Explainer
Bringing together experts from journalism and animal advocacy, this course will empower you to take your skills to the next level regardless of your area of interest.
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China’s animal welfare record is at the global center stage once again due to COVID-19. Sonakshi Srivastava sat down with Dr. Peter Li to unpack the country's most pressing welfare…
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Perspective
A group of hackers temporarily shut down operations at JBS, the world's largest meat company, disrupting the U.S. beef supply and leaving us with more questions than answers.
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Reported
Million Dollar Vegan and Sentient Media are teaming up to give the next generation of animal advocates the tools they need to organize and run vegan food giveaways around the…
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Across the country, queer folks and people of color are getting organized and coming up with real solutions for a food system that they say is leaving marginalized communities behind.
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Perspective
Each time footage is released from pig farms, the industry manages to brush it off as an "isolated incident." But Dr. Alice Brough says these incidents are standard practice.
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Perspective
Speciesism is more than just an animal rights issue. The Deputy Leader of the UK's Animal Welfare Party, Jane Smith, explains why our understanding of social justice must evolve to…
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Perspective
From academia to animal advocacy, white supremacy culture permeates liberal spaces. It’s time to turn reflection into action.
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Perspective
Award-winning investigative photographer Amy Jones discusses her role in bridging the divide between humans and the emotional violence we inflict on farmed animals.
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Perspective
Most funders and leaders in the farmed animal advocacy movement are white. That needs to change.
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Perspective
It’s taken me years, but I’m beginning to understand how a white supremacy culture has shaped my life and my advocacy, and how to change this narrative.
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Perspective
Just as we all eat, we all get dressed, every single day. That's why fashion needs to be included more seriously in the scope of animal activism.
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Perspective
We caught up with Damien Mander, founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, to talk about how reliance on the meat industry is hindering our ability to protect wild places.
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Perspective
Seeing racism in myself was the first step to confronting it in the animal advocacy movement—and in the system we’re working to change.
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Perspective
When someone is dehumanized or "treated like an animal," they become easier to oppress. Meatpacking workers know this better than most.
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Perspective
Prior to going undercover on factory farms, Erin Wing had witnessed and experienced all kinds of violence. It was one of the reasons she knew she would be well-suited for…
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Reported
Between 2019 and 2020, documentary photographer Aitor Garmendia conducted an investigation into 32 Spanish pig farms. This is what he found.
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Perspective
If the profession continues to turn a blind eye to the suffering of factory-farmed animals, "the public will wonder if they can trust veterinarians anymore."
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If you see an animal in need, the unwritten rule is: don’t call the cops. Instead, rescuers rely on a community of caregivers and activists to help find these animals…
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Explainer
In one short, very strange year, Sentient Media reached over 25 million people. Your support pushes our impact further.
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Explainer
The belief that animals should be accorded some form of rights is an ancient one. In its modern form, the list of basic animal rights is becoming more concrete.
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Perspective
U.S. shelters must euthanize millions of animals every year. Why is this done? PETA explains.
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Everyone at Sentient Media would like to share how every single member of our community has contributed to keeping non-human animals in the press throughout 2020. Our donors, members, advisors,…
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Dr. Wadchara Pumpradit worked behind the scenes with acclaimed photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur to depict slaughterhouse conditions in Thailand. Today, he's a voice for change.
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Perspective
As a Black woman, I’ve learned through critical reflection the importance of applying an antiracist framework to my animal advocacy. It’s been a long time coming.
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A group of seasoned investigators, whistleblowers, and legal experts discuss the role of undercover investigations in empowering individuals and legislators to make a change.
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What happens when a longtime animal activist begins to recognize their role in white supremacy culture? They decide to become part of the solution.
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Perspective
To achieve animal rights, we must strive to make ethical decisions aligned with our values and work toward collective liberation for all.
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Perspective
Surprisingly, many animal sanctuaries and shelters still serve meat at fundraisers and other functions. But in the wake of the pandemic, their menus are becoming more aligned with their missions.
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Perspective
The fourth installment of Sentient Sessions explored the power and opportunity that can arise when movements join forces.
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The 12-part series investigates racism in the farmed animal protection movement and examines ways in which movement leaders can cultivate racial equity within their organizations and personally within themselves.
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Perspective
Twenty-first-century advocacy embraces cross-over between issue areas, giving us the best chance for holistic, sustained, transformative justice for all.
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Perspective
In the time you've spent reading this article, roughly 231,396 animals have been slaughtered for food.
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Perspective
Here’s why the surge of interest in racial equity work gives me hope—and pause—about the animal protection movement’s quest toward antiracism.
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Analysis
Sentient Media was founded to help bring animal welfare and animal rights issues into the mainstream.
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Perspective
Activism can be effective, even when it is unpopular. Public disfavor is not always an indicator of whether or not a movement will succeed.
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The star of the Netflix documentary, What the Health, speaks out about his experience advocating for truth and justice in all its forms. “Being a Black man in America prepared…
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Like the rest of animal agriculture, Canada's horse meat industry thrives in secrecy. Advocates are working tirelessly to shut it down.
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Improving the lives of animals is just one part of making the world a better place—to fully accomplish that mission, we must be antiracist as well.
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On social media, people are using photos of animal abuse to delegitimize Black Lives Matter protests. But the credibility of these claims is questionable at best.
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Watch the third installment of our new speaker series, Sentient Sessions, for tips and tricks on getting your voice heard on social media.
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International animal advocacy groups need to incorporate a framework for racial diversity, equity, and inclusion into their global strategy to ensure the oppression of all species can come to an…
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During the pandemic, raising a baby duck became a trendy new pastime, but it's not as easy as it looks. Jessica Scott-Reid examines the complicated relationship between the animals we…
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Perspective
The U.S. has a long history of marking various oppressed groups as “Other,” especially in times of economic scarcity and crisis. COVID-19 is no different.
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Perspective
Why is it bad optics? Because the association of Black people and fried chicken is a pernicious racial stereotype that asserts itself over and over again.
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Reflecting upon my history in animal advocacy, I realize that I have undervalued my family’s roots as a key factor in why and how I want to help animals to…
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Perspective
Learning about racial inequity through the lens of data analysis not only improves the efficacy of my animal advocacy, but it fuels my commitment to fighting all forms of oppression.
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Veganism is more than a diet—it's a political framework that challenges us to reexamine our relationship with gender, sexuality, and power in our everyday lives.
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How can individuals care about some animals and, at the same time, eat others? Human culture, rather than animals’ inherent moral worth, too often dictates which species are “okay” to…
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Explainer
In the second installment of Sentient Sessions, Christopher Sebastian explains the importance of fact-checking and lays out the tools you'll need to master it.
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