MORE THAN WORDS: Should the animal rights movement make use of ‘deliberative’ activism?
FRIDIRIKE SPANG: To date, animal rights activists rely primarily on non-deliberative activism, such as strikes, protests, boycotts, demonstrations,…
Animal Liberation: Pathways to politics
PAOLA CAVALIERI: The animal cause in its modern form – that is, not as a pleading for better treatment of animals, but as a challenge to human…
How bad is it to eat an intelligent chicken? Children’s judgments of eating animals
JARED PIAZZA: Children engage positively with animals from a very young age. They have animal toys, care for pets, visit zoos, and learn ‘life…
‘Human Supremacy’: Selected works by vegan artist AGUGN (Agung Prabowo)
THE BACK ROOM: Agung Prabowo, better known by his artist name AGUGN, uses the printmaking technique of reduction linocut to convey themes related to…
ALTERED STATES: Associating factory farming with animal cruelty works better than zoonotic disease
OLIVIA E. GUNTHER: The human use of other animals for food is problematic for multiple reasons. For example, animals on factory farms are kept in…
‘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…