AKIN /a’kin/: New film explores the shared experience of motherhood of humans and other animals
ANIMAL JUSTICE PROJECT: A short film titled Akin, of Similar Nature was released by the UK animal rights group the Animal Justice Project, who…
Browsing Tag
VEGANISM
KICK THE HABIT: What vegan advocates can learn from the social spread of quitting smoking
ANDREA POLANCO: Anyone who has been vegan for a while has likely seen how their diet and lifestyle can influence or spread to those around them. Yet…
Tailoring to the Audience?: The potential harms of ‘message framing’ in vegan activism
FRIDERIKE SPANG: One approach to vegan activism is to do “whatever works” to reach an audience. This often means tailoring the message to…
‘Moral Licensing’: Why ‘high welfare’ labels slow the shift to veganism
ETHICAL GLOBE: In recent years, ‘high welfare’ certifications and labels, such as RSPCA Assured, have become commonplace in the marketing of…
December 10, 2024: It’s International Animal Rights Day
SUZI POTTS: International Animal Rights Day, observed annually on December 10th, honors animals as sentient beings deserving of protection and…
BEAUTY IN THE BEAST: Vegans seen as moral but also face contempt from meat-eaters
SOPHIE FREEMAN: Vegans and people who embrace meat alternatives elicit fear and contempt from others, a study has suggested. Researchers asked 3,600…
‘Go Vegan!’: Is the movement’s dominant slogan slowing our progress towards a vegan world?
ANIMAL THINK TANK: "Go vegan" has been a rallying cry for animal freedom advocates for decades. It’s a phrase that calls for action, urging people…
‘Monetizing Veganism’: Ten years later, veganism is more popular but less political
COREY LEE WRENN: Veganism has managed to gain a foothold on the popular imagination: vegan options continually increase in availability across…
Boycott Veganism: Be an animal advocate, not just a vegan
GLENN: It’s common to hear that being vegan is the “most important thing you can do” to reduce animal suffering, or that your consumer choices are…
THE ‘FAIRER’ SEX: Why do more women than men choose to become veg*ans?
HAL HERZOG: The Vegetarian Resource Group has, for 30 years, periodically commissioned national polls on what Americans eat. In 1994, 1% of their…
THE AWAKENING: A paw-litical movement for animal rights is coming
WAYNE HSIUNG: P'nut the squirrel was hardly a household name before election day, though he had an Instagram following of sorts. But since he was…
STUDY: Going vegan could save more than $650 a year in grocery costs
PCRM: A low-fat vegan diet cuts food costs by 19%, or $1.80 per day, when compared with a standard American diet that included meat, dairy, and…
TILL DEATH DO ‘WHOSE’ PART?: The unhappy marriage of feminism and veganism
LUKE RYAN: The women's rights movement and animal rights movements have a long history of overlap, as identified by Carol J Adams in The Sexual…
‘SALT’ THE MIND: Should vegans empathize with meat-eaters?
EMILY MORAN BARWICK: The polarization surrounding veganism tends to raise complementary defenses on both sides, resulting in confrontational…
FOWL JUSTICE: ‘Militant’ vegan veterinary nurse sacked after police found rescued turkey in her flat
EMILY JANE DAVIES: A 'militant' vegan veterinary nurse who was sacked after the police found a rescued turkey holed up in her flat has avoided being…
PARTNERS IN SLIME: What do HSUS, ASPCA, and CIWF have in common? They all promote factory farming
PETA: The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and Compassion in World…
‘Food for Freedom’: Dr. Will Tuttle’s interview on ‘surface veganism’
JEFF NELSON: In this powerful new interview, Dr. Will Tuttle, renowned author of "The World Peace Diet," discusses his latest book "Food for…
‘Moral Flexibility’: Here’s how people use moral arguments to defend and promote eating meat
SOPHIE ATTWOOD: Some people eat chicken but refrain from pork. Others spend hundreds on pet insurance while chomping down on beef burgers. Denying…