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Rated: F

Article Review:

"Why You Really Should (But Really Can't) Eat Horse Meat"

the Guardian - Jan 09, 2015

Guardian’s Wild Horse Meat Story Contains 92% Beef

By Vickery Eckhoff, January 27, 2015 // 21 Comments

Caty Enders handed the reins of her wild horse article to meat industry suppliers and sources. Hidden economic conflicts of interest — and significant errors — ensued.

Rated: A

Article Review:

"U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit"

New York Times - Jan 21, 2015

New York Times’ House of Animal Horrors Stuns Readers

By James McWilliams, January 22, 2015 // 11 Comments

The brilliance of Michael Moss’s much-discussed Times article, “U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer In Quest For Profit,” speaks for itself. It’s a masterpiece of rigorous reporting that culminated in a story of animal abuse told from the... [View more]

OPINION

Main Source In Times’ Story Laments Paper’s Coverage of Direct Action Everywhere

By Wayne Hsiung, January 19, 2015 // 6 Comments

Today’s post is by Wayne Hsiung, co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE). DxE acquired undercover footage of Petaluma Farms, a cage-free, organic, and Certified... [View more]

Rated: C

Article Review:

"Let Them Eat Foie Gras"

The New York Times - Jan 13, 2015

Is Bittman’s Latest New York Times’ Column Right? Is Foie Gras Unimportant?

By James McWilliams, January 14, 2015 // 12 Comments

Mark Bittman’s recent column on California’s overturn of the state’s foie gras ban is—for lack of a better term—weird. Really weird. The gist is that Bittman thinks we’re paying too much attention to the cruelty of foie... [View more]

Rated: D

Article Review:

"Animal Rights Group’s Video of Hens Raises Questions, but Not Just for Farms"

New York Times - Jan 09, 2015

New York Times Chickens Out on Brutal Video

By James McWilliams, January 10, 2015 // 26 Comments

Early last week the animal activist group Direct Action Everywhere released a harrowing video based on an undercover investigation of Petaluma Farms, a Northern California operation that supplies eggs to Whole Foods and Organic Valley. In it, hundreds of chickens are shown... [View more]

Rated: C

Article Review:

"Bones, Broth, Bliss"

New York Times - Jan 07, 2015

Boning Up On The Facts

By James McWilliams, January 7, 2015 // 1 Comment

In today’s New York Times “Food” section, Julia Moskin, in an article titled “Bones, Broth, Bliss,” frames her feature piece on bone broth in the context of the much-discussed, meat-centric paleo diet, which she identifies as “the diet du jour.” This would... [View more]