‘Dogs Are People Too’: New film asks the question: Do dogs deserve legal personhood rights?
JAMIE L. LAREAU: A new documentary film addresses the idea of giving dogs "non-human personhood" under the law. It asks the provocative question:…
Vegans & Anarchists: Comparison of personality traits of two anti-oppression groups
SOPHIE DESJARDINS: Veganism and anarchism are burgeoning worldwide, yet very few studies have examined the psychological characteristics of people…
‘Superior’ Cruelty: Horrific secret video of Denver’s slaughterhouse released ahead of ban referendum
NATASHA LENNARD: Superior Farms processes between 15 and 20 percent of lambs killed for meat in the U.S. each year. Its vast Denver slaughterhouse,…
COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Do animals understand what it means to die?
SHAYLA LOVE: We know that animals often behave in particular ways toward dead members of their own species. Ravens and crows gather and make loud…
‘War On the Animals’: 100 national animal welfare laws, 117 years of futility
MARKUS WILD: Humanism has elevated humanity above its natural condition, but our relationship to animals remains in a state of war. Today, the…
‘They’re Eating the Dogs’: The history of racism and speciesism as a means to maintain social hierarchies
JESSICA SCOTT-REID: It was a moment in history that overshadowed the rest of the night. As we all know by now, during the recent 2024 U.S.…
JUST LIKE US?: The darker side of human rights for great apes
PATRICIA MacCORMACK: Great apes are the subset of non-human primates which include orangutans, gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees. Over 16 years ago…
Veganwashing Israel’s Dirty Laundry? Animal Politics and Nationalism in Palestine-Israel
ESTHER ALLOUN: In popular media and public discourse, Israel has been referred to as ‘the first vegan nation’ and the ‘global centre for veganism’…
‘Prevent’ Ethics: Veganism linked to ‘extremism and terrorism’ in UK government’s training program
VEGAN SOCIETY: Following involvement by The International Rights Network (IRN) and Dr. Jeanette Rowley, The Vegan Society’s legal expert on human…
‘Death of a Pig’: When one animal changes a human’s mind
MAYA CHUNG: Over the past week or so, Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippopotamus whose glistening skin, jaunty trot, and rippling neck rolls has won the…