Interview

How Animal Advocates Are Bracing for Trump’s Return

Grace Hussain / Sentient Media Dec 18, 2024 An interview with Delci Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Seasons of Death for Wild Horses

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Jan 18, 2024 Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Activism

Why I’m Proud to Stand Trial for Rescuing Animals

Cassie King / Waging Nonviolence Aug 31, 2023 The first-person account of a student standing trial to defend the right to rescue animals from factory farms. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

Factory Farming: How to Fix Our Broken Food System

Reynard Loki / Independent Media Institute Aug 22, 2023 Factory farming, based on the cruel treatment and slaughter of animals, is also destroying the environment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Science

Does Animal Personality Research Actually Help Animals?

Björn Ólafsson / Sentient Media Aug 10, 2023 Animal personality research is trending, but the theoretical findings seldom helps animals, and could rather benefit the meat industry. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Federal Records Reveal Inhumane Slaughter of Livestock

Colin Henstock / IMI Feb 20, 2023 An array of reports document the agonizing deaths animals experience. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Book Review

Of Squirrels and Deer and Other Beasts of Burden

Rachel Nuwer / Undark Jan 24, 2023 A new book argues that many animals we find loathsome are often made so because of our own actions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Following House Approval, U.S. Has a Chance to Ban the Cruel Shark Fin Trade

Sara Amundson / Truthout Mar 16, 2020 Sharks are killed 30 percent faster than they can reproduce, including for the inhumane fin trade. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Vegans Begin to Stir the Pot in France

NADCHARVE / Truthdig Jul 1, 2019 Activists, actors and politicians defy tradition and work to prohibit cruelty to animals. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Maybe PETA Should Get Involved

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 1, 2018 Dig deeper

Ringling Bros. ‘Finally Bows to Public Opinion,’ Will Say Goodbye in May

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Jan 16, 2017 Activists see the announcement as "a sign that any industry—including farms, labs, and circuses—that commits violence against animals is destined to fail." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

When Animals Pay the Price of Domestic Violence

By Carol J. Adams Jan 12, 2017 The victims of domestic abuse aren’t exclusively human. All too often, pets are targeted in strategies of terror and control. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )