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Kenny Torrella

Kenny Torrella

Senior Reporter, Future Perfect

    Latest articles by Kenny Torrella

    The race to stop octopus farming before it starts
    Eating the Ocean

    A major seafood company wants to farm octopuses for their meat. Activists and academics say it’s impractical and cruel.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Want to help animals? Here’s where to donate your money.Want to help animals? Here’s where to donate your money.
    Future Perfect

    These are the most effective charities for reducing animal suffering.

    By Sigal Samuel and Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    How America broke the turkeyHow America broke the turkey
    Future Perfect

    An investigation reveals how the company behind the White House turkey pardon — and the rest of the industry — really treats its birds.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    What happened when America’s biggest meat companies got called out for greenwashingWhat happened when America’s biggest meat companies got called out for greenwashing
    Future Perfect

    The meat industry’s climate accountability moment is here.

    By Kenny Torrella
    How 6 organizers are building effective global health solutions from the bottom up
    Future Perfect

    Meet the Future Perfect 25: On the ground.

    By Bryan Walsh, Marina Bolotnikova and 3 more
    The 6 big thinkers reshaping foreign aid, masculinity, and development
    Future Perfect

    Meet the Future Perfect 25: The Thinkers

    By Izzie Ramirez, Sara Herschander and 4 more
    Eating the Ocean
    What we’ve done to the salmonWhat we’ve done to the salmon
    Eating the Ocean

    The particular cruelty behind farming America’s favorite fish.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    We may never get bird flu — or egg prices — under controlWe may never get bird flu — or egg prices — under control
    Future Perfect

    That déjà vu you’re feeling? Blame the chicken meat industry.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    Animal abusers are getting let off the hook. Trump and his Supreme Court are partly to blame.Animal abusers are getting let off the hook. Trump and his Supreme Court are partly to blame.
    Future Perfect

    A lot of animal abuse is falling through the cracks.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Future Perfect
    The climate movement’s biggest weaknessThe climate movement’s biggest weakness
    Future Perfect

    What the climate movement is getting dead wrong.

    By Kenny Torrella