where science and ethics intersect with politics
The media exhibits systemic bias, protecting the animal agriculture industry while neglecting its adverse impacts on animals, the environment, and public health. This “meatwashing” obscures the truth about exploitation and violence in slaughterhouses. A media revolution is essential to challenge this narrative and promote ethical reporting on these pressing issues.
Global Momentum Grows for Animal Welfare and Accountability Governments around the world are taking steps—some bold, some overdue—to advance animal … More
By Jaron Fund How Quickly Is AI Advancing? The pace of artificial intelligence (AI) development is still widely underestimated. As … More
Essential History and Philosophy for Activists, a new column published by The Humane Herald, will kick off in a few … More
International Action Is Essential While many Humane Party policy positions and law-making efforts pertain specifically to the jurisdiction of the … More
Launch Day “Planks” As of the date of the Humane Party’s launch on Earth Day of 2009,1 the HP had … More
The concept of “herdthink” highlights the dangers of conforming to popular beliefs, often leading to false and morally questionable practices. The Humane Party aims to liberate animals through a Constitutional amendment, requiring members to be vegan. This commitment fosters critical thinking and resilience against cultural norms, strengthening the party’s cause.
A column exploring the deeper origins and evolution of the Humane Party platform from those who helped build it.
Dear Humane Party of New York, Greetings! I’m thrilled to launch our first official newsletter for the NY Chapter, a … More
by Brandy W. Walt, 2024 U.S. Presidential Candidate The Humane Party, long committed to ethical leadership and social justice, previously … More
by Brandy W. Walt Animal experimentation, often veiled under the guise of scientific progress, has been used for decades to … More
The animal-exploitation industries and their political representatives place their hope in keeping the animal-protection community divided against itself. Such division … More
The University of California, Berkeley (UCB) has developed a partnership with the Good Food Institute and UCB’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) that challenges students to develop plant-based meat alternatives in a semester-long course.
The Humane Party—which is the nation’s first and currently only political party committed to animal rights—began registering voters yesterday in … More
Since the perfect-voting-record (or “PVR”) fallacy is becoming almost ubiquitous, the following excerpt from an article that first appeared on … More
________________ Reader Dear Humane Herald, What [animal rights activists] are doing is worthy of praise; I am often disturbed by … More
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