The moral and legal status of animals is not an isolated issue as it clearly exists and relates to the society in which it exists or doesn’t, as the case… Read More
Important columnist Johann Hari ask this vital question — In 1980, the average CEO in America and the UK took 42 times the average worker’s wage. By 2000, it was… Read More
This week I became the proud owner of Songs of Freedom. Selected and Edited, with an Introduction, by Henry S. Salt (London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd.; 1893). Salt… Read More
In a historic move for animals in Australia, the Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Bryan Green, today announced his government’s plan to place restrictions on the time pregnant… Read More
The Slow Food USA Blog says Since the oil disaster began, I have heard from Slow Food friends across the United States who ask, “How can we help?” The single… Read More
Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins makes a provocative and persuasive argument. I say apply the same approach to corporate welfare, including agricultural subsidies. I say cut defence. I don’t mean nibble… Read More
London Mayor Boris Johnson speaks up in support of killing foxes because they’re pests. This outburst follows on from what everyone appears to acknowledge is an extremely rare incident of… Read More
Philosopher Peter Singer makes sense in Religion’s regressive hold on animal rights issues. He begins by saying, Last week, the chief minister of Malacca, Mohamad Ali Rustam, was quoted in… Read More
Will Self is an author whom I increasingly appreciate. There is, for example, this exquisite ramble published recently in the London Review of Books. Animal rights folks would do well… Read More
The Animals and Society Institute (ASI) publishes a series of Policy Papers on specific animal issues and their impact in the public policy arena. Six Policy Papers have been published… Read More
Here’s the lead on Brian May’s comment, “Heavy Heart,” on the recent fox attack in London. Read the whole thing here. Tonight I write with a very heavy heart … this… Read More
The Daily Telegraph says “[fox] attacks are very rare and tend to be in protection of young, or the result of the fox being attacked.” And good comment from League… Read More
This photograph was taken on the morning of Sunday, June 6. The three babies are huddled together against the window frame while one the parents guards asleep! One of the… Read More
I’m still catching up with my pre-general election life and do not want to forget to mention that I had an opportunity to see the documentary, “The Vanishing of the… Read More
Congratulations to vegan cartoonist Dan Piraro (“Bizarro“) for winning the coveted Cartoonist of the Year award at the National Cartoonist Society 64th annual Reuben Awards. I recall Dan speaking at… Read More
Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, blogs about Measuring the Benefits of Ballot Measures and refers to a peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Agricultural &… Read More
The Guardian is reporting on a new report from United Nations Environment Programme’s international panel of sustainable resource management which urges for global move to meat and dairy-free diet. A… Read More