‘FEEDBACK’: A pig farm investigation exposes the stomach-churning practice of forced cannibalism
KENNY TORRELLA: At a pig breeding farm in Minnesota, 120 miles southeast of Minneapolis, between late 2019 and early 2020, an undercover…
UNYIELDING DEFIANCE: Why you shouldn’t laugh off rebellious orcas and sea otters too quickly
ALEXANDRA ISFAHANI-HAMMOND: The field of critical animal studies analyzes structures of oppression and power and considers pathways to dismantling…
FOR GOD’S SAKE: ‘We must do it for the animals’
FR. TERRY MARTIN: I have read much of the Revd. Professor Andrew Linzey breakthrough work concerning animals and theology/ethics, and trawling…
DEAD TO RIGHTS: Man who captured Lolita says he has ‘no regrets’ after orca’s death
LYNDA V. MAPES: After spending more than five decades imprisoned by the Miami Seaquarium in the smallest, bleakest orca tank in the world, deprived…
‘Oh Brother Wolf’: Christian leaders’ silence on animal welfare is scandalous
JOYCE D'SILVA: We sincerely love our companion animals and most of us do our very best by them. Which is beautiful. One would rather be a much-loved…
The ‘Cheese Paradox’: How do vegetarians justify consuming non-meat animal products
PHYS.ORG: A new study by the University of Stirling has sought to understand why vegetarians consume non-meat animal products (NMAPs), despite their…
‘The Golden Ass’ and the measure of moral progress
PETER SINGER: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress,” Mahatma Gandhi said, “can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” If we…
THE ‘SICK’ ROAD: Camels at tourist site in China resume after claims some died of exhaustion
ALICE YAN: Famous Silk Road site in China is under fire after footage showed camels used for tourist rides unable to stand and crying in pain while…
DOWN ON THE FARM: Animal rights activist group shares anonymous video showing thousands of minks released
SAM SHILTS: A suspect has broken into a mink farm in Trempealeau County and released approximately 3,000 animals. In a statewide incident…
CROSS-SPECIES RIGHTS: ‘The planet does not belong to the people’
HANS MONATH: Professor Amrita Narlikar (President of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies) advocates cross-species rights – not just to…