Shattered Minds: Trauma scarring the lives of bears
GOSIA BRYJA: We often think of trauma as a human prerogative, but it is a malady that we share with other sentient beings. This is why Rats, Mice,…
LINES DRAWN, REST ‘ASSURED’: Why ‘some’ animal rights activists want to cancel the RSPCA
BOUDICCA FOX-LEONARD: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), runs an accreditation scheme known as RSPCA Assured that…
THE BONDS THAT BLIND: People hate cruelty to animals, so why do we do it?
DAVID KILLOREN: When we hear about animals being neglected, we’re often outraged... But harm to animals is common in our society. Tens of billions…
‘Humans and Other Animals’: A new documentary promises a comprehensive look into the animal movement
CLAIRE ROBERSON: A new documentary titled Humans and Other Animals promises to be your go-to introduction to the animal movement. The film, which…
Is Seeing Believing? Not really, so animal welfare campaigns should take a different approach
PABLO P. CASTELLO: Social justice movements often allude to the idea that “seeing is believing,” meaning that if people are exposed to a given…
Dear Gen. Pershing: A letter from the war pigeon Cher Ami to the general who gave her a medal
Dear General John J. Pershing,
I am writing this letter to you since I feel the need to tell my own story. Even though you heard it before. Even…
William Schulz: Leading voice for human rights makes the case for animal personhood
WILLIAM SCHULZ: It’s pretty difficult to find people who support wanton cruelty to animals, as South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recently discovered…
Avocados Are ‘Bad’ and Vegans Are ‘Ridiculous’: New study exposes how people justify eating meat
PHYS.ORG: Avocados are "bad" and vegans are ridiculous. My body needs meat. It's my partner who doesn't want to cut back on meat—not me. These are…
‘The Tame and the Wild’: How animals reshaped cultures on both sides of the Atlantic
MARC BEKOFF: Dr. Marcy Norton's new book 'The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals After 1492' on the history of human-animal relationships, places…
‘He Whakaputanga Moana’: Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific
ELLIOT DOORNBOS: Whales and dolphins have been officially recognised as “legal persons” in a new treaty formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from…