Animal Rights

Animal Rights

  • Drake Says He Doesn't Eat Animals Anymore: Now He Should Cut Ties With Canada Goose, Which Brutally Kills Animals for Fur and Down

    Katherine Sullivan / Independent Media Institute

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 04/13/2018 - 20:30

  • Chris Darwin Would Really Love It If You'd Eat Less Meat: An Exclusive Interview With Charles Darwin's Great-Great-Grandson

    Matthew Ponsford / Independent Media Institute

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 20:37

  • Should Farm Animals Be Genetically Modified to Remove Their Capacity to Feel Pain?

    Karen Davis / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 20:30

  • Study: Plant Fats Healthier Than Animal Fats

    Joe Loria / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 04/11/2018 - 20:30

  • You May Not Have Noticed, but Pigeons are Masterpieces of Nature

    Andrew Garn / powerHouse Books  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 04/10/2018 - 20:30

  • This New Study Is Further Proof That Going Vegan Is the Best Thing You Can Do for the Planet (Video)

    Joe Loria / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sun, 04/08/2018 - 20:30

  • Trump Just Gave Factory Farms a Huge Break

    Gene Baur / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sat, 04/07/2018 - 20:40

  • If You're Like Most Americans, You Think Farmed Animals Are Treated Well: That's Simply Not True

    Nate Lotze / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 04/06/2018 - 20:30

  • Our Appetite for Meat Isn't Just Destroying the Planet's Ecosystems—It's Changing the Face of Earth Itself

    Nil Zacharias, Gene Stone / Abrams Image

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 04/06/2018 - 12:00

  • Animal Rights Activists Target Slaughterhouses as Worldwide Movement Grows

    Carole Raphaelle Davis / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/05/2018 - 20:30

  • That Organic Chicken Almost Got a Full Foot of Space—Now, USDA Has Withdrawn Its Animal Welfare Rules

    H. Claire Brown / The New Food Economy  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/05/2018 - 12:00

  • Elephants Are Being Beaten Just for a Game

    Jason Baker / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 04/04/2018 - 20:30

  • Another 333 Minke Whales Killed by Japanese Fleet

    Lorraine Chow / EcoWatch  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:00

  • We're in the Midst of the Biggest Fight to End Greyhound Racing Worldwide

    Christine A. Dorchak / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 04/03/2018 - 20:30

  • Sustainability Tastes Sweeter: Here's an Eco-Friendly Chocolate Shopping Guide

    Etelle Higonnet / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 03/30/2018 - 20:55

  • Animal Abuse and Violence Against Women Are Linked—and We Need to Talk About It

    Elizabeth Enochs / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 03/30/2018 - 20:50

  • Trump Administration's New Wildlife Conservation Council Is Actually Just a Bunch of Hunters

    Julie Kluck / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 03/30/2018 - 20:30

  • Here's the Federal Government's Big Chance to Improve Public Health and Reduce Animal Suffering—at the Same Time

    Alicia Prygoski / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 03/28/2018 - 20:50

  • Jeff Bezos and Amazon Can Help Save the Bees—So What Are They Waiting For?

    Rebecca Riley / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 03/28/2018 - 20:45

  • 6 Ways Trump's 2018 Budget Actually Helps Animals

    Kitty Block / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 03/28/2018 - 20:30

  • Terrified German Shepherd Spun Violently and Hurled Into Icy River for a Movie Scene (Video)

    Anonymous / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 03/27/2018 - 20:30

  • Brazilian School Districts Make Historic Switch to 100% Plant-Based Meals

    Lorraine Chow / EcoWatch

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 03/26/2018 - 12:00

  • U.S. Ranked as Second Worst Nation in the World on New Animal Cruelty Index

    Ondine Sherman / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 03/23/2018 - 20:30

  • This Is How the Future Will Taste: 6 High-Tech Foods That Are Changing the Way We Eat and Drink

    Mary Mazzoni / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 03/22/2018 - 20:45

  • First Major U.S. City Bans Fur

    Kitty Block / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 03/22/2018 - 20:40

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