Jessica Scott-Reid, M.A.

My latest for @voxdotcom looks at livestock auctions: hidden spaces where animals are brutally handled, moved in and moved out no matter what. I am grateful to the undercover investigator who entered these areas to gather and expose the abuses. vox.com/future-perfect…

Multiple op-eds and analyses papers fail to mention that the author is the vice president of strategic engagement for the @NPPC. Brian Bienkowski reports via @thenewledenews: buff.ly/swth1VO

When a former employee went public on Instagram, it pulled back the curtain on one of Louisville's largest pork plants. In this segment of "Digging In," Sentient's @JessLReid joins @LouPubMedia to break down the allegations against the @JBSFoodsUSA Swift facility.

His valiant rescue attempt was well-publicized, so the world now mourns Timmy’s death. Less publicized is why he needed rescuing in the first place: Timmy was entangled in fishing line. The single biggest threat to whales isn’t harpoons. It’s humanity’s desire to eat fish.

Hard-hitting column by @KristaKafer of the @denverpost on the #FarmBill: "Colorado led the way against farm animal cruelty. Now Congress will roll it back." The time is now for Colorado's Senators to stand up for states' rights, humane laws, and family farmers. We must stop the #SAVEourBACONscam "Now it’s up to @SenatorBennet and @SenatorHick to act on behalf of states that have humane laws. They should amend the recently House-passed Farm Bill to remove the provision or block the bill’s final passage." In the words of Colorado State University animal sciences Professor Temple Grandin, 'We’ve got to treat animals right, and gestation stalls have got to go. Confining an animal for most of its life in a box in which it is not able to turn around does not provide a decent life.'" #FarmBill #StopSaveOurBacon denverpost.com/2026/05/18/ani…

@KennyTorrella I know a vegan who doesn’t care much for animals. She hates injustice.

To turn the Billie Eilish quote on its head: You don't need to love animals to be vegan (or eat fewer animals, or advocate for them). A lot of animal advocates I've met don't even find farmed animals lovable, cute, or charming. They just think causing them harm is bad.

Last yr I wrote about a form of PTSD some slaughterhouse workers suffer from: PITS, or perpetrator-induced traumatic stress. I talked to a worker in Europe named Tom whose story has stayed with me. You can hear it directly in this new, powerful documentary: Killing for a Living

Shocker, Polievre and Rogan get it all wrong about beef and seed oils. When political leaders serve Canadians bull, we shouldn’t be expected to swallow it. My latest for Canada's National Observer: nationalobserver.com/2026/05/13/opi…

Everyone knows it’s cheaper to eat lentils than meat. But new research shows that some plant-based meats are now significantly more affordable than animal-based meat, too.

@scorpiotiger @deane_ag @laggieboo @TomiLahren @JoshKaulWI According to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 42,880 dogs were held or used in research, testing, teaching or experimentation in 2024. Several hundred of those dogs were used in a way where pain was “not minimized.” sentientmedia.org/beagles-still-…

@scorpiotiger @deane_ag @laggieboo @TomiLahren @JoshKaulWI Rep. Mark Pocan pushed through amendment to ag funding bill directing USDA to review dog breeding facilities that have given up state licenses, to consider revoking federal licenses. Ridglan Farms operates under federal license despite relinquishing state license.

I don’t generally appeal to Democrats but in this case, AG @JoshKaulWI please do something about the #RidglanFarm beagle abuse! We are not letting this go, we will not turn away!

Like collagen and tallow, gelatin has grown popular as part of the broader high-protein and “natural” wellness craze, gaining fuel from TikTok’s viral “gelatin trick” and “natural Botox.” @JessLReid reports: buff.ly/niXq9wX

Animal parts overflow throughout a @JBSFoodsUSA Swift pork plant, documented by a former employee who is blowing the whistle on conditions inside the slaughterhouse.

A corporation is building a sloth petting zoo in Orlando by kidnapping wild sloths from rainforests in Guyana. They have taken 69 sloths and at least 31 are already dead.

A tough read but necessary if one cares at all about the workers who process our meat. Thanks to @JessLReid ‘Navigating in Guts’: a Former Worker Exposes Conditions Inside Slaughterhouse sentientmedia.org/former-worker-… via @sentient_media

This is disgusting. Poisoning these critters with strychnine guarantees them the most brutal death imaginable. We can do a lot better than this.

@mbolotnikova Thank you! And yes, so great.

you can opt out of participating in this system entirely and it feels so great! important story here by @JessLReid

The burgeoning cultivated meat industry has found some unlikely allies. buff.ly/7eVAwGQ

The U.S. effectively shut down domestic horse slaughter nearly two decades ago. So why are thousands of American horses still being slaughtered for meat?

Authorities say several dozen animal rights activists broke into a facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin on March 15. @JessLReid reports: buff.ly/V6U4IaT