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We Are All Animal Lovers
Philip McKibbin and Kim Stallwood challenge animal lovers and animal advocates to think differently about their relationship with animals from the perspective of the Politics of Love.
Policy•11 min read
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10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Eat Turkey This Thanksgiving
An estimated 45 million turkeys are slaughtered for Thanksgiving each year in the United States. Though turkey meat is considered the centerpiece of holiday dinners in America, it is time…
Health•10 min read
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The Plight of Canadian Sled Dogs
At the heart of the Canadian Rockies, hundreds of sled dogs – naturally energetic and free-spirited animals – spend their days tethered to a six-foot chain.
Policy•3 min read
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Shoes That Fight Against Fast Fashion and Animal Cruelty
In a world where fashion trends come and go at the expense of animals and the environment, cruelty-free designer Kat Von D launches a luxe vegan shoe brand.
Health•4 min read
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The Animal Rights Revolution: Coming to a Grocery Near You
Most people are opposed to animal suffering, and yet they condone the suffering of trillions by choosing to eat animal products. That's why activists are taking the fight for animal…
Policy•4 min read
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We Now Know Fish Feel Pain. Why Continue Harming Them In The Billions?
The science is clear: fish can feel pain and want to avoid it. Can we continue to ignore the facts in the face of killing as many as one trillion…
Food•4 min read
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Don’t Bully My Breed
Pit bulls are misunderstood by humans as too aggressive, too big, or even too muscular. Should superficial assumptions lead to these dogs being passed over in shelters and disliked by…
Policy•6 min read
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Animal Rights Isn’t Getting More Extreme. It’s Getting More Personal.
Why do activists risk so much for the animals they love? Sentient Media's Matthew Zampa visited a microsanctuary in the Berkeley Hills to find out.
Policy•11 min read
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Plant-Based Eating: Slowly But Surely Becoming Mainstream
Patrick Hukins was served non-vegan ham at an Australia-based Domino’s, raising the question of what challenges lie ahead for vegans as the world is slowly changing to accommodate the lifestyle.
Health•4 min read
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Our Companions: Princess Pixel the Pit Bull
In the series Our Companions, Sentient Media’s Ana Bradley shares how Princess Pixel leapt into her family in an unexpected and playful manner.
Policy•5 min read
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Resilient Love: Pound Puppies and Their Strength to Overcome
If you have ever walked through your local animal shelter, you have seen the devastation animals are facing every day. But despite where they come from, these animals open their…
Policy•5 min read
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Our Companions: Mimi The Cat
In the series Our Companions, Sentient Media's Mikko Jarvenpaa reflects on living with Mimi, a black rescue cat with a special personality.
Policy•4 min read
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Our Companions: Lance and Lilly, Two Little Dogs Brought Together by Fate
A rescued Italian Greyhound mix and a scruffy neighborhood chihuahua have taught Sentient Media’s Social Media Coordinator, Taylor Meek, just how funny fate can be.
Policy•9 min read
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Why the UK Should Adopt a Plant-Based Food System
With the country on track to miss its 2050 climate change targets, the agricultural sector will play a vital role in reaching carbon zero.
Climate•5 min read
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Our Companions: Snow the Bunny, Queen of the Yard
Every night, Sentient Media’s Managing Editor Allie Grace Garnett chases her lop-eared rabbit, Snow, around her yard. But Snow is fast – and far more clever than you’d expect.
Policy•4 min read
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Book Review: Our Symphony with Animals by Aysha Akhtar
The first book by a physician to show how deeply the well-beings of humans and animals are intertwined, Our Symphony with Animals is a must read.
Policy•5 min read
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Our Companions: Molly and Sadie, the Cur Sisters
Two black-mouth cur puppies who were rescued from a life in the shelter now bring joy to the family of Sentient Media writer and social media coordinator Krista Kihlander.
Policy•4 min read
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Police Dogs: A Necessity or a Disservice?
Dogs and humans alike, all animals play an important role in the world. Is using service dogs justified when their lives are being put in danger?
Law & Policy•6 min read
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To Love and Mourn an Animal
Companion animals affect us in unique ways. They don’t judge us. They don’t compete with us like other humans. They provide us with emotional support, and in return, we love…
Policy•5 min read
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California Just Became the First U.S. State to Ban Fur Products. Who Will Follow?
The effect activists are having on legislative change involving animal rights and welfare is becoming rapid. Two ground-breaking bans were signed into law this past weekend in the State of…
Law & Policy•5 min read
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SeaWorld Needs to Stop Spoon-Feeding Lies to Children
There is an important lesson all children need to learn, and that lesson is that keeping wild animals in the wild, is more important than being able to visit them…
Entertainment•4 min read
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Australia’s Landscapes of Fear
Peter Hylands reports from Australia, where the killing of kangaroos is commonplace and the population estimates and hunting permits just don't seem to match.
Climate•6 min read
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A Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres calls for the climate movement to grow in this exclusive op-ed for the Covering Climate Now media partners.
Climate•4 min read
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How We Introduce Animals to Children: A Story of Hypocrisy
How can we raise compassionate children if we teach them it's okay to mistreat animals as long as it's someone else doing it?
Health•6 min read
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Step 1: Strike for the Climate. Step 2: Go Vegan.
It's inspiring to see so many people around the world taking Greta Thunberg's lead and marching for the climate. But is marching enough?
Climate•3 min read
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From Human Rights to Sentient Rights: The Next Generation of Rights Thinking
If we grant rights in order to reduce suffering, should we grant rights to everything that can suffer? Jamie Woodhouse unpacks animal sentience and the benefits of broadening our moral…
Policy•7 min read
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The World’s Recycling System Is Failing
Did you know China stopped purchasing the majority of the world’s recyclable items over a year ago? Citizens are placing recyclable items into bins with good intentions, but most of…
Climate•6 min read
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How You Look as a Meat Eater Protesting Climate Change
The Climate Strikes taught us there is strength in numbers. What they didn’t teach us is that if you look at the numbers, the most pervasive driver of climate change…
Climate•5 min read
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More Than Talk: Making the Climate Conversation Meaningful
Climate change is not a new concept, yet communication experts, scientists, and activists are still struggling with how to convey messages about this pertinent topic.
Climate•6 min read
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Jonathan Safran Foer on Our Moral Obligation to Eat Better
The writer’s second book on animal agriculture, We Are The Weather, asks readers to take a hard look at their own role in the climate crisis.
Policy•8 min read
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Can One Meatless Day Out of the Week Make a Difference?
“One day a week, cut out meat.” Meatless Monday is a weekly commitment that will contribute in the fight against climate change.
Climate•4 min read
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Vegan Ethics Alone Won’t Save The Planet: Five Thoughts for Greener Veganism
There is a merging of movements afoot, as animal liberation and environmentalism meet with the same goal to rescue our dying planet. Jessica Scott-Reid examines criticism of veganism's green credentials.
Climate•7 min read
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DearTomorrow, Let’s Make it Personal
The climate crisis we are facing is not a political issue, it’s a personal, human issue that affects everyone in different ways. The digital archive project DearTomorrow wants to hear…
Climate•4 min read
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Summertime is the Cruelest Time for Sled Dogs
August is often the hottest month in the Northern hemisphere. Jessica Scott-Reid discusses what this means for sled dogs, who serve their owners' purpose only during the winter.
Policy•5 min read
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Neglected Calf Brought Back to Abusive Farm After Being Rescued
When will innocent lives matter more than human greed and pleasure?
Policy•4 min read
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Is Veganism Enough? The Truth about Animal Rights Activism
Just like you and I suffer, so do the billions of animals trapped on factory farms and in animal exploitation facilities. If you ask animal rights activist Amy Soranno, doing…
Policy•3 min read
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A Moral Dilemma of an Ethical Vegan
It's common for ethical vegans to feel discouraged in a world where our beliefs go against the grain. But the way we respond to certain situations can help bridge gaps…
Policy•7 min read
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Farmed Animal Transport: The Cruelest Leg Along the Road to Slaughter
There is no humane way to load a sentient being into a truck to send them off to a death they do not desire. Jessica Scott-Reid examines the fight against…
Food•5 min read
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Big Little Lies and Animal Ethics: A Tangled (Liberal) Web
For a show that gets so much right, the scene discussed below leaves me wondering if it is demonstrating self-awareness of liberal ignorance on animal ethics, or if it is…
Entertainment•5 min read
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The Fur Industry Is Getting Desperate and It Shows
Proposed bans in New York City and California are signaling the beginning of the end for the exploitative fur trade. In a last-ditch effort, the industry is paying people to…
Law & Policy•6 min read
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I Risk My Life for Animals and It Almost Killed Me
Full-time animal rights activist Thomas Chiang is living proof that the animal liberation movement is one we have to take seriously.
Investigations•6 min read
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Activists Occupy Time Square: “Dairy Kills”
One month after the gruesome footage from a Coca-Cola dairy supplier was released, the protests aren't letting up.
Investigations•5 min read
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I Consumed Dairy Until Learning It’s The Cruelest Industry of All
The dairy industry is one built on extreme suffering and cruelty. And it's existence is completely unnecessary.
Food•5 min read
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The Positive Side of Social Media: Empowering Future Generations
Smartphones and social media are creating the most connected generation yet. Can YouTube and Instagram help activists change the world faster?
Policy•7 min read
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The Ableist Argument Against Veganism
We can learn a great deal comparing the discrimination humans with disabilities face and the discrimination many nonhuman animals face. Examining the ableist perspective shows us how that logic either…
Policy•3 min read
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McDonald’s Continues to Ignore its Lackluster Chicken Welfare Policies
The Humane League released a new campaign video today targeting McDonald’s and their lack of meaningful chicken welfare policies. Why is McDonald's still falling behind both its competitors and its…
Food•4 min read
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Ban New York’s Carriage Horses: They Deserve Better
Horse-drawn carriages are no longer necessary in today's day and age. Too many horses suffer significantly pulling carriages down busy urban streets and the practice needs to be banned immediately.
Law & Policy•5 min read
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German Court: Economic Grounds Not Acceptable for Causing Pain to Vertebrates
While 45 million male chicks can continue to be killed in German egg and poultry industries for now, a new court ruling opens exciting opportunities for expanding and enforcing animal…
Law & Policy•2 min read
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No, You Can’t Love Animals and Eat Them Too
Blame speciesism or blame cognitive dissonance. Maybe blame both. Either way, if you truly love animals you would stop eating them.
Investigations•5 min read
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If Vegans Annoy Vegans Then Imagine How Meat-Eaters Feel About Us
Social media tends to bring out the ugly in a lot of people. That's no different within the echo chambers of the vegan world. It's time we vegans stop fighting…
Policy•5 min read
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