A Moral Misfire: The insect deaths argument against veganism
ROLAND AZAR: There’s a familiar critique that often poses as ethical concern when confronting the vegan message: “Veganism is hypocritical — you…
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DEGENERATE SPECTATOR: Mocking compassion is the real problem, veganism isn’t
ALEX GAUTHIER: The Spectator published a piece by Katie Glass ridiculing Billie Eilish’s decision to make her O2 Arena concerts fully plant-based.…
BEEN THERE?: The pathetic attempts of dairy farmers and other animal exploiters to discredit activists
UNPARALLELED SUFFERING: Animal abusers who “farm” animals have a large arsenal of excuses, arguments, and propaganda tactics to appease their own…
DECOUPLING: The toxic world of intersectional veganism
THREE RATS: Veganism, at its heart, is simple: it’s the rejection of animal exploitation; a moral stance against unnecessary harm to non-humans. It…
‘Power Trip’: How our desire for social dominance can help explain our attachment to meat
SOPHIE ATTWOOD: For years, animal rights campaigners have argued that eating meat is cruel. They present stark images from inside slaughterhouses,…
TRUTH IS SCARY: Anti-dairy advert banned in the UK
POLLY FORMAN: An advert raising awareness of the dairy industry has been banned in the UK over claims it could cause “unjustified distress"... The…
‘Animal Futures’: How citizens’ assemblies could improve animal welfare
HEATHER BROWNING: As an animal lover, should you visit zoos? Should you have pets? Should you make your garden friendly for birds, pollinators and…
‘Emotional Veganism’: A humane retreat from human control
EIJI SAKAI: Humans are, by nature, sovereign minds. And yet, again and again, we attempt to subjugate each other, to impose expectations, to mold…
BEYOND LEFT-RIGHT: Has veganism been co-opted by the far-right?
FLORIS KRAAN: In late April this year, the Western Journal of Communication published an article titled ‘Blood, Soil, and Tofu: Diagonalism and the…
In Switzerland, Meat Labels Must Now Disclose Animal Cruelty Practices
ANAY MRIDUL: The Swiss government has approved new labelling rules that mandate businesses to declare if the meat and dairy products they’re selling…
Yes, We Can Win: How norm-setting will transform the fight for animal liberation
VASILE STANESCU: Here’s the thing about social change: it does not move in a straight line; it moves by bursts. Think of evolution: There’s no such…
A Call to Wake: Zombie Consciousness and the Ritual of Consumption
ROLAND AZAR: In the heart of everyday life, beneath the buzz of restaurant chatter and the soft glow of ambient lights, a quiet tragedy unfolds. You…
SHOOSH: ‘Self-silencing’ in conversations linked to altered personal actions
JEFF GREBMEIER: People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to "self-silence" themselves in conversation — and…
Against Speciesism: Species difference is not a moral justification for the killing of animals for food
KINGSLEY UCHE: Most people think that it is morally permissible, all things being equal, to kill and eat non-human animals, while seeing no…
Veganism: Justice Movement or Campaign?
PSYCHOLOJUST: The definition of veganism remains one of the most contentious issues in the animal justice space. Beyond the usual distortions (e.g.,…
Gail Eisnitz: A conversation with one of America’s most dedicated animal rights investigators
JACK KELLER: In the animal rights space, progress can feel slow. It takes ages to change the status quo, shift mindsets and achieve what feels like…
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Is it even possible to convince people to stop eating meat?
KENNY TORRELLA: Factory farming is a particularly wicked problem to solve. It’s a moral atrocity, involving the confinement and slaughter of…
‘Real’ Animal Rights: Anthropocentric, zoocentric, and ecocentric rationales
SASKIA STUCKI: Since its inception, the idea of animal rights has had a mostly theoretical existence, occupying the minds of moral philosophers,…