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Animal Agriculture: Cruel and Unjust

This briefing highlights the widespread injustices and severe suffering caused by using animals for food.

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Key Points	6
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	1
Further Study	3
Footnotes	76
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	16
—Socratic Questions	22
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	2

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Date Posted:

October 8, 2024

Last Edited:

February 2, 2026

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11/17/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added "Male chicks born to egg-laying hens are killed shortly after hatching because they can’t lay eggs and aren’t profitable for meat; methods include maceration, gassing, and suffocation. Globally about 7 billion male chicks are culled each year (260 million in the U.S.), meaning every laying hen statistically has a brother who was killed at birth," with 4 citations. Not queued for fact-checking because this has already been fact-checked in /chicken-injustices

10/23/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added Danny Ishay video to Supplementary Info Section.

10/21/2025 • Greg Fuller • In the Summary section, I moved the last sentence to the top to emphasize justice over cruelty. This is to be more in alignment with last key point that the root of the problem is viewing nonhuman animals as mere things.

3/13/2025 • Tyler H • Fact check completed.

3/10/2025 • Greg Fuller • Companion Video "Why do you vegans…" added. YouTube short.

3/8/2025 • Greg Fuller • Written and published.

A colorful, painterly illustration shows a cow, a pig, and a chicken standing together in a confined farm-like setting, suggesting the shared suffering of animals in agriculture.

Chicken Injustices and Suffering

We catalog the breadth and severity of the suffering and injustices chickens are forced to endure at the hands of humans and also include slaughter counts and ages at slaughter.

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Key Points	10
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	6
Further Study	7
Footnotes	59
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	11
—Socratic Questions	20
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

July 19, 2022

Last Edited:

January 11, 2026

Edit Log:

3/4/2025 • Greg Fuller • Socratic questions reworked.

1/1/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2025 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten from Bethany Chester.

Chicken Sentience and Cognition

Chickens are sentient, are capable of complex mental processes, and lead rich cognitive, emotional, and psychological lives.

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Key Points	2
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	1
Further Study	8
Footnotes	10
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	12
—Socratic Questions	20
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

July 16, 2022

Last Edited:

January 11, 2026

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1/31/2025 Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten from Bethany Chester.

Cow Injustices and Suffering

We catalog the breadth and severity of the suffering and injustices farmed cows are forced to endure at the hands of humans and provide slaughter counts and slaughter age information.

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Key Points	11
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	6
Further Study	4
Footnotes	115
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	13
—Socratic Questions	17
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

June 24, 2022

Last Edited:

January 11, 2026

Edit Log:

1/9/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten from Bethany Chester.

Cow Sentience and Cognition

Cows are sentient, capable of complex mental processes, and lead rich cognitive, emotional, and psychological lives.

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Main Text
Key Points	6
Counterclaims	0
Supplementary	0
Further Study	7
Footnotes	11
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	15
—Socratic Questions	19
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

June 23, 2022

Last Edited:

January 20, 2026

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3/4/2025 • Greg Fuller • Socratic questions reworked.

2/2/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten from Bethany Chester.

Fish Injustices and Suffering

This briefing catalogs the breadth and severity of the suffering and injustices fish undergo at the hands of humans and also provide slaughter counts.

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Main Text
Key Injustices	8
Counterclaims	0
Supplementary	3
Further Study	5
Footnotes	35
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	11
—Socratic Questions	18
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

February 22, 2022

Last Edited:

January 11, 2026

Edit Log:

11/4/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked edits since previous fact-check. No changes were required.

6/22/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added "A 2025 study published in Scientific Reports found that fish left to suffocate may endure 10 minutes or more of moderate to severe pain before death." with citation. Added corresponding Socratic question. Updated counts. Queued for fact checking.

3/4/2025 • Greg Fuller • Socratic questions reworked.

1/13/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten from Bethany Chester.

Fish Sentience and Cognition

This briefing provides scientific evidence that fish feel pain, are sentient, and lead rich cognitive, emotional, and psychological lives. It also includes slaughter counts.

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Main Text
Key Points	6
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	1
Further Study	5
Footnotes	25
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	13
—Socratic Questions	18
Flashcards	39
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

February 23, 2023

Last Edited:

January 11, 2026

Edit Log:

2/19/2025 • Greg Fuller • Flashcards reworked.

2/5/2025 • Greg Fuller • Socratic questions reworked.

1/17/2025 • Clair G • Flashcards created.

12/29/2024 • Marie S • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten.

Pig Injustices and Suffering

We address the breadth and severity of the suffering and injustices pigs are forced to endure at the hands of humans and also include slaughter counts and slaughter age.

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Main Text
Key Points	9
Counterclaims	2
Supplementary	6
Further Study	2
Footnotes	81
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	13
—Socratic Questions	18
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

August 1, 2022

Last Edited:

January 11, 2026

Edit Log:

3/4/2025 • Greg Fuller • Socratic questions reworked.

1/1/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten from Bethany Chester.

Pig Sentience and Cognition

Pigs are sentient, capable of complex mental processes, and lead rich cognitive, emotional, and psychological lives.

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Main Text
Key Points	7
Counterclaims	2
Supplementary	4
Further Study	6
Footnotes	20
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	13
—Socratic Questions	20
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

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Date Posted:

August 2, 2022

Last Edited:

January 11, 2026

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1/18/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten from Bethany Chester.

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