VEGAN OR NOTHING: Why there’s no such thing as ‘levels of veganism’
MICHAEL OFEI: There seems to be an unspoken vegan rating system where some vegans have an all-or-nothing approach, while others try to educate…
Are We Leaving the Individual Behind?: The role of ‘animal storytelling’ in the animal rights movement
RONEN BAR: The identifiable victim effect is a psychological phenomenon that describes how people are more likely to offer help or feel empathy when…
Why do U.S. courts provide constitutional protections to corporations but not to nonhuman animals?
RICHARD L. CUPP: A common argument for extending legal personhood to at least some nonhuman animals is that courts grant legal personhood to…
The ‘Poor In Spirit’: Animal activists see the divine presence in all, including other creatures
JON HOCHSCHARTNER: In the first beatitude, Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” The analogous blessing…
The Wilberforce Institute: New animal rights group launches to target conservatives
HUMANE-WATCH: There’s a new animal rights group that launched called the Wilberforce Institute. Normally, this wouldn’t be news; PETA people form…
The ‘Land of Milk and Honey’: Palestine, state violence, and why veganism is political
KARLO MARCO CLETO: Veganism , being a social movement that aspires for a fairer, better, more just relationship with non-human animals , is…
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: ‘Animalization’ and ‘dehumanization’ as psychological barriers to animal rights legal reform
MANEESHA DECKHA: There are now more than a handful of high-profile court cases where animal rights organizations and advocates have sought legal…
CROSSING LINES: The ‘counterproductiveness argument’ against animal rights violence
NICO MULLER: May animal rights be defended by violent means – and if not, why not? These questions have received renewed attention in the recent…
HOT WAR, COLD HEART: A beloved whale accused of being a ‘Russian spy’ was shot dead
JOSHUA NELKEN-ZITSER: A white beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, beloved in Norway and believed to have been trained to spy for Russia, was found…
‘Fishing is NOT Human(e)’: Stephanie Lane’s haunting art display of humans trapped in fishing nets
ALEXANDER SMITH: Artist Stephanie Lane of Speciesism.WTF premiered her work Fishing is NOT Human(e) on Sandbanks beach. The installation…