The Case for ‘Purity’: A Sociologist Finds Vegans Are Too Open to ‘Free Riders’
ANGELA LASHBROOK: 'In the past couple of decades, vegetarian diets have achieved enormous visibility in the United States. Consumers now include…
Here’s Why Israel Is the Vegan Capital of the World
ZACHARY TOLIVER: 'Going vegan and saving animals benefits every culture and creed. But it seems as though Israel—and the Jewish community in…
Britain’s forgotten four-legged victims: Two million ‘beloved pets’ were slaughtered during WWII
CLARE CAMPBELL: 'From the Blitz to rationing and the threat of invasion, World War II was a torrid experience for the British people — and their…
California Just Became the First State to Ban Beauty Products Tested on Animals
RACHEL NUSSBAUM: 'California just gave beauty brands across the industry a big reason to stop animal testing. The state legislature passed a bill to…
Buenos Aires: How Argentina’s meat-loving capital is going vegan
ELIZABETH SULIS KIM: 'Although Argentina is still one of the biggest consumers of meat, in particular beef, the times are changing. Today, Buenos…
The USDA is blocking information on experiments that have killed 3000 cats, lawsuit says
JUSTIN WM. MOYER: 'A nonprofit animal rights organization filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Agriculture Department, seeking…
Baboons observed flossing their teeth at British Zoo
DAILY MAIL: 'Baboons at a British zoo have been observed flossing their teeth with broom bristles and their own hairs. Charlotte Morgan, an animal…
Australian duck farms: Deprivation and disease
ANIMALS AUSTRALIA: 'Just like chickens, the majority of ducks raised for meat in Australia live in crowded and filthy conditions in factory farms.…
458 pigs found hoarded on Kentucky farm will be euthanized if not rescued, nonprofit says
JOSH HAFNER: 'Hundreds of pigs found malnourished on a northern Kentucky farm will be euthanized if homes for them can't be found in the coming…
Judge halts first grizzly hunts in decades two days before their start
KARIN BRULLIARD: 'A federal judge blocked grizzly bear hunts outside Yellowstone National Park two days before their start, postponing them for 14…