CAUSAL CLAIMS: Animal rights is not a ‘left’ or ‘right’ cause, and never was
MERRITT CLIFTON: The venerable Eric Mills, among the oldest, longest involved, and still most dynamic of politically left-leaning animal rights…
VEGAN RADICALISM: Vegans are the dissenters in society’s war on animals; that’s why we need them.
JISHNU GUHA-MAJUMDAR: Despite decades of advocacy, vegans and veganism remain deeply unpopular, even detested. Many influential animal activists are…
REPORT: Choosing animal advocacy tactics to change public opinion and reform institutions
MAX CARPENDALE: In the pursuit of social change, social movements have used a variety of tactics to attempt to reform institutions and change public…
If the political ‘left’ is serious about democracy, animal rights must become a core issue
ASTRA TAYLOR: For decades, animal industries, including meat, dairy, and commercial fishing, have been working successfully to undermine democracy…
Rhetorical Provocation: Can animal ethics actually rest on rational arguments?
M. HUTH: As an emotionally charged field of argumentation, the debates regarding animals seem to be particularly open to provocative strategies.…
CULTURE CROSSFIRE: What is standing in the way of plant-based meat receiving government support?
FRIDA GARZA: Just a few years ago, the alternative protein industry promised to revolutionize the way people eat burgers: They would still sizzle…
BREAKING POINTS: The relationships between animal rights activists and their families
TALI INBAR-FROHLICH: This phenomenological research examined family relationships among ideological nonhuman-animal rights activists, while…
Reuben Skeats: A day in the life of an animal rights activist
MILAN PERERA: When Reuben Skeats wakes up in the morning even he is not sure where the day will take him. It could be outside a local slaughterhouse…
#StopAnimalTesting: NIH loses lawsuit over censoring social media comments filed by animal rights groups
MEREDITH WADMAN: A U.S. Appeals Court in Washington, D.C.,... found that the U.S. National Institutes of Health violated free speech protections…
Documentary explores the business behind the cruel and unnecessary surgery of cat ‘declawing’
MATTHEW CAREY: 'American Cats: The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly', a documentary premiering at the Hot Docs film festival, explores our love of the…