where science and ethics intersect with politics
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.
The FBI has changed its hiring standards so certain past conduct involving bestiality no longer automatically disqualifies an applicant. Director Kash Patel says the change protects victims of trafficking and abuse—but reporting about the policy raises questions about how the FBI distinguishes victims from perpetrators.
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.”
A long road. A quiet demand. No intention of turning back. Intentions considers what it means to keep moving when the destination is still miles away.
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.
Days before beginning a 207-mile march across New York, Ella Magers talks about Jane, the rescued beagle now sharing her life, the movement to abolish animal testing, and why she believes people are finally starting to make the connection.
“Extreme” can describe a position, but it can also end a conversation before the argument begins. From abolition and suffrage to civil rights and animal advocacy, what society considers extreme has never been fixed.
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! …
Educator, artist, and longtime vegan advocate Monique Lukens is bringing animal ethics into classrooms, unions, and institutional spaces—one proposal, one question, and one ripple at a time.
For this Listening Lounge reboot, we return to the music of Sherry Zitter with “Animal Blessing Hymn,” a gentle offering dedicated to animals great and small.
The Listening Lounge is a Voices of the Movement series from The Humane Herald, resurfacing music, interviews, spoken word, and other audio worth hearing again.
I still get nervous speaking in public, but I will never turn down the opportunity to advocate for veganism. Speaking up for animals is always right and, sometimes, it can get a little weird.
Why does veganism make some people angry? Jim Mason reflects on the uncomfortable reality animal advocates bring into view—and the comfort that reality can disturb.
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