‘Was Blind but Now I See’: Animal liberation documentaries’ deconstruction of barriers to witnessing injustice
CARRIE PACKWOOD FREEMAN: ‘You better hope the anti-vivisection people don’t get a hold of this film,’ laughs a laboratory worker as she videotapes…
Revisiting Plato: A modern take on interspecies dialogues
POLITICS & RIGHTS REVIEW: In the intricate tapestry of political theory, the voices of nonhuman entities have long been relegated to the…
Protein Politics: An anti-vegan backlash is brewing. Why?
ANAY MRIDUL: Recently, mainstream news media The Daily Telegraph and Financial Times suggested that an “anti-vegan backlash” has begun... In…
Human Supremacism: Why are animal rights activists still the “orphans of the left”?
WILL KYMLICKA: Proponents of various social justice movements routinely express support for each other – feminist organisations often show support…
STUDY: Bonobos create phrases in similar ways to humans
MELISSA BERTHET: Humans can effortlessly talk about an infinite number of topics, from neuroscience to pink elephants, by combining words into…
RESIST, PERSIST: U.S. federal judge upholds Iowa’s ban on using hidden cameras to document animal abuse
ROX LAIRD: A U.S. federal district judge... upheld the constitutionality of Iowa’s ban on a trespasser's “use” of a camera or recording device to…
SELECTIVE OUTRAGE: Unmasking the animal exploitation ‘blind spot’ in fighting for justice
ROLAND AZAR: We often pride ourselves on standing against oppression and violence. We share posts, attend protests, and call for justice — whether…
‘Lucy: The Stolen Lives of Elephants’: New documentary exposes the cruelty elephants face in zoos
ELISABETTA BIANCHINI: Revealing the disturbing, inhumane conditions for elephants being held in captivity in zoos, filmmaker Fern Levitt puts a…
‘Truth Dies In Darkness’: Over half of the UK population don’t know cows are impregnated for milk
SEAN BARRS: Animal Justice Project commissioned YouGov to survey 2,000 participants to assess public awareness of the dairy industry. The industry…
‘Meat of the Matter’: What can the vegan movement learn from Big Animal Ag’s narrative strategy?
ANIMAL THINK TANK: One of our movement’s biggest challenges is overshadowing the harmful narratives pushed by industries that profit from exploiting…