DECOUPLING: The toxic world of intersectional veganism
THREE RATS: Veganism, at its heart, is simple: it’s the rejection of animal exploitation; a moral stance against unnecessary harm to non-humans. It…
‘Power Trip’: How our desire for social dominance can help explain our attachment to meat
SOPHIE ATTWOOD: For years, animal rights campaigners have argued that eating meat is cruel. They present stark images from inside slaughterhouses,…
The farm industry spied on animal rights activists; pushed FBI to treat them as ‘bioterrorists’
DELL CAMERON: Hundreds of emails and internal documents reviewed by WIRED reveal top lobbyists and representatives of America’s agricultural…
STUDY: Short and long-term effects of disruptive animal rights protest
MARKUS OSTAREK: Animal rights organizations try to change public sentiment and behaviours through a range of methods including public awareness…
From Chains to Leashes: The U.S. South fetish for owning the living
SLEIGHT OF MIND: In a country founded on liberty, it's astonishing how deeply the culture of ownership persists—not just over property or capital,…
‘Domestic terrorism’: Ohio mink farmer upset after 2,000 animals released from his farm
STEVEN GRAZIER: The owner of a western Stark County mink farm said most of the animals released last week by a trespasser have been safely recovered…
TRUTH IS SCARY: Anti-dairy advert banned in the UK
POLLY FORMAN: An advert raising awareness of the dairy industry has been banned in the UK over claims it could cause “unjustified distress"... The…
‘Animal Futures’: How citizens’ assemblies could improve animal welfare
HEATHER BROWNING: As an animal lover, should you visit zoos? Should you have pets? Should you make your garden friendly for birds, pollinators and…
‘Multispecies Assemblies’: Forming democratic relationships with animals
MARC BEKOFF: It's well-established that many different nonhuman animals (animals) live in groups, or assemblages. In her new book titled…
‘Emotional Veganism’: A humane retreat from human control
EIJI SAKAI: Humans are, by nature, sovereign minds. And yet, again and again, we attempt to subjugate each other, to impose expectations, to mold…