Animals As Persons
News about animal sentience: “Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as...
View ArticleNot My Dinner
Celia is a ridiculously cute little girl. And she’s a vegetarian, too. But she’s not just any vegetarian, she’s a “militant vegetarian.” The article about her is called “Militant 7-year-old...
View ArticleVeganism Doesn’t Spread Itself!
Matt at the Vegan Outreach blog says: Anyone who has been vegetarian for five years (let alone 20) can see not only how much more widespread meat-free eating is, but also how much more awareness there...
View ArticleCase Dismissed
Will Potter reports: A U.S. District Court has thrown out the indictment of four animal rights activists who were charged with violating the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, because the government did...
View ArticleWorkers Suffer Alongside Animals
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Two kinds of people kill animals for a living: the ones who want to and the ones who don’t. From the Food Empowerment Project: Slaughtering animals and...
View ArticleThe Ethics Of Eating Meat
The Princetonian reported: [Princeton] University should brace itself for a new wave of vegetarianism on campus, if Thursday night’s 75-35 vote against eating meat on ethical grounds is any indication....
View ArticleCommon Farming Exemptions
Mark Bittman finally decided to write about animal cruelty in agribusiness. The article compares companion animals with “food” animals. Some quotes from the piece: In short, if I keep a pig as a pet, I...
View ArticleThe Eyes And Ears Of The Public
Animal agribusiness can’t be bothered to do their own investigations and verify references on employment applications. So instead they want to make it a crime for anyone to investigate them. A recent...
View ArticleLabel Loopholes
Just a friendly reminder about food labels for you to consider when making choices. When you see these labels below on animal products like meat, cheese, or eggs, remember the loopholes. “Organic”...
View ArticleSigns Of Progress
Sometimes it’s easy to think that animal advocacy is a fruitless task. We strive to create a world where animals have legal protections and where the laws are enforced, but most of the time we don’t...
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