STUDY: Radical arguments for veganism may appeal to Black populations
ROB MITCHUM: Black women are more likely than white men to consider animal rights, anti-racism and environmental protection as convincing reasons to…
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War on Animals: Crafting a ‘Law of Peace’ for all beings
SASKIA STUCKI: At the intersection of law and ethics, a revealing comparison emerges: the analogy between animal welfare law and international…
Beyond the Choice of What You Put in Your Mouth: A systematic mapping review of veganism and vegan identity
SARA VERSTERGREN: Veganism is described in various ways by non-vegans, often referring to what vegans do not eat. However, vegans generally refer to…
Libertarian Ethics: A new dawn for animal rights?
P&RR: In the realm of libertarian ethics, a critical and often contentious issue emerges when discussing the rights of animals. Rooted in a…
Memes about animal resistance: Here’s why you shouldn’t laugh too quickly
ALEXANDRA ISFAHANI-HAMMOND: Memes galore centered on the "orca revolution" have inundated the online realm. They gleefully depict orcas launching…
DOMESTIC-(N)ATION: The case against ‘pets’
JESSICA PIERCE: Our love affair with pets has never been more fully on display. The numbers bear this out. More than 1 billion animals are now being…
CALL ‘866-HATEVEGANS’: Who is behind California’s new ‘hate vegans’ billboard campaign?
FARLEY ELLIOTT: An eye-catching new billboard is turning heads near one of the busiest intersections in Los Angeles. The maroon and yellow ad,…
‘Animal Gulags’: Slow violence against animals in racing and zoos
PAULA ARCARI: There is currently little consensus on what constitutes violence towards animals, though most Animal studies scholars and advocates…
Shattered Minds: Trauma scarring the lives of bears
GOSIA BRYJA: We often think of trauma as a human prerogative, but it is a malady that we share with other sentient beings. This is why Rats, Mice,…
LINES DRAWN, REST ‘ASSURED’: Why ‘some’ animal rights activists want to cancel the RSPCA
BOUDICCA FOX-LEONARD: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), runs an accreditation scheme known as RSPCA Assured that…