Pick a Lane: We love a good boycott, but not veganism?
Pick a Lane: We love a good boycott, but not veganism?
The impact of a boycott goes far beyond economics. Alongside the financial pressure they build, boycotts show solidarity, sustain stories in the public eye, provide visible evidence of opposition, and bring new people into a cause. History shows what they can achieve. Boycotts have already brought down systems of oppression and industries once considered untouchable, including wild animal circuses, orca shows, and fur. The largest system of animal exploitation on the planet is next. Because what is veganism, structurally, if not a boycott? A boycott of industries built on animal exploitation. A refusal to fund a system of needless cruelty. A […]
GOOD RIDDANCE: Ridglan Farms to shut down facility and release all beagles
GOOD RIDDANCE: Ridglan Farms to shut down facility and release all beagles
Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday, June 15 that it has reached an agreement for the permanent closure of Ridglan Farms and the transfer of its 475 remaining beagles starting this week. ‘Not one dog will remain,’ Lauree Simmons, the group’s founder, said in a news conference at a farm in Wisconsin. ‘No more breeding, no more testing, no more anything.’ Simmons said her group is also ‘working closely’ with the Trump administration to stop funding studies that subject dogs to ‘invasive and painful experimentation.’ ASSOCIATED PRESS: A Wisconsin beagle breeding and research facility that’s been the site of recent […]
The Turning Point: Animal rights is coming faster than you think
The Turning Point: Animal rights is coming faster than you think
When people see this truth and speak it, it can create a powerful domino effect. The truth spreads, and people are inspired to fight back. And we are seeing that unfolding right now for animal rights. You can see the change on social media. Posts not just about dogs, but farm animals too, are going viral. When large numbers of ordinary people find their voice, the foundation for a movement is established. We have been waiting for this moment. Let’s seize it. WAYNE HSIUNG: The fight for animals has been a losing one for most of the last 50 years. The […]
