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Kenny Torrella

Kenny Torrella

Senior Reporter, Future Perfect

    Latest articles by Kenny Torrella

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    It’s hot and only getting hotter. Could this be the next big labor battle?

    By Whizy Kim and Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Americans can’t afford their pets. It’s pushing animal shelters to the brink.Americans can’t afford their pets. It’s pushing animal shelters to the brink.
    Future Perfect

    How animal shelters are coping with a crisis of abandoned cats and dogs.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    A new investigation exposes the stomach-churning practice that goes into making your baconA new investigation exposes the stomach-churning practice that goes into making your bacon
    Future Perfect

    The pork industry’s forced cannibalism, explained.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    Chickens are taking over the planetChickens are taking over the planet
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    The global meat forecast, explained by 85 billion chickens.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Undercover audio of a Tyson employee reveals “free-range” chicken is meaninglessUndercover audio of a Tyson employee reveals “free-range” chicken is meaningless
    Future Perfect

    Why you shouldn’t believe what’s on your chicken label.

    By Kenny Torrella and Marina Bolotnikova
    Future Perfect
    America’s most popular dog wasn’t bred for this heatAmerica’s most popular dog wasn’t bred for this heat
    Future Perfect

    Frenchies and other flat-faced dogs struggle to breathe all year. Extreme heat is making it worse.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Inside the Republican effort to force millions of farm animals back into cagesInside the Republican effort to force millions of farm animals back into cages
    Future Perfect

    Decades of progress for animal welfare are potentially at risk.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    No-kill chicken tastes like chicken. Because it is.No-kill chicken tastes like chicken. Because it is.
    Future Perfect

    Star chef José Andrés is piloting a lab-grown chicken dinner. Here’s what it tastes like.

    By Kenny Torrella
    You’re going on vacation. What should you do with your pet?
    How to travel now

    Tips on how to give your cat or dog a good life while you travel — from three pet experts.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Why the media too often ignores the connection between climate change and meatWhy the media too often ignores the connection between climate change and meat
    Future Perfect

    The burger-sized hole in climate change coverage, explained.

    By Kenny Torrella

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