Animal Rights vs. Veganism: The intersection between animal rights and veganism
JORDI CASAMITJANA: In the last decade or so, the identity of vegan and animal rights persons have overlapped a lot, to the point many may assume…
UN-GAGGED: U.S. federal appeals court strikes down state law banning filming inside animal farms
RACHEL WEINER: A North Carolina law aimed at stopping investigations by animal rights activists violates constitutional free speech protections, an…
MEAT THE NEW TOBACCO: Study shows gruesome cigarette-style warnings on meat is effective in shaming buyers
FIONA JACKSON: We're all used to seeing the gruesome images of black lungs and rotting teeth on packets of cigarettes, designed to put smokers off…
Is It ‘SAFE’?: Can an animal rights group discriminate against non-vegans in job applications?
PIERS FULER: Only vegans need apply. This might be a reasonable stipulation if you are choosing a like-minded flatmate, but can you put it on a job…
‘PET’ PEEVES: Companion animals pay a high price but can help unite us all
MARC BEKOFF: There has been wide debate on whether humans should even own animals. One recent article promotes having more empathy for animals by…
Animal Liberation vs. Environmentalism: Spanish environmentalist leading the fight against country’s new animal rights legislation
ALVARO PENAS: Interview with Álex Lachhein, field naturalist, writer and environmental communicator... Álex Lachhein has worked in several…
Solidarity With Animals: Violence and Love
EILEEN CRIST: The animal economy, wherein animals routinely suffer truncated and brutalized lives, weaves massively through the global economy.…
‘Between Light and Storm’: How humans exploit and abuse the animal world
ELISA SHOENBERGER: In August, the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries killed a walrus named Freya who had made her home on the marina pier in Oslo.…
THE DOGS OF WAR: The heroic activists struggling to save animals abandoned in Ukraine
SASHA MASLOV: As the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches, assessing the extent of the enormous toll on lives is…
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED: Can we assume consciousness or happiness in other animals?
KAREN DAVIS: A leading critic of the presumption of consciousness and emotions in nonhuman animals is Marian Stamp Dawkins, a professor of animal…