit, nonpartisan news outlet that’s solely dedicated to the factory farm beat.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sentient is the only non-profit, nonpartisan news outlet that’s solely dedicated to the factory farm beat.
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Toxic E. coli can spread from cattle feedlots into the food supply, and new research traces these disease outbreaks back to factory farm hotspots.
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Toxic E. coli can spread from cattle feedlots into the food supply, and new research traces these disease outbreaks back to factory farm hotspots.
Turkey has been a Thanksgiving staple for centuries, and the USDA estimates that about 46 million are killed just for the holiday.
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Turkey has been a Thanksgiving staple for centuries, and the USDA estimates that about 46 million are killed just for the holiday.