‘Cuori Liberi (Free Hearts)’: New film documents the darkest day for anti-speciesism in Italy
RAFFAELLA GIANCRISTOFARO: September 20, 2023: several mobile police vehicles forcefully break into the "Cuori liberi" shelter in Sairano, a hamlet…
‘Artivism’: Using art to expose the haunting reality of animal suffering
SARX: Art has long held a prophetic voice in society — a voice that does not merely echo the status quo, but challenges it. Through brushstrokes,…
‘But Can They Suffer?’: Animal suffering isn’t pretend, but too many think it is
ANDY MASLEY: There’s a very simple but subtly difficult intuition about animal ethics people often miss: animal suffering isn’t pretend. Getting…
‘Out of Sight’: An undercover investigator’s fight for animal rights and personal survival
MARC BEKOFF: Years ago, investigative reporter Gail Eisnitz published a landmark book titled Slaughterhouse about what farm animals endure from…
“Antispéciste”: The book that shattered the worldview of an award-winning French chef
ALEXIS GAUTHIER: Less a manifesto, more a philosophical grenade — with a cover that says it all: a pig gazing straight at you, calm and knowing,…
When Kindness Is A Crime: The silent suffering of Pakistan’s animal feeders
AISHA KALID: The two-nation theory is the bedrock of Pakistan’s creation. The crux of the theory was to create a separate state governed by Islamic…
PRAXIS MAKES PERFECT: Human coexistence with other animals requires respect for their needs
MARC BEKOFF: Globally, nonhuman animals need all the help they can get in the Anthropocene, often called ‘the age of humanity’ but practically…
THE ENEMY AMONG US: Is empathizing with angry meat-eaters betraying the animals?
DAVID RAMMS: Many of us vegans have this idea that we need to be harsh, provocative, direct and confrontational. Anything less is “letting the…
Veganism Under Attack: Mainstream media bias and the importance of vegan literature
DISA: Unchained TV's Jane Velez Mitchell recently hosted a discussion on the concerning trend of mainstream media bias against veganism with with…
‘Beyond Meat & Memes’: New research project examines how veganism is promoted on social media
COREY WRENN: Social media has become central to many people’s everyday communication, education, and self-expression. Such platforms are undeniably…