Mainstream Veganism: An Obstacle to Animal and Social Rights Movements
ANJA VIDAKOVIC: Until recently veganism has held a negative image in the public. There was a large amount of discrimination and resistance directed…
BELIEVE: How the world might look if animals had legal rights
STEVE COOKE: Let’s picture what our societies might look like if animals were granted rights against being killed, made to suffer or exploited for…
Against the ‘Cult’ of Veganism: Unpacking the social psychology and ideology of anti-vegans
REBECCA GREGSON: Despite the established health and ecological benefits of a plant-based diet, the decision to eschew meat and other animal-derived…
Animal Dignity: Philosophical Reflections on Non-Human Existence
MARC BEKOFF: People often say something like, "We need to treat animals with dignity..." but don't tell us exactly what that means. I, too, am often…
The Vegan Resistance: The ideological pushback against the rise of veganism
JOACHIM STOBER: A recent survey of hundreds of veg*ns found that over half of them had experienced situations of everyday discrimination because of…
‘A Day in the Life of a Farmed Animal’: Watch new documentary of what farmed animals go through during a 24-hour day
FABIANA GONZALEZ: A new animal rights documentary premiered on World Farmed Animals Day, October 2nd 2023. "A Day in the Life of a Farmed Animal” is…
SAY ‘AYE’: Should animals have the right to vote?
IOAN-RADU MOTOARCĂ: Many countries have adopted legislation that protects the interests of animals to some extent — see, for example, the 2006…
HEART BROKEN: What killed Lolita? Necropsy findings released for the Seaquarium’s beloved orca
ALEX HARRIS: Orca Lolita appears to have died of old age and multiple chronic illnesses, according to the executive summary of her necropsy released…
RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION: New legal fights to end discrimination against vegans
JORDI CASMITJANA: As the number of vegans grows, so does the number of vegans who say they are experiencing discrimination in their workplace, in…
‘Putting the Cart Before the Horse?’: Why the movement for Rights of Nature has seen greater success than Nonhuman Animal Rights movement
JAMIE FINCH: Legal personhood is a term that carries significant power, acknowledging a being, or entity, as having intrinsic value. Such status…