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Kenny Torrella

Kenny Torrella

Staff Writer, Future Perfect

Kenny Torrella is a staff writer for Vox’s Future Perfect section, with a focus on animal welfare and the future of meat. 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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Ethics Statement

Future Perfect coverage may include stories about organizations that writers have made personal donations to. This does not in any way affect the editorial independence of our coverage, and this information will be disclosed clearly when relevant.

Future Perfect is supported in part by grants from foundations and individual donors. Future Perfect prizes its editorial independence, and all editorial decisions are made separately from fundraising and commercial considerations. See Vox’s ethics and guidelines for more.

Latest articles by Kenny Torrella

UV light is a virus-killing wonder. Can it stop bird flu?
The Highlight

Some experts think "far-UV" technology could slow down the bird flu.

By Kenny Torrella
10 big things we think will happen in the next 10 years
Future Perfect

Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.

By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
Big Milk has taken over American schools
Future Perfect

How centuries of milk marketing warped the way we think about dairy and nutrition.

By Kenny Torrella
Why Florida and Alabama banned a kind of meat that doesn’t really existWhy Florida and Alabama banned a kind of meat that doesn’t really exist
Future Perfect

Bans on cell-cultivated, “lab-grown” meat are about protecting Big Ag.

By Kenny Torrella
John Fetterman has beef with no-kill meatJohn Fetterman has beef with no-kill meat
Future Perfect

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned cell-cultivated or “lab-grown” meat. Why did Democratic Sen. John Fetterman lend his support?

By Kenny Torrella
“Climate-friendly” beef could land in a meat aisle near you. Don’t fall for it.“Climate-friendly” beef could land in a meat aisle near you. Don’t fall for it.
Future Perfect

Tyson Foods refuses to explain how it’s cut emissions for its new “climate-smart” beef.

By Kenny Torrella
Bird flu in milk is alarming — but not for the reason you thinkBird flu in milk is alarming — but not for the reason you think
Future Perfect

The US Department of Agriculture’s failed response to bird flu in cows, explained.

By Kenny Torrella
Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?
Health

The detection of bird flu in cows and the commercial milk supply raises new concerns about the risks to public health.

By Kenny Torrella and Benji Jones
The meat industry’s war on wildlifeThe meat industry’s war on wildlife
Future Perfect

Your taxes fund an obscure government program that kills millions of wild animals to benefit Big Ag.

By Kenny Torrella
The next big climate deadline is for meat and dairyThe next big climate deadline is for meat and dairy
Future Perfect

It’s a lot sooner than you think.

By Kenny Torrella