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
From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.
The 24 forecasts we made in 2024, revisited.
Chicken giants are pushing birds to their biological limits. A staggering number die but never make it to consumers’ plates.
These are the most effective charities for reducing animal suffering.
An investigation reveals how the company behind the White House turkey pardon — and the rest of the industry — really treats its birds.
The growing chasm in American meat consumption, explained.
How Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl got the country to launch an impressive vegetarian experiment.
A new investigation finds false advertising continues to dupe consumers.
How a second Trump term could take a wrecking ball to animal welfare.
It’s a big deal for the climate — and for the coffee industry at large.