Tag Archive: Animal Rights
Nike and Adidas Are Using Kangaroo Skin to Make Sneakers—Is That Really Necessary?
Released for Syndication: 03/04/2021
Popular shoe manufacturers are contributing to the world’s largest commercial slaughter of land-based wild animals.
Full ArticleDamming Rivers Is Terrible for Human Rights, Ecosystems and Food Security
Released for Syndication: 03/03/2021
Despite industry rhetoric, hydropower is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable energy future.
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The New Big 5: How Wildlife Photography Can Help Save Threatened Species
By
Graeme Green
Released for Syndication: 12/09/2020
Shooting animals with cameras, not guns, is one key path forward in wildlife conservation.
Full ArticleThe Race to a More Humane Egg Heats Up—Will the Poultry Industry Adopt Tech That Could Save Billions of Baby Chicks?
By
Linda Tyler
Released for Syndication: 12/08/2020
Egg companies sit by while nonprofits and venture capitalists fund high-tech startups attempting to save 300 million baby chicks from macerating grinders each year.
Full ArticleTyson Exploits Consumers Just Like Its Animals and the Workers Who Raise Them
Released for Syndication: 12/07/2020
Vulnerable workers, abused animals and a rigged system are the foundation of an unethical, destructive business model.
Full ArticleWhy the USDA Is Being Sued—Again
By
Dena Jones
Released for Syndication: 12/03/2020
The USDA is facing lawsuits for shirking its responsibility to protect birds from animal welfare violations.
Full ArticleA Good Way to Be Kinder to Elephants Is to Stop Riding Them
By
Nina Jackel
Released for Syndication: 10/05/2020
When animal tourism resumes in Bali after COVID-19, there is an opportunity to do better by the lives of animals.
Full ArticleCan We Address That British Eugenics Scandal?
By
Justin Podur
Released for Syndication: 09/10/2020
The racist analogies have not held up for centuries, and yet they continue to crop up from unqualified and prominent figures today.
Full ArticleCoronavirus Shines Light on Zoos as Danger Zones for Deadly Disease Transmission Between Humans and Animals
Released for Syndication: 07/31/2020
The pandemic makes one thing clear: We must change our relationship with wildlife or suffer the consequences.
Full ArticleThe World’s Most Expensive Coffee Requires Animal Cruelty—and Could Lead to the Next Pandemic
By
Nina Jackel
Released for Syndication: 07/22/2020