BEYOND WORDS: Why facts about animal exploitation seem to fail in changing minds
ROLAND AZAR: The belief that animals exist to serve humans is a narrative so deeply ingrained in our culture that it often escapes a critical look.…
HEY ‘BURGER BOBBY’: Your new U.S. dietary report prioritizes plant-based proteins over meat and eggs
MEGAN MEYER: The U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee…
M.A.H.A. ‘Caca’: America is done pretending about meat
YASMIN TAYAG: Making America Healthy Again (MAHA), it seems, starts with a double cheeseburger and fries. Earlier this month, Health Secretary…
‘Veganville’: A discourse analysis of ‘aggression’ in online interactions about veganism
MARTA WILCZEK-WATSON: Since the meat industry is a main contributor to global pollution and climate change, adopting a meat-free diet offers a way…
‘Plants Feel Pain Too’: The psychology behind the ‘cognitive deflection’ of animal consumption
ROLAND AZAR: When debates about dietary ethics arise, one argument frequently crops up to justify eating animals: “Plants feel pain too.” At first…
Overcoming Vegan ‘Burnout’: Mass gatherings can rekindle shared identity and social action efforts
ANNAYAH M.B. PROSSER: Moralized minority actors can play important roles in social change processes by rejecting majority social norms and modeling…
Why Did You Quit?: Leadership turnover in the animal advocacy movement
VERA FLOCKE: Strong leadership is important for any social movement. Great leaders empower everyone in their organization, create alignment around a…
Uniting for Progress: Overcoming divisions in the vegan community
ROLAND AZAR: Veganism is often embraced as a transformative response to the urgent need to end animal exploitation and promote compassion and…
‘Unanimal’: New documentary explores the relationship between humans and other animals’
GEORG SZALAI: “Imagine that you are a jellyfish,” says the voice of Oscar nominee Isabella Rossellini at the start of a trailer for 'Unanimal', a…
LIKE IT OR NOT: Ours is a speciesist world, really!
FRANCOIS JAQUET: It is a common view among animal ethicists that ours is a speciesist world. The fact is that most people relentlessly treat…