Gary L. Francione: Is eating plants as morally objectionable as eating animals?
GARY L. FRANCIONE: On my Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages, I often receive comments to the effect that we cannot morally distinguish animal…
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‘War Dogs and I’: The harrowing story of a refugee escaping war-torn Ukraine with his four dogs
SHOUNAK SARKAR: Kobus Olivier, the CEO of Ukraine Cricket Federation (UCF), recalls the harrowing development that forced him to flee his apartment.…
‘Zoothanasia’: Four-day-old baby orangutan needlessly killed at Basel Zoo
MARC BEKOFF: A baby Orangutan was killed—not euthanized—at the Basel Zoo after her mother, Revital, died. This is a case of "zoothanasia" as I call…
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: The father of ‘Reducetarianism’ doesn’t believe people can be vegan
UNPARALLELED SUFFERING: Brian Kateman, founder of the Reducetarian Foundation,... believes that people can save animal lives by eating less animals,…
REINCARNATION (DAM)NATION: Clones of ‘super cows’ born in China capable of producing 100 tons of milk in a lifetime
CHU DAYE: Scientists with the Northwest A&F University successfully saw the births of three cloned cows with highly desired traits in Northwest…
GATOR-AID: Scientists inject fish with alligator DNA to create mutant creatures that live longer
JONA JAUPI: Millions of fish are harvested across the world each year, but nearly half are killed due to diseases. However, studies have found that…
‘Save the Last Pig’: Smithfield’s Farmer John slaughterhouse set to close in February amid animal rights protests
CITY NEWS SERVICE: The Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon is slated to close for good in a matter of days, leaving about 2,000 workers with…
THE FORESAKEN: The environmental movement forgot about animals
BRIAN KATEMAN: The environmental movement as we know it today is a lot bigger than hugging trees and picking up trash... When it comes to the…
‘I Trust That God Will Forgive Us’: Hungarian director Judit Elek talks animal cruelty accusations
MARTA BALAGA: Hungarian director Judit Elek addressed the biggest controversy of her career at Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam. Answering Variety’s…
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: You may be thinking about animals all wrong (even if you’re an animal lover)
SIGAL SAMUEL: Martha Nussbaum is a very, very big deal, the kind of philosopher who, when she publishes a book, makes waves well beyond the ivory…