‘Little Red Barns’: Groundbreaking book exposes powerful forces at work to hide the harms of industrial agriculture
In his book 'Little Red Barns, Will Potter — a veteran investigative journalist — pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion-dollar illusion and…
‘Best Friends’: The largest animal sanctuary operates under the mantra ‘Save Them All’; how could that be controversial?
'Best Friends' runs the country’s largest sanctuary for neglected and abused pets, as well as a national network of like-minded shelters. Its property…
HEADS IN THE SAND: What is not being said about the British Columbia ostrich case
Nearly a year ago the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the “destruction” of nearly 400 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C.…
The Super Predator: How humans became the animal kingdom’s most feared hunters
Human beings have been termed “super predators,” surpassing other famous predators in the number of prey they kill. This has led to animals fearing…
‘Turn The Volume Up’: What Zohran Mamdani’s victory teaches us about animal liberation
We constantly hear that we need to water down the message of veganism to make it more palatable. Zohran Mamdani’s victory underscores one simple…
MORAL ORDER: The coming revolution of animal rights
Peter Singer argues that moral systems that expand rights have a natural logic that causes them to win out over their exclusive alternatives. “Rights…
‘Arresting Juxtaposition’: The turkey sandwich hurler and the chicken rescuer
The acquittal of 'sandwich guy' Sean Dunn and the recent conviction of animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg form an arresting juxtaposition. Both…
INEXCUSABLE: Not vegan? It’s not your fault… is it?
A lot of new vegans struggle with adopting their newly adopted moral position that feels both obvious and unspeakable: how can others not see this?…
‘Too far? I don’t think we’ve gone far enough!’: Ingrid Newkirk on her bloody fight for animal rights
Forty-five years into PETA's existence, Ingrid Newkirk can claim to have won many battles. Animal testing is marginally down, with multinational…
Undercover police officer fabricated gun plot by animal rights activists
The undercover officer claimed he had infiltrated animal rights groups and concocted a plot in which animal rights activists purportedly sought to…