where science and ethics intersect with politics
Meet Dori, a spirited vegan Boxer with a love for vegetables and plenty to say about humanity. The Dog Who Ate the Vegetable Garden & Helped Save the Planet blends humor, heart, and compassionate advocacy in a charming story that invites readers to see the world through a dog’s eyes.
The animals don’t know it’s World Vegan Day. While we celebrate progress with hashtags, recipes, and inspiring messages, billions of animals face another ordinary day of exploitation. This November 1, we’re looking beyond the celebration to remember who the movement is really for.
I thought a local business was making treats for bunnies, but it was making treats out of bunnies. Bunny treats for dogs. And, no, I am not OK with that.
As a 501(c)(4) advocacy nonprofit, NALLA will work through education, research, community organizing, legislation, and ballot measures across the country.
The animal testing industry is not disappearing overnight. Thousands of animals remain in breeding facilities and laboratories, rescue defendants face unresolved legal proceedings, and the COMPACT Act has yet to become law.
As the lead organizer of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), Almira is working toward that kind of revolutionary social and political change, and she wants it in one generation.
Turkeys served for Thanksgiving are babies. Turkeys can live a decade or more, but they are killed for meat when they reach a certain weight – and that’s usually when they are less than 5 months old. Jimmy and Morrison are about a year old now.
The beer burro trend draws on tradition, because of course it does. When are we going to step out of tradition and finally move on to better things?
If you’ve been in this movement for a while, you already know these players and storylines. If you are newer, like me, you’ll get a sense of what it feels like to step into a conversation that’s been happening for decades.
“Welcome to the new era of animal welfare—eligibility determined by intended human use.” ~Thorn & Thistle
When activism becomes physically embodied—through protest, sacrifice, confrontation, and even violence—what does the movement owe the people putting their bodies on the line? Allie Irwin examines that tension, and the choices organizations make when advocacy, accountability, and strategy collide.
You might remember that I called IP28 the whole vegan enchilada – the end of killing animals in the state of Oregon.
From the Latin comes the Spanish rodear, a “roundup” – the practical, unglamorous work of gathering cattle. American English, with a cowboy twang-drawl, turned rodeo into an “exhibition” and “contest.”
On September 12, animal advocates began walking west from Albany, New York, toward a sprawling property roughly 200 miles away in North Rose. Their destination is Marshall BioResources, a name that means relatively little to much of the American public despite the company’s significant place within the animal-research industry.
You can help one pig, you can pull up a crate, or you can put down the pork.
Just before dawn tomorrow, shotgun shots will pierce the desert air, ricochet off the boulders and set off an echoing crack! … crack! … crack! …
