Sentient Media

Sentient Media is a nonprofit organization focused on journalism that aims to shed light on animal welfare issues and the challenges posed by the mass use of animals in various industries. We create engaging and original news stories to inform and motivate journalists, advocates, researchers, government officials, and the general public about important subjects like animal health and suffering, factory farming, environmental issues, public health concerns, and political matters related to animal agriculture and other uses of animals.

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Your Climate Action Works Better With Collective Change, New Research Shows

3 days ago | sentientmedia.org | Jessica Scott-Reid

When it comes to tackling climate change and industrial animal agriculture, a long-standing debate continues to divide advocates — is it better to focus on individual dietary shifts, or demand systemic change? Over the last decade or so, environmental and animal welfare organizations have grappled with how to combine individual behavior change and with a broader push for collective action.
Joe Rogan & Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds

1 week ago | sentientmedia.org | Jessica Scott-Reid

Remember last November, when Elon Musk joined Joe Rogan on his podcast, and the two dismissed meat production as “irrelevant” to the climate crisis? Or last December, when fellow podcaster Russell Brand, once a committed vegan for ethical and environmental reasons, posted about eating steak at Mar-a-Lago with President-elect Trump?
Inside the Race to Track and Stop the Spread of Avian Flu

1 week ago | sentientmedia.org | Dawn Attride

Michigan State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab has seen it all when it comes to testing animals for avian flu. Kimberly Dodd, dean of MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, jokes the lab has tested “everything that’s not human.” The increased spread of the latest strains of H5N1 avian flu are in part due to new mutations decimating scores of poultry flocks and dairy cattle around the country.
Is Organic Food More Sustainable? It’s Complicated

2 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Dawn Attride

At the supermarket, you’re often met with a choice: organic or not? Organic foods — largely free of synthetic pesticides, hormones and antibiotics — are synonymous with sustainability in the minds of many shoppers. But sustainability is a fraught and complex measure — does it mean better for you or for the planet? And how do farm animals, farmers and workers fare? About the only measure that’s simple here is the nutrition, which remains the same whether you buy organic or conventional foods.
The World’s Biggest Meat Company Gets the Greenlight to Go Public on the New York Stock Exchange

2 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Georgina Gustin

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. The world’s largest meat company, Brazil-based JBS, has sought a listing on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a decade, but the company, which has long been accused of links to illegal deforestation in the Amazon, was stymied by corruption charges.
Nitrate Pollutes Waterways, But the EPA Is More Concerned With…Fluoride?

2 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Gabriella Sotelo

The EPA has set its sights on fluoride. The Environmental Protection Agency announced on April 7 that it will “expeditiously” review the health risks of fluoride in our drinking water to inform the agency’s standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin praised Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
In Iowa, Researchers Press for More Scrutiny of the Link Between Big Ag and Cancer Risk

2 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Nina Elkadi

Iowa has a cancer problem: over 20,000 people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in the next year, with over 6,000 likely to die from the disease. One of the most frequently cited reports in the state is produced by the Iowa Cancer Registry, which has historically refrained from mentioning agriculture as a potential factor in increasing cancer risk.
NYC hospitals are nudging patients toward plant-based meals. It’s working.

2 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Michael Grunwald

This article originally appeared on Canary Media, an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis. The “Eating the Earth” column explores the connections between the food we eat and the climate we live in. NEW YORK — Our food system generates one-third of our greenhouse gas emissions, and the human race has made almost no progress reducing them. Except in New York City’s public hospitals.
Young Activists Are Getting Plant-Based on the Menu, for Climate and Animals

3 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Grace Hussain

In Cambridge, Massachusetts — a town best known for its elite universities — young grassroots climate activists are planting roots in the community. Ruti Pfeffer has persuaded Bhola Pandey, owner of the restaurant Base Crave, to add two new plant-based dishes to the menu as a way to help curb climate emissions. The effort is part of Eat for Impact — an initiative that has persuaded restaurants in 10 cities around the world to expand their menus with plant-forward offerings.
The Vegan Vs. Carnivore Narrative Distracts From Climate Action

3 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Jessica Scott-Reid

The majority of us want to see more done on climate change. According to recent research, a striking 80 to 89 percent of people around the globe want stronger climate action. But one of the most impactful individual climate actions a person can take — diet change — often gets lost in the public discourse.