'Humane slaughter': The story we need to leave behind
VOICES: Mike Francis reviews the scientific research conducted into the biology of slaughter to put paid to the misguided belief that there can ever be such a thing as the humane killing of farmed animals.
Animals and the law: bursting the animal sentience bubble
VOICES: Recent political moves towards recognising the sentience of nonhuman animals may seem like positive developments, but as recent law graduate and animal rights advocate Imogen Meston writes, may simply be part of a grand illusion waiting to be shattered. This guest article forms part of our series marking the release of our video ‘How animal agriculture runs New Zealand’.
Animal welfare violations widespread at US poultry slaughterhouses
NEWS: Inspections at hundreds of poultry slaughterhouses across the US in 2021 revealed widespread violations of animal welfare regulations, according to official figures released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
New report shows how sustainable development depends on protecting animals
SUSTAINABILITY: A new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has outlined how the welfare and regard for the moral importance of nonhuman animals is key to meeting international sustainability targets. Claire Hamlett reports.
Animal protections were conspicuously absent from Queen's Speech
Will Boris’s betrayals never end? Sadly not as today’s Queen’s Speech, delivered by Prince Charles, left out many measures designed to better protect animals such as a ban on foie gras and fur imports. Claire Hamlett reports.
Barbaric rodent glue traps to be banned in England following unanimous House of Lords support
NEWS: The use of glue traps to catch mice, rats and other rodents by anyone without a pest control licence is set to be banned in England, with breaches of the new law carrying a fine or up to a year in prison.
Failures and false promises: Brexit’s impact on animals, two years on
DEEP DIVE: Britain’s exit from the European Union presented both threats and promises to animal justice in the UK. But since coming into effect in 2020, what - if anything - has actually changed? Devon Docherty writes.
The impossible: Burger King to go fully vegan?!
BREAKING NEWS: The impossible has happened - Burger King is going fully plant-based. Well, for one month and only at its UK flagship store in Leicester Square, London, but it’s still a huge moment for the vegan community.
Face masks for cows?! IPCC warns against ‘maladaptive mitigation’, but what does mean for animal farming?
The UN’s leading authority on climate issues - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - has issued a stark warning against measures that seem a good idea at first, but can actually be counterproductive. Some of these ‘maladaptive mitigations’ are, unsurprisingly, linked to animal agriculture. Claire Hamlett reports.
Lawyers for dogs? New Jersey judiciary approves draft bill
NEWS: When humans who abuse animals are taken to court, they get a defence lawyer. But who represents the animals in these cases? The US state of New Jersey thinks our non-human companions should also be represented fairly.
Growing animal feed crops drives up toxic pesticide use
The use of pesticides in crop farming is a very common ‘gotcha’ that meat-eaters use against vegans when comparing the animal death toll and environmental impact of our food systems. But a new report has found that huge quantities of these harmful chemicals are being used to grow crops for animal feed. Claire Hamlett reports.
UK to U-turn on fur and foie gras? Let’s ban Rees Mogg and his animal abusing pals
The UK government is on the verge of backtracking on its proposal to ban imports of fur and foie gras, driven by the will of Jacob Rees Mogg and other Tory cronies. Claire Hamlett reports.