What Is Meat?: It’s probably not what you thought
Alternative meats are a solution to nearly every major disaster harming our planet and its people. Industrial animal agriculture is responsible for…
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY: Study shows humans aren’t the only species that can pretend
In a set of experiments, a team of researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi invisible juice and grapes, presenting the tests as something of a game,…
EYES WIDE SHUT: NIH looks to turn primate research center into a sanctuary
The NIH-funded centers, hosted by universities and research institutions, conduct primate research and have been a primary target of animal rights…
Anti Anti-Wiretapping Law: In Massachusetts, documenting animal abuse can be a crime
Laws should protect vulnerable individuals, not safeguard violent ones — but that’s exactly what Massachusetts’ anti-wiretapping law does. Imagine…
Animal rights group sues Ridglan Farms for beagles release, to apply rights of ‘habeas corpus’
In a lawsuit filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project, the plaintiffs are the beagles themselves. The filing asks the court for a writ of habeas corpus.…
Veganism and Gender: Why are most vegans women?
Adopting veganism means taking responsibility in the face of an injustice inflicted on those who cannot speak for themselves. If you are a man, it is…
2025: The year in review with ‘We Animals’ photos
WE ANIMALS: Progress in animal advocacy isn’t typically neat or fast. It takes one step forward, backslides, and then advances again.
We Animals’…
THE BLAME GAME: Are misanthropic vegans ruining the animal rights movement?
The existence of misanthropic vegans is not an argument against animal rights. Veganism isn’t about us. It isn’t a social club or a personality…
Cold, Cold Hearts: How I.C.E. is disrupting the human–animal bond
When immigration enforcement enters a community, the damage never stops at legal boundaries. One of the immediate consequences occurs when people are…
‘Handle With Care’: The fragility of vegan critics, and what you can do about it
The fragility of the vegan critic is not to be understated. A strange phenomenon that takes place when people argue with vegans - it appears many…