There’s been a lot of press coverage since the weekend and the announcement of the foot and mouth outbreak on the Surrey farm. While we wait for tomorrow’s news as to whether a nearby government or commercial agricultural animal research … Continue reading
Shambo’s Web cam now shows an empty stall. He’s been taken for slaughter. All because he’s tested positive to a routine Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) skin test. This means that he is suspected, not proven to carry Bovine TB. Under current … Continue reading
In 1996 I wrote an essay, “Utopian Visions and Pragmatic Politics: Challenging the Foundations of Speciesism,” which was published in Animal Rights: The Changing Debate edited by Robert Garner (Macmillan). My central thesis was — and still is — that … Continue reading
New York’s Long Islanders have been following the story of Moo, the steer who dodged death in the slaughterhouse and found salvation in an animal sanctuary. Usually such stories are treated with puzzled amusement by the media. It’s not sure … Continue reading
Today’s New York Times editorial is astonishing testimony to the positive impact the animal rights movement can have in influencing public opinion and the public policies of restauranteurs like Wolfgang Puck. From time to time, consumers are reminded of the … Continue reading
