Kenny Torrella
Senior Reporter, Future Perfect
Kenny Torrella is a senior reporter for Vox’s Future Perfect section, with a focus on animal welfare and the future of meat. He co-writes Processing Meat, Vox’s biweekly newsletter exploring how the meat and dairy industries shape our politics, culture, environment, and more — sign up here! He’s also the author of Meat/Less, a Vox newsletter designed to help readers incorporate more plant-based food into their diets.
Prior to joining Vox, he worked in communications and public policy at animal welfare nonprofits, and his writing on animal welfare has appeared in Fortune, Conscious Company, GreenBiz, and the Independent. He can be reached via email at kenny.torrella@vox.com and on Twitter at @kennytorrella.
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Latest articles by Kenny Torrella
Why are American leftists so reluctant to confront the meat industry?
“It’s draining, heartbreaking, and maddening.”
The enormous environmental toll of meat and dairy, explained in 8 charts.
How meat became a measure of manhood.
The response to the Texas Senate candidate’s comments on animal welfare highlight the challenge of talking about meat in US politics.
What people really think about plant-based dairy.
How the frenzy over farming insects for food went bust.
Blame...your local grocery store?
Your pet fish — or bird, or hamster — is probably miserable.
America’s slaughterhouses could become even more dangerous for workers and animals.