‘The Arrogant Ape’: A strong case against human superiority
‘The Arrogant Ape’: A strong case against human superiority
Human exceptionalism lies at the root of the ecological crisis. This pervasive mindset gives humans a sense of dominion over the rest of nature, entitling us to exploit the earth and other species for our own exclusive benefit. And it is everywhere and nowhere all at once — so deeply embedded in society that most people barely notice it. It gets reinforced through our education systems, economic schemes, political campaigns, religious sermons, advertising, media, and even everyday language. MARC BEKOFF: In her landmark book, ‘The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters’, Dr. Christine Webb makes […]
STUDY: Naturalized Rights of Animals, Animalized Rights of Nature
STUDY: Naturalized Rights of Animals, Animalized Rights of Nature
The ‘Rights of Nature’ movement is growing quickly worldwide, while animal rights is advancing at a much slower pace. Animals are part of nature — in any commonsense definition of nature and also according to a number of courts around the world. This offers a new path for advancing animal rights. MACARENA MONTES FRANCESCHINI: In this Article, the authors argue that animal rights and rights of nature can and should find synergistic connections to tackle some of the most significant planetary threats today, notably, industrial animal agriculture. Until a landmark 2022 decision of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, no court […]
‘How to Make Drugs’: New controversial documentary film about animal testing set for release
‘How to Make Drugs’: New controversial documentary film about animal testing set for release
HOW TO MAKE DRUGS and feel great about everything, is a new feature documentary from Keegan Kuhn, co-producer/co-director of the hit films on Netflix; Cowspiracy and What The Health, with director Journey Zephyr (co-director of MEAT ME HALFWAY), investigates the process of drug development in the US, uncovering the wasteful, dangerous and the often absurd use of animal testing in the 21st century. Through interviews with premier researchers, physicians, policy experts, lobbyists and activists, a story unravels of unchecked government spending, entrenched culture and faulty science costing taxpayers billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives each year. KEEGAN […]
