IN-HUMAN BONDAGE: New book examines paradoxical human-animal relationships
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: There is an ever-growing multidisciplinary interest in the nature of human-animal relationships... Professor Laurent…
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R.I.P. Brigitte Bardot: Legendary actress turned ‘militant’ animal rights activist dies at 91
Legendary actress Brigitte Bardot's second career as an animal rights activist was equally sensational. She traveled to the Arctic to blow the whistle…
‘BLIND SPOT’: Why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates?
The birders' 'blind spot' is a side effect of looking at the world through binoculars. We spend so much time focused on distant birds that we don’t…
Wayne Hsiung: Four takeaways from the shocking conviction in the Beagle rescue trial
A jury rendered a guilty verdict in the trial of five beagle rescuers. But the defendants still won where it matters. The history of social movements…
AND JUSTICE FOR NONE: U.K. court finds five Beagle rescuers guilty in animal experimentation case
The judicial outcome has amplified concerns among animal rights campaigners that the legal system is increasingly hostile to protest-related cases,…
US AND THEM: Why be surprised when we treat humans like animals?
Many animal rights groups have long pressed companies and agencies to adopt alternatives to animal testing. The agencies say they’re phasing out…
NEVERMORE: No more live animals will be shot in U.S. military ‘trauma training’ drills
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that sets military policy, includes a ban on the use of live animals in live-fire trauma…
‘SOLIDARITY’ CONFINEMENT: Jailed animal rights activist being kept in cell 23 hours a day
Jailed animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg is being kept in solitary confinement. In exchange for keeping equipment needed as a result of her…
‘The Omnivore’s Deception’: John Sanbonmatsu thinks you’re lying to yourself about food
We often hear questions of animal rights or the meat economy reduced to 'sustainability' discourse, which is already the wrong starting point. No one…
BELIEVE: How the animal rights movement is gaining, even though everyone still eats meat
Like a sprout, the animal rights movement slowly germinates beneath the surface, extending its roots, yet remaining invisible to observers. It is only…