‘Treating them like animals’: Presenting a case for animal rights
RAINER EBERT: When people are treated monstrously, we say they are “treated like animals.” This is because we treat animals monstrously. We mistreat…
DESCARTES 2.0: We should stop comparing animal and artificial intelligence
BEKI HOOPER: In animals, the question of consciousness is something scientists and philosophers have been struggling with for centuries. This…
The ‘Other’: Animal industrial systems in the context of human slavery and genocide
AYESHA SAYEED: The comparison between the current treatment of nonhuman animals in modern-day industrial food production systems and instances of…
Animal Abuse Statistics: U.S. state rankings and nationwide data
VETERINARIANS.ORG: It’s estimated that every year, 10 million animals die from abuse in just the United States alone. To learn where in the U.S.…
STUDY: Motives for veganism and the influence of social media
LISA HORN: Veganism is a lifestyle choice and movement that is becoming increasingly popular, especially with the use of social media. The number of…
THIN RED LINE: Sentience and intrinsic worth as a foundation for fundamental animal rights
JANE KOTZMANN: The world is an unjust place in which human beings disrespect and exploit other sentient beings and our shared environment. To…
CLOAKED IN MALICE: Farmed animals and the greenwashing of wool
MARINA BOLOTNIKOVA: There is one big domain of livestock production that is often seen as exempt from the hard trade-offs of farming animals for…
Transition vs. Revolution: Towards animal legal personhood through the legislature
EVA BERNET KEMPERS: Much of animal law scholarship has been concerned with questions such as (i) which animals should be granted legal personhood;…
The EPA’s sellout to the animal research industry
RISE FOR ANIMALS: At the end of 2023, former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Andrew Wheeler spoke out against animal testing and…
AG-GAGGED AGAIN: U.S. court revives law banning unauthorized recording on industrial farms
CLARK MINDOCK: A U.S. appeals court revived an Iowa law that substantially increases the financial penalties and jail time for individuals who…