where science and ethics intersect with politics
On December 5, The Humane Herald examines the accelerating destruction of the world’s rainforests—and the political and economic systems driving it. From Indigenous displacement to mass extinction, rainforest collapse is not a natural disaster but a policy choice. A humane future demands abolition of the industries fueling this crisis.
On World Wildlife Conservation Day and International Cheetah Day, The Humane Herald examines the crisis facing cheetahs and the global systems driving wildlife decline. Beyond charismatic species, true conservation demands dismantling the industries and worldviews that treat animals as resources rather than beings with rights.
A recent UnchainedTV emergency town hall spotlighted the growing crisis facing America’s wild horses and burros. Through the Humane Party’s ethical and abolitionist lens, this article examines how federal management practices, land-use policy, and transparency failures intersect to shape the fate of these legally protected herds—and what their struggle reveals about governance, stewardship, and the treatment of vulnerable beings.
The Eighth Amendment protects against excessive fines, excessive bail, and “cruel and unusual punishments.” In a nation still debating what compassion means, the amendment remains one of the Constitution’s most important moral boundaries.
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