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Humane National Committee: Political Representation for All Animals—Not just the Human Kind
Humane National Committee (HNC) Structure The Humane National Committee (HNC) is the future governing body of the Humane Party. Its … More
Meatwashed Media: How the Press Protects Animal Agriculture
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.
PREVIEW: Essential History and Philosophy for Activists
Essential History and Philosophy for Activists, a new column published by The Humane Herald, will kick off in a few … More
Protecting Animals Worldwide through International Law: The Faunacide Convention and the Non-Militarization of Animals Treaty
International Action Is Essential While many Humane Party policy positions and law-making efforts pertain specifically to the jurisdiction of the … More
Animal Personhood, Equal Rights, Democracy, and Balanced Budget: Humane Party’s Four “Charter Amendments”
Launch Day “Planks” As of the date of the Humane Party’s launch on Earth Day of 2009,1 the HP had … More
Want Better Results? Think Better, and Make Better Choices.
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.
The Humane Party Platform: An Introduction
A column exploring the deeper origins and evolution of the Humane Party platform from those who helped build it.
Humane Party of New York – January Newsletter
Dear Humane Party of New York, Greetings! I’m thrilled to launch our first official newsletter for the NY Chapter, a … More
2024 Humane Party Newsletter
Reflections on 2024 and the Year Ahead Dear Friends and Supporters, As I look back on 2024, I’m filled with … More
A Letter from Humane Party Presidential Candidate, Brandy W. Walt on the Injustice and Immorality of Animal Experimentation
Animal experimentation, often veiled under the guise of scientific progress, has been used for decades to test medicines, chemicals, food … More
“World Vegan Day” News: Humane Party Nominates Clifton Roberts (CA) for U.S. Senate, Robert Mason (TX) for U.S. House of Representatives
The Humane Party today announced its first two candidates for the 2018 United States Congress elections. Clifton Roberts has been nominated as the Humane Party’s 2018 candidate for U.S. Senator representing the state of California. Robert Mason has been nominated as the Humane Party’s candidate for U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of Texas (District 3). Both candidates are the first-ever HP nominees for U.S. Congressional races in California and Texas.
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?
Thoughts on the Vegan Message
Advocating for animal rights is about the fundamental tenets of compassion and filling every waking moment of our lives with the highest good we possess as living beings—our capacity for kindness, empathy, and seeing ourselves in every other living being who shares our identities as living, sensitive and feeling beings who are aware.
Historic Ruling for Chimps Sets Precedent for Animal Rights
On April 4, 2017, Judge Maria Alejandra Maurício of the Third Court of Guarantees of the Judiciary in the Argentinean State of Mendoza ruled that Cecília, a chimpanzee living alone in a concrete enclosure at the Mendocino Zoo in Argentina, had the right to health and happiness.
Author, Speaker, and Pianist Joanne Kong Brings Her Gifts to the Humane Party
Joanne Kong is a new volunteer with the Humane Party, speaking at public events to advocate plant-based eating, centered ethically in raising awareness that greater compassion for animals and our planet is vitally necessary for transformative growth and positive world change. To her, veganism has the most powerful potential to truly change the world and embrace what is to her the most important quality of humanity—compassion.
