Bird flu is back in the headlines, but for millions of birds, it has never gone away. Behind the brief news alerts lies a crisis that affects chickens, turkeys, ducks, and wild birds across the country — and exposes deep cracks in how animals are treated in our food system. At Animal Outlook, we investigate what happens to animals out …
New York City has long been a dream destination for anyone who loves plant‑based food, and its vegan dining scene just keeps getting stronger. From serene, shoes‑off Korean temple cuisine to lively Mexican‑inspired cantinas and inventive fine dining, the city offers a depth and variety of vegan options that few places can match. This updated guide focuses on vegan restaurants …
Last Monday on Bruinwalk, we challenged UCLA students to identify vegan athletes from a lineup. The prize? Free plant protein snacks from Gym Snack. (shoutout to them for the donation—these samples absolutely crushed). 🌱💪 Nearby, an Effective Altruism group was running a fundraiser—do one push-up, they donate 10 cents to your chosen charity. Our regional chapter leader, Zachary Krauss and …
🚨 We just filed our first major lawsuit of 2026 ⚖️✊ On behalf of Plaintiff Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) and alongside our co-counsel Richman Law & Policy, we just filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Panera Bread and its parent company, JAB Holding Company. This case represents exactly the kind of strategic legal action that can create systemic change …
People often feel uncomfortable when they’re reminded that meat comes from animals. Psychologists call this meat-related cognitive dissonance (MRCD) (Rothgerber, 2020). It happens when our values, like caring about animals, conflict with our behavior, such as eating them. This discomfort can be triggered by seeing farm animals, learning about factory farming, realizing that meat once belonged to a living being, …
Undercover investigations in factory farms are often dismissed as extreme or sensational. But what these investigations reveal is not an overstatement, it is the everyday reality inside an industry that operates largely out of public view. Even when undercover investigations are a hard watch, at the end of the day we’re only exposing the literal, real, unfiltered truth. Not exaggerating. …
Today we’re proud to announce the promotion of Jareb Gleckel—a fearless litigator, brilliant strategist, and unapologetic ally for farmed animals—to Director of Legal Advocacy at Animal Outlook. Jareb joined us from a background in commercial litigation and has already been designing the kinds of novel cases that change industry behavior and set legal precedent. Behind the scenes you’ll find him: …
Words do a lot of heavy lifting in our food system. They can reveal the truth — or bury it. At Animal Outlook, our mission is to create systemic change for animals by exposing cruelty, challenging powerful industries, and accelerating a shift to a just, plant-powered future. That starts with investigations and legal action — and it also starts with …
When you picture a chicken, do you see a living, thinking individual — or a carton, a package, or a menu item? The factory farm industry depends on that difference. But once you understand the nature of chickens, it becomes harder to look away and impossible to accept business as usual. At Animal Outlook, our mission is direct and uncompromising …