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JON HOCHSCHARTNER: In the first beatitude, Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” The analogous blessing…

HUMANE-WATCH: There’s a new animal rights group that launched called the Wilberforce Institute. Normally, this wouldn’t be news; PETA people form…

KARLO MARCO CLETO: Veganism , being a social movement that aspires for a fairer, better, more just relationship with non-human animals , is…

MANEESHA DECKHA: There are now more than a handful of high-profile court cases where animal rights or­ganizations and advocates have sought legal…

NICO MULLER: May animal rights be defended by violent means – and if not, why not? These questions have received renewed attention in the recent…

JOSHUA NELKEN-ZITSER: A white beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, beloved in Norway and believed to have been trained to spy for Russia, was found…

ALEXANDER SMITH: Artist Stephanie Lane of Speciesism.WTF premiered her work Fishing is NOT Human(e) on Sandbanks beach. The installation…

JAN WILLEM BOLDERDIJK: A growing number of people (privately) endorse the benefits associated with adopting a meat-free diet. Yet, the societal…

EVA HAMER: Hoping for a more robust understanding of how people become dedicated organizers, colleagues at Pax Fauna and I designed a study. In it,…

RARE HISTORICAL PHOTOS: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Western world was desperate to see the “savage,” “primitive” people described…