Veganthropology: Defending vegan ethics against structural speciesism
Veganthropology: Defending vegan ethics against structural speciesism
Where ‘anthropology’ often operates within an implicit anthropocentric horizon, ‘Veganthropology’ proposes another point of departure: antispeciesism and non exploitation become ethical framework and method, so nonhuman animals enter the scene as subjects of moral concern. Its central analytical target is animal thingification, the institutional, practical, and discursive production of exploitable lives, commodification, and moral distance. COREY WRENN: In late 2025, Annibal Gouvêa Franco and Ronaldo Guimarães Gouvêa published a founding manifesto. In 2026, they expanded it in English as “Manifesto for Veganthropology (Vegan Anthropology)”, presenting Veganthropology as a normative descriptive, interspecies approach transversal to Sociocultural Anthropology… The manifesto spatializes vegan […]
Animal rights activists released from jail after beagle open rescue break-in
Animal rights activists released from jail after beagle open rescue break-in
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said 50 to 60 protesters illegally entered the Ridglan Farms facility, leading to 27 arrests. The last five people arrested in connection to the break-in and removal of dogs from Ridglan Farms were released from the Dane County Jail on Tuesday. The people released were greeted by fellow animal activists and together marched to the Dane County Courthouse, calling on the district attorney to take action against Ridglan Farms, the medical research beagle breeder. WMTV NEWS: The last five people arrested in connection to the break-in and removal of dogs from Ridglan Farms were […]
DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Animal rights activists storm dog breeding facility to rescue beagles
DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Animal rights activists storm dog breeding facility to rescue beagles
A massive surge of animal activists descended upon Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin, the nation’s second-largest beagle breeding and research facility, and rescued 22 beagles. This follows a historic legal settlement that requires Ridglan to surrender its breeding license by July 1, 2026. However, protestors argue that the ‘stipulation’ leaves thousands of dogs in immediate peril to be experimented on at the facility. FOX6 NEWS: Dozens of animal rights activists stormed Ridglan Farms, a controversial dog breeding facility west of Madison, on Sunday morning, March 15. The self-described “rescuers” got away with 23 beagles. The Dane County sheriff said half of […]
