Every day, Americans eat more than a half pound of meat per capita — one of the highest rates on the planet. The vast majority of it is produced with methods that abuse the environment, animals, ...

Marine scientists have discovered that whale sharks eat plants, making the iconic fish the world's largest omnivore. Whale sharks are filter feeders and have long been observed eating krill at Western ...

The primary problem with condemning factory farming while continuing to eat animals from nonindustrial sources comes down to this basic point: doing so demands selective moral consideration. This is ...

New names and phrases used to describe consumer bases are regularly coined by the food and drink sector, and open-omnivore is the latest to emerge. But what does it mean? An omnivore is someone who ...

…and this story illustrates one of the reasons why. Let’s take a bite outta this one. My mom’s asking me to go vegetarian or at least stop eating red meat for 30 days as a birthday gift. She’s been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The social omnivore trend is all about balance, but is it good for you? You've heard of Meatless Monday—the idea that going ...

All too often, books about the effects of animal agriculture extol how smart and deeply sentient so-called "farm animals" are, tell us how they suffer immensely during their horrific lives on factory ...