The Humane Party’s Tipping-Point Provision: A Path to Abolishing Slavery in the U.S.

by Brandy W. Walt, 2024 U.S. Presidential Candidate The Humane Party, long committed to ethical leadership and social justice, previously … More

Building and Sustaining Our Community for Change

by Brandy W. Walt, U.S. Presidential Candidate, Humane Party In today’s world, community is more important than ever. For the … More

Challenging the Myth of the “Two-Party” System: Embracing True Democracy in America

By Brandy W. Walt, U.S. Presidential Candidate The United States has long been perceived as a “two-party system” dominated by … More

A Letter from Humane Party Presidential Candidate, Brandy W. Walt on the Injustice and Immorality of Animal Experimentation

by Brandy W. Walt Animal experimentation, often veiled under the guise of scientific progress, has been used for decades to … More

A Humane Approach: The Differences Between Equality 2024 and the Biden-Harris Campaign on Animal Agriculture

Brandy W. Walt, Humane Party U.S. Presidential Candidate The Biden-Harris administration has taken few steps in meaningfully addressing climate change, … More

“Jane Unchained” Covers U.S.’s First Vegan, Animal Rights Political Party

Jane Unchained News Network has published a new article covering the Humane Party, which emerged in 2009 as the U.S.’s … More

Cartoon: “Unite for Animals”

The animal-exploitation industries and their political representatives place their hope in keeping the animal-protection community divided against itself. Such division … More

Mythology and Fantasy Literature: A Role in Activism

In seeking to abolish the property status of other animals, animal rights activists are pursuing a hitherto unattained goal: no human culture, at least to the author’s knowledge, has ever achieved animal emancipation and personhood. In short, modern abolitionists can rely upon no roadmap drawn by “someone who’s been there.” But analogy and vicarious experience can help serve at least some of the functions of a roadmap. The present article begins to explore fantasy and mythology and the types of teachings one might take from fictional worlds and tales.

How Much Is Life Worth?

Animals represent the best example of life having a real, factual value. Every time we walk by the meats section of any grocery store, we see a price tag on the body of an individual, an individual who endured a horrendous life, a life very few of us can even stand observing. The price tag in the market includes taxes, profits for the store, distributors, etc. If such a price has been inflated to add the profits of so many, what is the bottom-line value of their life?

The Criminalization of Animal Rights Activism

Is supporting animal rights terrorism? Is nonviolent activism terrorism? According to some interpretations of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA), they are.

Survival of the Fittest or Beyond

In our world now, what is needed most of all is for humans to coexist with all forms of life, especially human animals and non-human animals. Working together instead of against each other would allow the planet to rebuild and become healthier than it has been in years.

The Deer Who Was

A white-tailed buck temporarily took up residence in Harlem in mid-December, to the delight of his human neighbors. The buck ultimately died in custody, reportedly due to stress.