Should vegans “own pets”?
MIRANDA LARBI: 'One question that comes up time and again, within and outside the vegan community, is where vegans should stand on getting pets.…
Many Captive Species Have Permanent Sanctuaries: Finally, Whales and Dolphins Will Have Theirs
MARC BEKOFF: 'Animals kept in terrestrial and water zoos — zooed animals — clearly are not living anything that resembles a normal life. They suffer…
Veganism: How a maligned movement went mainstream
CAROLINE LOWBRIDGE: 'Malnourished, sanctimonious, hemp-clad, sandal-wearing, bearded, animal-cuddling, lentil-munching hippies. This has been the…
Three brown bears in Armenia rescued from shocking cruelty and neglect
JESSICA GREEN: 'Freedom has finally been given to three brown bears in Armenia who spent their lives living in tiny cages, with minimal sunlight and…
How One Organization Is Empowering Young Adults to Be Animal Advocates
VERA LAWLOR: 'As a child, Barbara Bellino paid neighborhood boys to release butterflies they had trapped for pleasure. Her parents taught her love and…
Here’s Why You Should Turn Your Business Vegan In 2018
KATRINA FOX: 'No longer relegated to the fringes of society where for so long it was mocked for being ‘weird’ or ‘extreme’, veganism is going…
Veganism set to top culinary trends of 2018, with Israel at the helm
4-TRADERS: 'Tel Aviv was recently dubbed the “vegan capital of the world” by British newspaper 'The Independent'. Plant-based food is slated to be the…
These are all the good things that happened for animals in 2017
ELISA ALLEN: 'It has been a landmark year for animal rights across the globe. Anyone who picked up a newspaper this year can’t have failed to notice…
Stray dog poisoning video sparks Lebanon outcry
AFP: 'Video footage of stray dogs apparently being poisoned by municipal staff has sparked a public outcry in Lebanon, with politicians rushing to…
Animals in India: Inclusive Society, Exclusive Abuse
BHOLENATH VISHWAKARMA: 'Cows are everywhere in Indian cities. So much so that Lonely Planet India rightly and somewhat sardonically notes that the…