Activists Use Social Distancing to Draw Attention to Animal Confinement
While the stress and isolation we are experiencing under lockdown is temporary, for the animals we exploit there is no relief from confinement.
Browsing: Farm Animals
Was Jesus Killed for Opposing Animal Sacrifice?
On Good Friday, a religious scholar reflects on the role animal liberation played in the death of Jesus.
Advocating for Animals and Other Causes
A seasoned animal advocate discusses what she’s learned from decades of working to help animals in a variety of ways, from fighting for legislative changes to saving dogs from post-Katrina floods.
The Context for the Coronavirus Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic will hopefully accelerate new policies to prevent and mitigate the impact of new emerging pathogens and give new impetus to ending wildlife consumption and habitat destruction.
UK Government Announces Plans to Phase out Badger Cull
The badger cull is unscientific and cruel and has been pushed by the dairy industry, which has failed to adequately address its own shortcomings and responsibility for the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
This Pandemic is About Animals
This pandemic is a pivotal event for almost everyone on the planet. There’s a lot that we still don’t know, but there can be no doubt that this pandemic is a consequence of our treatment of animals.
Unbelievable: Chinese Government Recommends Injections Containing Bear Bile to Treat Coronavirus
Despite a scientific consensus pointing to China’s wildlife trade as the most likely cause of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s government is currently touting a treatment containing bile from captive bears.
Coalition of Animal Welfare Organizations Releases Statement on Asia’s Animal Markets
People from all corners of the world have had their eyes opened to the health risks and animal welfare concerns of the animal trade, and the world is watching to see what the outcome will be.
Is Clean Meat Vegan?
Lab-grown meat is coming, but is it vegan? In the end it comes down to how you define veganism.
More Thoughts on Why Asking People to “Go Vegan” is Holding Back Abolition
If it isn’t effective to tell people to “go vegan,” what should we be saying instead?
Octopus Farming: Another Step Towards an Environmental Catastrophe
As demand for octopus for consumption grows, efforts to farm these animals intensify, with terrible ethical and environmental consequences.
Cruel Chicken Toss and Pig Chase Happen Again
At Wisconsin’s Ridgeland Pioneer Days, chickens are thrown from rooftops into crowds and terrified pigs are chased and wrestled to the ground, all for “fun.”