Are ‘Pets’ Props?: A human narcissist’s relationship with animals
KATHERINE COMPITUS: Narcissists may be drawn to pet guardianship for several compelling reasons, each aligning with their unique psychological…
‘Purity and Pollution’: Faith-based vegans’ edibility, permissibility, and consumption of food
ELLIE ATAYEE-BENNETT: Ethical veganism is centered upon ethics and animal rights ans is understood to be not only a philosophy and practice of…
‘Mea Culpa’: Confessions of a former carnivore
AARON GELL: One recent afternoon, four black-clad figures, all sporting the same maniacal visage, stood back-to-back in silence on a pedestrian…
‘Farmed Animals on Film: A Manifesto for a New Ethic’
CARRIE PACKWOOD FREEMAN: While the term “farmed animal” may harken us back to children’s tales, the book 'Farmed Animals on Film: A Manifesto for a…
Reversing Roles: The impact of perspective-switching on attitudes towards using animals
PHAIR SOCIETY: Marielle Stel is an associate professor at the University of Twente (The Netherlands). She has been studying how to facilitate…
VEGAN OR NOTHING: Why there’s no such thing as ‘levels of veganism’
MICHAEL OFEI: There seems to be an unspoken vegan rating system where some vegans have an all-or-nothing approach, while others try to educate…
Are We Leaving the Individual Behind?: The role of ‘animal storytelling’ in the animal rights movement
RONEN BAR: The identifiable victim effect is a psychological phenomenon that describes how people are more likely to offer help or feel empathy when…
Why do U.S. courts provide constitutional protections to corporations but not to nonhuman animals?
RICHARD L. CUPP: A common argument for extending legal personhood to at least some nonhuman animals is that courts grant legal personhood to…
The ‘Poor In Spirit’: Animal activists see the divine presence in all, including other creatures
JON HOCHSCHARTNER: In the first beatitude, Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” The analogous blessing…
The Wilberforce Institute: New animal rights group launches to target conservatives
HUMANE-WATCH: There’s a new animal rights group that launched called the Wilberforce Institute. Normally, this wouldn’t be news; PETA people form…