‘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…
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VEGANISM
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…
‘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…
HOW TO WIN: What it takes to rid fashion of animal fur –– and leather & feathers
"With fur ousted from magazines and runways, the fashion industry has admitted that suffering isn’t style — so why are animals’ stolen skins still…
Is anyone really misled by the term ‘veggie burger’? Research suggests consumers are savvy
In debating the advantages and disadvantages of meat and plant-based alternatives, research shows that many consumers are well informed about their…
Calls for a Global Shift: Veganism and animal rights must move beyond politics
In recent decades, environmentalism, animal rights, veganism, and plant-based living have increasingly been framed as political identities rather than…
Police illegally blocking animal rights activists from protesting restaurant serving foie gras
In a letter to the city and restaurant owners, attorneys representing the protesters, say the city used "contrived, specious legal theories" to…
Daniel Andreas San Diego: Will jailed FBI’s Most Wanted animal rights activist be returned to the US?
Animal rights activist Daniel Andreas San Diego is fighting U.K. extradition to the United States on federal charges for three political bombings as a…
Animal rights activist to serve 90 days in jail, fined $102,548 for rescuing injured chickens
Zoe Rosenberg's attorneys argued that ethics justified her actions — like breaking a car window to rescue an overheating dog. But they failed to…
‘Ethical Dairy’?: Why a BBC story masks the harms of dairy and distracts from real progress
It’s time to confront the uncomfortable truth: Headlines that give millions of people false confidence are not harmless: they delay real change,…
Animal Exploitation: What’s the real problem? Not advertising, not subsidies, and not ‘factory farms’
Animal exploitation isn’t a problem mainly created by “meat, dairy, and egg industries’ propaganda”. Which propaganda tells humans to breed and use…
‘VegMediaWatch’: New group combats anti-vegan bias in the mainstream media
Through respectful, fact-based social media posts, VegMediaWatch holds journalists and news outlets accountable for publishing biased stories that…
LOOK AND SEE: Reputation doesn’t matter with the animal rights movement; attention does
PETA is likely the most effective animal rights organization of all time despite its disruptive and often unpopular tactics. The organization created…
DEBUNKED: Logically consistent replies to twenty common anti-vegan arguments
When it comes to arguments surrounding the moral and legal status of nonhuman animals, what is at stake is not merely the theoretical coherence of our…
‘Little Red Barns’: Groundbreaking book exposes powerful forces at work to hide the harms of industrial agriculture
In his book 'Little Red Barns, Will Potter — a veteran investigative journalist — pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion-dollar illusion and…
HEADS IN THE SAND: What is not being said about the British Columbia ostrich case
Nearly a year ago the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the “destruction” of nearly 400 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C.…