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
Eating more meat won’t make America healthy again.
And no, it’s not Chick-fil-A.
Arizona is delaying its cage-free standards to free up the egg supply. Experts say it won’t help much.
The president’s cruel, reckless plan to speed up slaughterhouse lines, explained in one chart.
What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.
The delicious, the decent, and the downright awful plant-based egg substitutes, explained.
America’s egg industry is starting to address one of its worst problems.
The pharmaceutical industry helped build factory farming. Now it’s muddying the debate over meat’s carbon footprint.
The accidental origins of the chicken on your plate, explained.
How Big Meat silences its critics.