In this week’s sardonic serving of Rising Anxieties, Mariann dives into the absurdist theater that is animal agriculture PR. From a tone-deaf defense of “necessary” mutilations (apparently clipping animals’ teeth is just like childproofing your home—who knew?), to some flattering paranoia about our movement’s supposed wealth and power, to the truly disturbing footage uncovered by Animal Partisan showing law enforcement conspiring with industry to shield the public from seeing dead piglets. All this plus a peek at the EU’s linguistic gymnastics to protect meat terminology from the terrifying threat of… plant-based burgers.

This episode explores:

• How the industry’s own justifications for “weird but necessary animal care practices” inadvertently make the case for abolishing animal agriculture altogether
• The revealing police body cam footage showing state troopers actively blocking journalists from documenting livestock truck crashes to protect industry interests
• The latest claims about the animal rights movement’s growing influence and coordination (we’ll take the compliment!)
• The ongoing EU battle over plant-based product terminology, with lawmakers voting to ban terms like “burger” and “sausage” for vegan alternatives
• A New York Post article calling animal advocates “loons” for supporting legislation banning retail sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits

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