Veganism: Justice Movement or Campaign?
PSYCHOLOJUST: The definition of veganism remains one of the most contentious issues in the animal justice space. Beyond the usual distortions (e.g.,…
Gail Eisnitz: A conversation with one of America’s most dedicated animal rights investigators
JACK KELLER: In the animal rights space, progress can feel slow. It takes ages to change the status quo, shift mindsets and achieve what feels like…
An Uncomfortable Truth: Maybe our pampered ‘pets’ would be better off without us
NANCY CUSHING: Pet-keeping is often promoted for the benefits it brings humans. A close association with another animal can provide us with a sense…
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Is it even possible to convince people to stop eating meat?
KENNY TORRELLA: Factory farming is a particularly wicked problem to solve. It’s a moral atrocity, involving the confinement and slaughter of…
‘Real’ Animal Rights: Anthropocentric, zoocentric, and ecocentric rationales
SASKIA STUCKI: Since its inception, the idea of animal rights has had a mostly theoretical existence, occupying the minds of moral philosophers,…
The Vegan Society: ‘Biggest-ever’ exhibition on the history of veganism opens in the UK
LIAM PRITCHETT: The Vegan Society is celebrating its 80th year of operations with an interactive exhibition titled “Veganism: Past, Present and…
‘Interest Convergence’: Why most people won’t be persuaded by moral arguments for animal justice
PROJECT PHOENIX: In the 1980s, African American legal scholar Derrick Bell offered a sharp insight that still holds resonance for social movements…
Belief Isn’t a License: Dismantling the myth of human entitlement
ROLAND AZAR: There is a dangerous thread that runs through history — a thread that justifies domination by wrapping it in belief. It has allowed…
COMPASSION UNCAGED: Five animal rights activists arrested for rescuing two baby goats from factory farm
JORDI CASMITJANA: A dramatic open rescue of 2 baby goats from a factory farm south of San Francisco resulted in the arrest of 5 activists with…
Big Bold Lies: NIH animal research budget cuts aren’t what biopharma industry wants you to think
RISE FOR ANIMALS: As the U.S. government reviews, trims, and freezes funding for so-called “scientific research”, the animal research industry is…