Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson ambushed and arrested in Greenland
HELEN REGAN: Veteran environmentalist Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland on Sunday and faces possible extradition to Japan allegedly over…
CITIZEN ANIMAL: Animals deserve political rights and representation
BRANDON KEIM: At a gathering of scholars and activists called Minding Animals, there was an intellectual exuberance to the “animal turn,” as this…
Animal rights group urges ban on Olympics horse events after cruelty video release
MIKE HEUER: A video of an English horsewoman beating a horse while training it four years ago has spurred PETA senior vice president Kathy Guillermo…
‘Yo Galgo’: Documentary about an invisible genocide taking place while the authorities look the other way
MOONLEAKS: Yo Galgo is an award winning documentary film about an invisible genocide taking place while the authorities look the other way. It’s an…
Trump’s Threat to Animals?: Two sides, same coin.
JON HOCHSCHARTNER: I’ve been unsure how animal activists should orient themselves in the coming American presidential election... But should we do…
Sub-Human?: The psychology of anthropocentric exceptionalism
MARC BEKOFF: Emma Håkansson’s new book 'Sub-Human: A 21st-Century Ethic; On Animals, Collective Liberation, and Us'... Humans are mammals, and when…
‘Ingresso Animali Vivi’: From the conveyor-belt of death, only one animal managed to come in and out alive
JANCO HEIDL: The experimental film 'Ingresso animali vivi' had its world premiere at the 52nd International Film Festival in Rotterdam…
IN THE DEVIL’S DEN: Using shareholder activism to help animals
MAX CARPENDALE: Shareholder activism is a method of achieving change by buying the shares of corporations and leveraging the rights associated with…
Speciesist Ignorance: ‘Don’t tell me, you’ll spoil my dinner’.
EMNEE VAN DEN BRANDELER: Many animal ethicists have argued that speciesism is a form of discrimination — one that is made on the basis of species…
STUDY: Naming farm animals reduces young children’s desire to eat them
SWPS UNIVERSITY: Giving a chicken, turkey or pig a name and pointing out its individual qualities may change children's attitudes towards animals.…