EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE: British airports reject anti-animal cruelty advertisement
MOHSINA DODHIYA: Airport authorities claim the anti-animal cruelty advert is too political and can potentially evoke ‘negative customer reaction’.…
Peter Singer: ‘Pain is pain: Whether you’re a human, or any other animal’
RAPHAEL VASSALLO: Philosopher, ethicist and Animal Liberation exponent Peter Singer talks about the need to ‘expand the circle of moral concern’: to…
COLLECTIVE AGENCY: Can species have ‘agency’ in their own conservation?
CLAIRE HAMLETT: Animals have individual personalities, can adapt to changing conditions, and can make decisions based on social learning in ways…
Killed For A Runny Nose: New documents reveal more NIH-funded cruel puppy experiments
DEVIN MURPHY: White Coat Waste Project (WCW) made national and international headlines in 2021, after our #BeagleGate campaign revealed a series of…
Gary L. Francione: The Zouma Brothers have been sentenced; Now what about the rest of us?
GARY L. FRANCIONE: West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma pled guilty to violating the Animal Welfare Act by kicking and slapping his cat and causing the…
June 5, 2022: It’s National Animal Rights Day
NARD: National Animal Rights Day (NARD) 12 will be commemorated around the world on Sunday June 5, 2022.
Established by the non-profit Our Planet.…
LET THEM EAT ‘POO’: Animal rights group criticizes British university’s faeces research
DAVID HANNANT: The University of East Anglia has defended a research project which involved feeding mice their own faeces, after criticism from…
Manu Joseph: The extraordinary ‘human rights’ of animals in India
MANU JOSEPH: I can see it on their smug faces. Across Gurugram, cows sense a bright future. They stand on various roads looking in one direction,…
THAT’S NOT ‘IT’: Most publications show clear bias when reporting on animals
JESSICA SCOTT-REID: According to The Associated Press (AP) Stylebook - the go-to style guide for most journalists in the U.S. — when referring to…
A PHIS(SURE): Why the USDA cannot effectively enforce the Animal Welfare Act
MERRITT CLIFTON: Responsible for federal Animal Welfare Act enforcement, such as it is, the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S.…