‘Losing the Plot’: Can animal liberation make environmental laws more powerful?
LEE HALL: Environmental laws codify our right to kill. They sanctify our mechanical and chemical warfare against systems that sustain life. They…
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THE COURAGE OF COMPASSION: You’re more likely to go to prison for exposing animal cruelty than for committing it
MARINA BOLOTNIKOVA: Wayne Hsiung, an attorney and leading figure in the animal rights movement, was convicted of two counts of misdemeanor trespass…
R.I.P. Karen Davis: Leading voice for animal rights and factory farmed birds passed away
HARRISON SMITH: Karen Davis, an academic turned animal rights activist who campaigned on behalf of chickens, turkeys and other barnyard fowl,…
THE VEGAN ‘PRIVILEGE’: The moral bankruptcy of using social justice rhetoric to justify the torture of animals
BENTHAM'S BULLDOG: Those who defend ethical veganism are often claimed by those who defend left-wing positions to be “speaking from a position of…
A DECLARATION OF WAR: Animal rights activist found guilty, jailed with no bail for rescuing injured farmed animals
CRESCENZO VELLUCCI: Attorney Wayne Hsiung was found guilty Thursday by a jury here in Santa Rosa County Superior Court after a two-month trial –…
‘Christspiracy’: The 2,000-year secret cover-up of animal exploitation by major world religions
KIP ANDERSON: What if one core, consequential principle was lost in translation within all world religions and it’s the key to unlocking the path…
‘But the Flesh is Weak’: Veganism, Moral Motivation and False Consciousness
SUSANA PICKETT: Despite the strength of arguments for veganism in the animal rights literature, alongside environmental and other anthropocentric…
Mainstream Veganism: An Obstacle to Animal and Social Rights Movements
ANJA VIDAKOVIC: Until recently veganism has held a negative image in the public. There was a large amount of discrimination and resistance directed…
Against the ‘Cult’ of Veganism: Unpacking the social psychology and ideology of anti-vegans
REBECCA GREGSON: Despite the established health and ecological benefits of a plant-based diet, the decision to eschew meat and other animal-derived…
The Vegan Resistance: The ideological pushback against the rise of veganism
JOACHIM STOBER: A recent survey of hundreds of veg*ns found that over half of them had experienced situations of everyday discrimination because of…
‘A Day in the Life of a Farmed Animal’: Watch new documentary of what farmed animals go through during a 24-hour day
FABIANA GONZALEZ: A new animal rights documentary premiered on World Farmed Animals Day, October 2nd 2023. "A Day in the Life of a Farmed Animal” is…
RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION: New legal fights to end discrimination against vegans
JORDI CASMITJANA: As the number of vegans grows, so does the number of vegans who say they are experiencing discrimination in their workplace, in…
‘Vegan Vigilantes’: The vegans breaking the law to liberate animals
THE FEED: It’s the middle of the night, and a small group of vegan activists are sneaking through a darkened egg farm. They enter the sheds and film…
‘Women Are Also Animals’: An art exhibition where feminism meets veganism
VISIT NORWAY: What defines feminism and veganism, and are there similarities? Through the art exhibition “Women are also animals”, Aurora Huldra…
Beyond ‘Ethical Veganism’: Veganism as political solidarity
ALISDAIR COCHRANE: Veganism is commonly described as the attempt to avoid, as far as possible, the exploitation and consumption of animals and…
Laying Down with the Lamb: Abolitionist veganism and the rhetoric of human exceptionalism
DAVID STUBBLEFIELD: Today the animal rights community finds itself at a critical impasse. On one hand, the Abolitionist Approach argues that all…
EXOTIC GLUTTONY: Cultivated meats could actually threaten wildlife and endangered animals
JUDE WHILEY: Which animals we find acceptable to eat vary from person to person, according to our values, palates, and upbringing. Many consider…
‘Poisoned’: New documentary about the sick truth of animal agriculture
MACKENZIE FILSON: The latest thriller to hit Netflix isn't some slasher film. Instead, it's the documentary Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your…