‘The Animal Thing’: New documentary charts the struggles of animal rights pioneer and theologian Andrew Linzey
ADAM LINZEY: The 'Animal Thing' charts the struggles of animal rights pioneer and theologian Andrew Linzey, as explored by his filmmaker son. This…
PAY-TO-SAY: Animal agriculture’s secret weapons — ‘expert’ academics
GEORGINA GUSTIN: When researchers at the United Nations published a bombshell report in 2006 called “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” the livestock…
DIS-MISSING IN ACTION: Ridglan Farms beagle rescue case dismissed days before trial
BILL LUEDERS: Dane County Judge Mario White today dismissed all charges against three animal rights activists who in April 2017 broke into a dog…
BREAKING BAD: Public opinion of Animal Rising’s protest of Grand National horse race
SOCIAL CHANGE LAB: Animal Rising (AR) disrupted the 2023 Grand National (GN), the biggest horse racing event in the UK, causing a delayed start to…
Animal rights activist sued by Seaquarium for taking and sharing drone video of Lolita’s living conditions
KATE BRIQUELET: In June 2022, former animal trainer Phil Demers shared aerial footage above the Miami Seaquarium, a Florida tourist attraction where…
‘Et Tu Brute?’: Veganism and betrayal
SILVIA CAPRIOGLIO PANIZZA: One of the most common, and most obvious, reasons for ethical veganism is to save animal lives and reduce suffering. This…
‘Animals’ Under Siege in Gaza: An open letter to decolonial thinkers
ALEXANDRA ISFAHANI-HAMMOND: Over the last several weeks, I’ve been frustrated that animal advocates have largely remained silent about... the…
DEFIANT DISSENT: Voluntary prosecution and the case of animal rescue
JUSTIN MARCEAU, ET AL: The impacts of voluntary prosecution are canonical in American history, from the women’s suffrage movement to the civil…
Stunningly ‘Pignorant’: Documentary exposes the horrific use of gas chambers in animal holocaust
CLAIRE COLLEY: New undercover footage showing British pigs being gassed prior to slaughter has led to renewed calls to investigate the use of CO2.…
R.I.P. Flaco: Like many a hero, the caged zoo owl made his choice… Liberty!
CARL SAFINA: Flaco the owl is gone, but his life had all the elements of a classic hero’s story, not soon forgotten. Born in captivity, he lived a…