DOMESECRATION: The process of domestication of farmed animals
JORDAN CASAMITJANA: Today, domesticated mammals make up around 56% of all land mammal biomass, while wild mammals account for only about 2%, and…
Animals and the Constitution: Towards Sentience-Based Constitutionalism
MARC BEKOFF: A large body of scientific evidence stemming from studies of diverse species clearly shows that many nonhuman animals (animals) are…
‘The Price of Milk’: A new docuseries digs into the dairy industry’s widespread influence in America
NINA B. ELKADI: A new documentary series, “The Price of Milk,” details the influence the dairy checkoff has on American eating habits, from putting…
THE TIPPING POINT: How a small minority of vegans can cause a social paradigm shift
SERHII DOVHAN: Social justice movements are often met with harsh criticism, misunderstandings, and a lack of interest from the broader public. This…
Why Silence Isn’t Neutral: The biological limits of animal communication and our moral response
MARIA FAITH SALIGUMBA: Imagine wandering through a dense forest at twilight, listening to the gentle rustle of leaves and the distant calls of…
ONE RIGHTS: Granting rights to animals doesn’t undermine human rights
MARC BEKOFF: Many people, including animal advocates and others who want to grant legal rights (including personhood) to nonhuman animals, are often…
You’re not an ‘AI Vegan’? No wonder actual vegans get frustrated
ED WINTERS: The Guardian has an article with the headline ‘Meet the AI Vegans’. It seems there are those who claim that avoiding using AI is somehow…
SPACE ODDITY: We are still sending animals into space with no welfare protections
ANNA MARIE BRENNAN: Animals have played a pivotal role in space exploration since the 1950s. The former Soviet Union’s launch of the stray dog Laika…
Animal Farm at 80: Why the animals really matter in Orwell’s parable about Communism
CHARLOTTE SLEIGH: George Orwell’s Animal Farm turns 80 on August 17 2025. If there’s one thing every student of history or politics knows, it’s that…
Systemic Veganism: Veganism as a super-phenomenon
DIOGENIS: Veganism is an interesting phenomenon, In that it is an almost exclusively urban and Middle-class+ (This refers to those in the middle…