UNYIELDING DEFIANCE: Why you shouldn’t laugh off rebellious orcas and sea otters too quickly
ALEXANDRA ISFAHANI-HAMMOND: The field of critical animal studies analyzes structures of oppression and power and considers pathways to dismantling…
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VEGANISM
FOR GOD’S SAKE: ‘We must do it for the animals’
FR. TERRY MARTIN: I have read much of the Revd. Professor Andrew Linzey breakthrough work concerning animals and theology/ethics, and trawling…
The ‘Cheese Paradox’: How do vegetarians justify consuming non-meat animal products
PHYS.ORG: A new study by the University of Stirling has sought to understand why vegetarians consume non-meat animal products (NMAPs), despite their…
CROSS-SPECIES RIGHTS: ‘The planet does not belong to the people’
HANS MONATH: Professor Amrita Narlikar (President of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies) advocates cross-species rights – not just to…
‘Invisibles’: New Argentinian documentary that raises a debate about veganism and speciesism
NOELIA GOMEZ: The global pandemic not only brought with it health and social challenges, but also triggered a wave of reflection on our food choices…
EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM SCHISM: Are farmed animal sanctuaries at risk?
KAREN DAVIS: There is a movement of sorts to reduce or eliminate funding for farmed animal sanctuaries. It goes without saying that a loss or…
What’s Wrong with Veganism?: An exploration of the differing ethical projects of mainstream vegan and radical animal rights activists
THERESE KELLY: Vegan activism has taken hold in the UK and other European countries with some momentum during the last ten years or so. This…
STUDY: Should veganism advocates talk about the animals, the environment, or human health?
LUIZ SILVA SOUZA: Humans continue to exploit non-human animals (animals) for food, research, clothing, and entertainment, causing harm to the…
OUT OF FOCUS: The worrisome trend of industrial animal farming in Sub-Saharan Africa
JO-ANNE McARTHUR: The industrial farming of animals is on the rise on the African continent, and this is mobilizing animal and environmental…
TO THE RESCUE: The vegan movement has failed; it’s time to build an animal rights movement around ‘rescue’
WAYNE HSIUNG: This week, the MIT Media Lab published a randomized controlled trial testing the impact of the word “vegan” on a person’s willingness…
WHAT IF: New billboard ad campaign of a woman being milked puts a spotlight on ‘speciesism’
SPECIESISM.WTF: A new billboard campaign that’s urging the UK public to confront their speciesism is currently on display in London... The campaign…
‘Human Controlled Evolution’: Lost in the vast, dark world of gene‑editing of farmed animals
KAREN DAVIS: Genetics researchers are developing chickens with “consumer characteristics” and factory-farm “resilience"... This is the ultimate,…
‘FREE RIDING’: The right response to the ‘causal inefficacy’ objection against ethical veganism
J. BARRETT & S. RASKOFF: The creation of animal products on factory farms causes animals a tremendous amount of pain and suffering. Learning…
THE KITCHEN’S ‘PETRI’ DISH: Food from factory farming is the world’s most dangerous bioweapon
WAYNE HSIUNG: Pathogens such as H5N1, which kills 56% of infected human beings, are brewing in factory farms — and the industry knows this and yet…
The Walrus & The Whirlwind: In Search of the Transformative Turning Point in the Animal Freedom Movement
AAM: We’re sure about our vision to liberate animals, yet unsure how or when we’ll get there. Meanwhile, we continue to work in our own silos but…
Lawsuit aims to reveal FBI’s close collaboration with animal agriculture industry to target animal rights activists
ANIMAL PARTISAN: Animal Partisan has filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).…
Zombie Chickens and Silent Lambs: Managing suffering is not animal liberation
LEE HALL: Will activists ever let go of the popular “reduce the suffering” model of animal activism, and their corresponding campaigns to score…
‘MILKING IT’: Ireland’s dairy industry braces for fallout from documentary ‘Dairy’s Dirty Secret’ exposé
CIARAN MORAN: The dairy sector is bracing itself for the fallout from an RTÉ documentary... which uncovered the mistreatment of young dairy calves…