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| Mercy For Animals President Leah Garcés Featured on TED |
The talk Leah Garcés gave at TEDxSeattle was recently selected to be featured on the TED.com home page! In this talk, Leah explains how she's grown from seeing factory farmers as "the enemy" to working with them to build a compassionate food system. Watch here. |
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| Dairy Farm Becomes Sanctuary, Transitions to Oat Milk |
The Wildes have transformed their former dairy farm into a sanctuary for their 17 remaining cows and switched to growing vegetables and making oat milk. Get inspired. |
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| How Factory Farms Harm Poor Communities |
Indigenous scholar David Shane Lowry explains how factory farms pollute the environment, posing serious issues of public health and environmental justice for nearby residents. Watch the video. |
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| Beyond Meat Reduces Risk of Heart Disease |
The results are in for the first-ever clinical trial using vegan Beyond Meat products! When comparing the health effects of consuming plant-based versus animal meat, researchers found that eating vegan meat improved several risk factors for heart disease. Learn more. |
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| Foster Farms Chicken Slaughterhouse Closes amid COVID Deaths |
Merced County health officials have temporarily shut down Foster Farms' poultry plant in Livingston, California, after 358 employees tested positive for COVID-19 and eight workers died. Get the full story. |
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| New Study Results Could Reduce Suffering for Chickens |
Earlier this month, Global Animal Partnership published the initial results of a two-year study that will help advance Mercy For Animals' work to end one of the worst factory farming practices—using chickens bred for rapid growth. Learn more. |
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