Video: Chimps have feelings and thoughts. They should also have rights
Chimpanzees are people too, you know. Ok, not exactly. But lawyer Steven Wise has spent the last 30 years working to change these animals’ status from “things” to “persons.”
Michael Simms: Angela fell in love with her monkeys
Hearing about Angela’s monkeys
And thinking of Winchester
Barking at the bursting sky
Reminded me of Moondog
Joe Loria: Factory Farming Is Killing Our Planet. Here’s How.
To protect the planet, we need to protect farmed animals.
Video: Crannog
Alexis has a life-threatening disease. She spends her time in the wooded expanse of northern Scotland, where she takes care of dozens of animals who are also sick, wounded or dying. Some have terminal cancer, some would otherwise be killed because of their disabilities, some were saved from slaughterhouses. Alexis provides palliative care for them.
Jason Irwin: Their Hands
All I remember were their hands holding me down: my mother’s father’s, a young nurse who gripped my left arm, and the doctor, who, before each prick into my skin, assured me it wasn’t a needle, just his finger.
Nathan Halverson: Toxic manure lagoons stir battle over Chinese-owned pigs in the US
What do China, its rapidly growing middle class and toxic manure lagoons in North Carolina have in common? Absolutely nothing. And even if they did, don’t mention it. So say … Continue reading
Megan M. Draheim: No, Killing Coyotes Does Not Help Ranchers
There is no clear evidence that lethal control works to protect livestock. Few Americans probably know that their tax dollars paid to kill 76,859 coyotes in 2016. The responsible agency … Continue reading
Video: “Glass Walls” by Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney became a vegetarian in 1975, thanks to his wife Linda, who campaigned for animal rights before it became fashionable and later wrote internationally bestselling vegetarian cookbooks. Decades later, … Continue reading
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