The Week of the Rabbit

I thought a local business was making treats for bunnies, but it was making treats out of bunnies. Bunny treats for dogs. And, no, I am not OK with that.

Meet NALLA

As a 501(c)(4) advocacy nonprofit, NALLA will work through education, research, community organizing, legislation, and ballot measures across the country.

Animal Testing Under Pressure as Beagle Rescues and Federal Legislation Advance

The animal testing industry is not disappearing overnight. Thousands of animals remain in breeding facilities and laboratories, rescue defendants face unresolved legal proceedings, and the COMPACT Act has yet to become law.

On an ordinary day in the world Almira Tanner is fighting for, things look very different.

Almira Tanner: People Have the Power

As the lead organizer of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), Almira is working toward that kind of revolutionary social and political change, and she wants it in one generation.

Meet Jimmy and Morrison

Turkeys served for Thanksgiving are babies. Turkeys can live a decade or more, but they are killed for meat when they reach a certain weight – and that’s usually when they are less than 5 months old. Jimmy and Morrison are about a year old now.

Beer Burros and Other Bad Ideas

The beer burro trend draws on tradition, because of course it does. When are we going to step out of tradition and finally move on to better things?

The Moral Loophole: We Believe All Lives Have Value. Until We Start Ranking Them.

We believe every human life has inherent value. Yet history—and our modern obsession with wealth, intelligence, and productivity—reveals how quickly we begin ranking human worth. Who gets to decide which lives matter more, and why are some people still expected to prove their value?

Collateral

You can align with the core belief of an organization, be grateful it exists, support its work, send money – and still be critical of its choices.

Catabasis

If you’ve been in this movement for a while, you already know these players and storylines. If you are newer, like me, you’ll get a sense of what it feels like to step into a conversation that’s been happening for decades.

Welcome to the New Era of Animal Welfare. Some Animals May Not Enter.

“Welcome to the new era of animal welfare—eligibility determined by intended human use.” ~Thorn & Thistle

The Body Keeps the Cause

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.

Correction: The Joyous Conviction of David Michelson

You might remember that I called IP28 the whole vegan enchilada – the end of killing animals in the state of Oregon.

beLIEf

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.”

The 1.5°C Threshold Is Falling. Our Responsibility Isn’t.

The world is expected to cross the 1.5°C climate threshold, but that does not make further warming inevitable. Every fraction of a degree still matters—for people, animals, ecosystems, and the choices we make next.