‘Collateral Damage’: The devastating impact of war and human conflict on animals
IFAW: Societal and geopolitical conflicts have produced reverberating consequences for animals, biodiversity and the delicate natural balance of the…
‘Mutts’: The emptiness of a dog’s life in captivity
IDFA: In a superbly filmed shot from above, rows of feeding troughs form artificial blue lines in the reddish-brown sand. The heavy door swings open…
CRIME OF PUNISHMENT: Critical Race Theory (CRT) academics war on animals
NATHAN WINOGRAD: In the latest call to excuse violence towards animals, Kelly Montford, a professor who studies race, gender, poverty, and crime,…
‘Declaration on Animal Dignity’: More than 300 leading figures around the world sign historic declaration
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION: More than 300 senior ethicists, scientists, philosophers, writers, and scholars from over 30 countries have united for a…
December 10, 2024: It’s International Animal Rights Day
SUZI POTTS: International Animal Rights Day, observed annually on December 10th, honors animals as sentient beings deserving of protection and…
LEGAL (R)EVOUTION?: Mexico just put animal welfare into its national constitution
SAM DELGADO: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a set of constitutional reforms that will pave the way for a comprehensive federal animal…
‘Speciesist Ignorance’: How injustices towards animals are encouraged through social institutions and interactions
EMNEE VAN DEN BRANDELER: The concept of speciesism has played an important role in the field of animal ethics for delineating the moral status of…
‘LEFT’ BEYOND: Helping animals in the new ‘far-right’ political climate
TOBIAS LEENAERT: In the US and Europe, authoritarian and populist (far) right and nationalist parties have gained in influence or entered government…
BEAUTY IN THE BEAST: Vegans seen as moral but also face contempt from meat-eaters
SOPHIE FREEMAN: Vegans and people who embrace meat alternatives elicit fear and contempt from others, a study has suggested. Researchers asked 3,600…
Don’t mind milk?: Speciesism and the denial of mind and moral status of dairy cows
MARIA IOANNIDOU: People experience moral conflicts regularly and one of the most salient examples concerns people’s relationships with other…