Desmond Morris’ ideas helped to form “animal rights” arguments, but Morris stood apart from the cause LONDON, U.K.––Naked Ape author Desmond Morris, 98, an influence upon and fellow traveler with the animal rights movement for much of his life, but at odds with vegans and vegetarians, died on April 19, 2026, in Naas, County Kildare, […]
“Food fight over veganism” becomes fight over anti-Israel statement
July 4 article on definitions of veganism sparks dispute over who was responsible for anti-Israel statement purportedly signed by Mercy for Animals pres & PETA science policy advisor SARASOTA, Florida––Is veganism, by dictionary definition the state of being vegan, a diet or a lifestyle? If veganism means or at least implies a lifestyle, as […]
“Effective altruism,” farmed animals, & convicted felon Sam Bankman-Fried
The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does: Critical Essays on Effective Altruism Edited by Carol J. Adams, Alice Crary, and Lori Gruen Contributors: Amia Srinivisan, Brenda Sanders, Simone De Lima, Christopher Sebastian Andrew DeCoriolis, Aaron S. Gross, Steve J. Gross, Joseph Tuminello, Michael D. Wise, Matthew C. Halteman, David L. Clough, Pattrice Jones, Carol […]
The USDA “milk mandate”: a black-&-white issue on school lunch trays
Bill to reform the USDA “milk mandate” could save 21,500 calves per year born to cows milked for the National School Lunch Program WASHINGTON D.C.–– The title of the Addressing Digestive Distress in Stomachs of Our Youth (ADD SOY) Act offers little hint that it might be considered either a civil rights bill or an animal […]
Why the “green” prescriptions of 1970 have expired today
Embracing Limits: A Radical and Necessary Approach to the Environmental Crisis 384 pages; $8.99 Kindle; $23.50 paperback. Earth Animal Trust P.O. Box 11240 Englewood, CO 80151 Denver vegan advocate Keith Akers, 74, “has been researching environmental issues ever since 1970, when he attended a rally on the first Earth Day,” an online biographical page mentions. Earning […]
Lumpy skin disease––what’s that?––hits cattle from Africa to Nepal
Lumpy skin disease––yes, it’s ugly––also set Australia & Indonesia at odds for months. KATHMANDU, Nepal––Best known as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, circa 564 B.C., and as the land of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal during the summer of 2023 gained a more sinister distinction as ground zero for arguably the […]
Israeli vegan honey could leave Russia & Ukraine holding the honey bucket
Lab-produced honey goes into industrial-scale production just as global supply from bees is disrupted by Putin’s War JERUSALEM, Israel––Regardless of whether Ukraine staves off the Russian invasion or suffers the genocide threatened by Russian use of heavy weapons against civilian targets, the biggest and perhaps only winner of what is now known worldwide as […]
Who were the gurus who helped to inspire the animal rights movement?
Spiritual mentors sold vegetarianism before most animal advocates dared mention it PUTTAPARTHI, Andhra Pradesh, India; QUEENS, New York––Who were the unofficial gurus of the early animal rights movement, who helped to sell vegetarianism, in particular, even before any major animal advocacy groups added a vegan or vegetarian component to their message? “Guru,” in the Buddhist, […]
Irish farmers have a beef––and that’s our problem, too
Pastoral nations object to cattle cutbacks recommended for greenhouse gas emissions based on factory farm data GLASGOW, Scotland––“Cutting methane,” specifically methane emitted by cattle, “is the biggest opportunity to slow [global] warming between now and 2040,” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead reviewer Durwood Zaelke suggested in August 2021, during the run-up to the 2021 […]
Food & Justice, veg history to be proud of, & chickenshit in Kentucky
What Brenda Sanders & Chinny Krishna don’t have in common with Sheriff John Root BALTIMORE, Maryland; CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, India; London, Kentucky––Some people, like Food & Justice web video host Brenda Sanders of Baltimore, dedicate their lives to breaking down stereotypes and expanding the horizons of everyone around them. Some people, like longtime Blue Cross […]