‘Warning: This package contains the dead body of someone who wanted to live’
ADRIANNA ZAPPAVIGNA: 'Shoppers at a Woolworths in Melbourne’s St Helena copped a nasty surprise when they made their way to the meat, seafood and deli…
How a British Columbia cop crossed the protest line for animal rights
NICK EAGLAND: 'As a British Columbia (B.C.) RCMP officer, Dan Moskaluk swore to protect the public, investigate crimes and enforce the law. In…
Campaigners demand probe after Brit greyhounds used as ‘puppy machines’ in China
AMY SHARPE: 'Campaigners want a full-scale inquiry into the scandal of British greyhounds cruelly used as “puppy machines” in China. The Sunday…
Calves exported for Dutch veal brutally beaten, jumped on, and hit in the face
JANE DALTON: 'Veal calves from Ireland were beaten, hit in the face and jumped on by workers at a resting post for live exports in France, secret…
Mother Jones: We Asked Why You Stopped Eating Meat. Here Were Your Top 5 Reasons.
KANYAKRIT VONGKIATKAJORN: 'Mother Jones magazine asked readers why they decided to quit meat. They received nearly 500 responses. An overwhelming…
Sam Ben-Meir: Are animals inherently our moral equals?
SAM BEN-MEIR: 'In standard rationalistic approaches to animal ethics (often employed by animal rights and welfare advocates), moral consideration is…
Why your veterinarian may refuse to euthanise your animal companion
SIMON COGHLAN: 'Vets often grapple with the moral dilemma of when a client wants to kill an inconvenient 'pet'. Clients might, for instance, hint…
Dr. Aysha Akhtar: I studied factory farms for years. Visiting one was far worse than I imagined.
AYSHA AKHTAR: 'I was giving a talk at a conference in Oklahoma about the public health dangers of industrial animal farming, or “factory farming” as…
‘Bigger Fish to Free’: PETA’s Complete List of Animal-Friendly Idioms
PETA: 'It has perhaps never been more evident that words carry immense power... Unfortunately, many of us grew-up hearing phrases that condone…
U.S. Racehorses Sold, Beaten, and Slaughtered for Meat in South Korea
RYAN GOLDBERG: 'It’s long been taboo to eat horse meat in the U.S... In America, eating horse meat has been associated with desperate, troubled…