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PSA: On Halloween, please remember your pets aren't props or accessories

Image source This Halloween, please remember that your pets have feelings too. No matter how social they are or how excited they are initially to participate in whatever you're doing, it's not fair t…

This Week in Animal Rights Week of Oct 9 2016

TripAdvisor to stop selling tickets to many animal attractions TripAdvisor announced this week that by early 2017, it will stop selling tickets to hundreds of attractions that threaten the health or…

This Week in Animal Rights (with my biased commentary!)

Kangaroo fur slippers – the latest fashion craze Add another animal to the list of those trapped and killed for their fur because fashion demands it. fashionistas are hungry for pelts used in unconve…

Speak Up for Animals: you don’t need a dietary adjustment; you need an attitude adjustment

What is a Personal Choice? ===================== One of the most common things people say in response to arguments for veganism goes something like this, “I have no problem with people being vegan. I…

Animals as Persons: The Nonhuman Rights Project

Lawyer Steven Wise was first introduced to the ideas of animal rights and animal personhood by reading philosophy books. He soon realized, however, that philosophers and lawyers mean different things…

The Bloody History of Labor Day

Labor Day has a bloody history, and I’m not just referring to the slaughtered animals grilled and served up at barbecues at Labor Day picnics. The holiday was a hard-won concession labor unions got o…

Literary Lists: from Sei Shonagon’s The Pillow Book to “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid

Lists have a long history in literature, dating back to Sumerian times with a king’s instructions to his son on how to live a good life, with advice like, “the eyes of the slanderer always move aroun…

Animals as Persons: What's Sentience Got to Do With It?

Why do we respect other people? Because we like them or have relationships with them? Because they are capable of reciprocating? Because they belong to the same social group, or ethnic group? Or is i…

Animals as Persons: An Introduction to Animal Rights

Things and Persons ------------------------- You’ve probably heard the expression, “Animals are people, too.” It’s a cute expression meant to show respect for animals, but actually being a person has…

The Chandelier Tree in Silver Lake near Los Angeles (photos)