CULTIVATING

Dignity, Justice, & Sustainability

IN THE FOOD SYSTEM

Stray Dog Institute is a private operating foundation cultivating dignity, justice, and sustainability in the food system. We provide funding, strategic research, and opportunities for collaboration to build a compassionate world for people, animals, and the environment.

CULTIVATING

Dignity, Justice, & Sustainability

IN THE FOOD SYSTEM

Latest Articles

The Hollow Promise of Seaweed Feed Additives for Methane Reduction

By Stray Dog Institute

In Farmed Animals, Environment, Future of Food

2 weeks ago

17 Min Read

While seaweed can reduce methane production by farmed cattle, it cannot offer a feasible climate alternative to reducing animal farming.

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Political Ecology as a Catalyst for Farmed Animal Advocacy and Food System Transformation

By Stray Dog Institute

In Environment, Movement Building

4 weeks ago

15 Min Read

Brazilian protestors from Movimento Sem Terra occupy a farm in Guaratinga.

Political ecology, with its interdisciplinary roots and emphasis on power dynamics, offers valuable insights and perspectives for advocates fighting industrial animal agriculture.

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Holding Industrial Animal Agriculture Accountable by Establishing the Rights of Nature

By Stray Dog Institute

In Environment, Agribusiness, Ethical Frontiers, Law and Policy

2 months ago

15 Min Read

A dead fish floats in a lake experiencing overgrowth of algae due to nutrient pollution

Shifting the legal paradigm to recognize nature's rights can support food system reform for the common good.

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Demand for Farmed-Animal Feed Crops Fuels Pesticide Use

By Stray Dog Institute

In Agribusiness, Farmers and Rural Communities

2 months ago

19 Min Read

A tractor sprays pesticides on young soybean plants in a large field

Industrial animal agriculture relies heavily on pesticide-intensive field crops, making animal exploitation a surprising cause of much US pesticide consumption.

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Data Literacy in The Animal Protection Movement

By karol orzechowski — Guest Author

In Movement Building

3 months ago

9 Min Read

Faunalytics' content director karol orzechowski discusses the importance of basing farmed animal advocacy on sound data.

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COP27 Put Food on the International Climate Agenda

By Stray Dog Institute

In Environment, Law and Policy, Future of Food

3 months ago

16 Min Read

Flags of many nations hang outside of a UN headquarters building.

International climate change gatherings have begun to acknowledge the climate impact of animal farming. Will recent recognition translate to action?

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Farm Policy for Food, Not Feed

By Dee Laninga — Guest Author

In Farmed Animals, Agribusiness, Farmers and Rural Communities, Law and Policy

3 months ago

13 Min Read

A farm field grows multicolored rows of food crops and flowers.

In this guest post, Farm Action examines a great contradiction at the heart of US food and agriculture policy.

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Salmon Aquaculture is Inefficient and Inequitable

By Stray Dog Institute

In Farmed Animals, Food Justice and Sovereignty

4 months ago

16 Min Read

Growing demand for farmed salmon in wealthy nations of the Global North is placing a strain on wild fish populations and local food systems of the Global South.

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Digital Livestock Farming Offers Mixed Outcomes for Farmed Animals

By Stray Dog Institute

In Farmed Animals, Agribusiness, Future of Food

6 months ago

16 Min Read

Dairy cow being milked by an automated milking machine

Digital tools can gather and interpret data that may enhance farmed animal well-being and productivity. Are such tools beneficial or harmful to the interests of farmed animals?

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Reimagining the Role of Farmed Animals in Regenerative Agriculture

By Laura Driscoll

In Farmed Animals, Environment, Farmers and Rural Communities, Ethical Frontiers, Future of Food, Sustainable Agriculture

7 months ago

19 Min Read

Regenerative agriculture offers a transformative future vision for the US food system. Can regenerative approaches succeed without centering domesticated farmed animals?

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