Mother Jones: We Asked Why You Stopped Eating Meat. Here Were Your Top 5 Reasons.
KANYAKRIT VONGKIATKAJORN: 'Mother Jones magazine asked readers why they decided to quit meat. They received nearly 500 responses. An overwhelming…
Sam Ben-Meir: Are animals inherently our moral equals?
SAM BEN-MEIR: 'In standard rationalistic approaches to animal ethics (often employed by animal rights and welfare advocates), moral consideration is…
Why your veterinarian may refuse to euthanise your animal companion
SIMON COGHLAN: 'Vets often grapple with the moral dilemma of when a client wants to kill an inconvenient 'pet'. Clients might, for instance, hint…
Dr. Aysha Akhtar: I studied factory farms for years. Visiting one was far worse than I imagined.
AYSHA AKHTAR: 'I was giving a talk at a conference in Oklahoma about the public health dangers of industrial animal farming, or “factory farming” as…
‘Bigger Fish to Free’: PETA’s Complete List of Animal-Friendly Idioms
PETA: 'It has perhaps never been more evident that words carry immense power... Unfortunately, many of us grew-up hearing phrases that condone…
U.S. Racehorses Sold, Beaten, and Slaughtered for Meat in South Korea
RYAN GOLDBERG: 'It’s long been taboo to eat horse meat in the U.S... In America, eating horse meat has been associated with desperate, troubled…
Animal Matters (Episode 3): What Are the Philosophical Premises For Why Animal Life Has No Value or is of Less Worth?
GLENN GREENWALD: 'What ethical or intellectual justifications exist for treating the lives of animals as inherently inferior to human life and thus…
The Bahamas’ ‘swimming pig’ attractions are out of control, animal rights advocates say
RON HURTIBISE: 'Attractions across The Bahamas are provoking concerns about mistreatment from animal rights advocates who are calling for…
All European Parliament candidates need to face questions on vegan and animal rights issues
TIMES MALTA: 'Two NGOs - Animal Liberation Malta and VeggyMalta - have twinned to ask MEP candidates ten questions in a campaign we are calling “Tell…
Government to ban wild animals from travelling circuses across England from 2020
ANDY WELLS: 'Travelling circuses in England will be banned from using wild animals from next year, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said. Mr…