Manu Joseph: The extraordinary ‘human rights’ of animals in India
MANU JOSEPH: I can see it on their smug faces. Across Gurugram, cows sense a bright future. They stand on various roads looking in one direction,…
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‘When Pigs Escape’: A beautiful story of animal resistance and human solidarity
JOSEP MORENO: In June 2021, a pig escaped from a farm in Nottinghamshire and gave birth to ten piglets shortly after in the woods. After a dog…
Roger Yates: Foul-mouthed veganism
ROGER YATES: The march to create a vegan movement that resembles the RSPCA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) continues…
Bird Flu Outbreaks: When will we learn our lesson?
ERICA CIRINO: Since the new version of H5N1 first turned up, this highly transmissible and lethal strain of avian flu has circulated at high rates…
‘SLAY’: New documentary exposes animal cruelty in leather, fur, and wool industries
SOPHIE HIRSH: The new documentary SLAY aims to wake viewers up to the unethical ways the leather, fur, and wool industries treat animals, workers,…
MONGER GAMES: VR technology could enable people to butcher animals from the “comfort” of home
HANNAH BUGGA: The animal agriculture publication Poultry World recently released an article about the benefits of using virtual-reality technology…
THE LI(V)ES WE EAT: What people don’t want to know about the animals they eat
STEFAN LEACH: A growing body of research suggests that consumers often make use of relevant evidence in a strategic manner, which limits their need…
TURNING TABLES: The collapse of industrial farming
ROBERT HUNZIKER: Industrial farming, alongside global warming, ranks at the top of the list of existential risks this century. And, similar to the…
BALL OF CONFUSION: The problem with reducing ‘veganism’ to a lifestyle
OLGA ALEXANDRU: Merriam-Webster defines “lifestyle” as “the typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture.” By this definition, people who…
STUDY: Effective advocacy for animals through protest
JAMES OZDEN & SAM GLOVER: Many animal advocacy groups use protest as a way of gaining media coverage and drawing attention to the plight of…
UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION: Chickens left to ‘suffer and die in agony’ at contract farm for ALDI supermarkets
HANNAH BUGGA: New hidden-camera footage from Mercy For Animals reveals chickens suffering from open wounds at a contract farm for an ALDI chicken…
‘I just want to leave with the calf’: The U.S. activist befriending farmers
SOPHIE KEVANY: In an era of undercover investigations, hidden videos and potential prison sentences for those involved in trespassing, US livestock…
Jeff Sebo: Including animals in health and environmental advocacy
JEFF SEBO: In this article, I share three steps advocates can take to include animals in global health and environmental advocacy. These include…
DEADLY GIFTS: How ethical is farm animal ‘gifting’ through food aid charities?
CHRISTINE RO: It seems like a 'fun', yet 'concrete', kind of donation: giving a sum of money that a charity will use to buy a goat, a cow, chickens,…
DAVID BROOKS: If animals could speak, would we understand them?
JENNIFER ANN McDONNELL:Turin, once briefly the capital of Italy, is famous today for its coffee, delectable hazelnut chocolate, Fiat cars, Juventus…
COME HELL OR HIGH-WATER: Jail time and bigger fines aimed at Australian animal activists over farm trespass, under new laws
CHRIS McLENNAN: Animal activists face much bigger fines if they trespass onto Australian farms... The Victorian government this week claimed its new…
UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Why the anti-factory farming movement needs direct action
MARINA BOLOTNIKOVA: In January of this year, seven activists were driving through factory farm country in central Iowa. For those who have never…
WITH PREJUDICE: The Vegan Society calls for UK Government’s human rights reform proposals to be abandoned
THE VEGAN SOCIETY: The Vegan Society called for the government’s reform proposals to the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1988), that would undermine or…