With the popularity of the USDA's certified organic label since its launch in 2002, those omnipresent hybrid cars, and recent pro-environment action taken against single-use plastic bags, which have been banned by cities, states and retailers across the country, it may not come as a surprise that a new USDA label for green bio-based products will roll out later this spring.

Sir Paul McCartney summed it up when he said that if "slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian." Cultural norms have long justified inhumane conditions towards animals raised for food, to both suffer and die in. Animal rights organizations like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Mercy for Animals have caught truly unbelievable "standard industry practices" and shocking cases of cruelty in undercover videos.