In our latest Surge video, co-director Ed Winters gives a succinct rundown of the many reasons why veganism is on the rise. Produced for EuroNews, the video goes through everything from preventing the next global pandemic, to tackling environmental destruction.

Remember, mourn, and be angry—but above all prepare. Let’s be ready to put an end to the exploitation of animals, which will be the cause of the next pandemic, writes Dr Alex Lockwood.

From glimpses into the world of farm investigations to a prediction of the state of the world in 30 years’ time, we round-up our pick of short films and documentaries that came out in 2020.

As animal rights activists it’s easy to demonise slaughterhouse workers, the cogs in the machinery of death. We ask ourselves what drives a person to choose to kill sentient beings for hours each day, a constant barrage of the most horrendous sights, sounds and smells. We round up the research and articles that try to get to the bottom of slaughterhouse work and its effect on mental health.

Less than one day into his first term as the most powerful man on the planet and US President Joe Biden had already signed no less than 17 executive actions with the aim of overturning some of the most controversial policies of his predecessor, Donald Trump. But will any of these, or indeed any of Biden’s plans for the next four years, have any positive impact on non-human animals?

Let’s be clear from the start: gender is the largest determinant—beyond race, class, geography, or any other attribute—in how much humans harm animals. ‘Being a man’ is associated with eating ‘meat’—and it’s the single most critical social issue that animal advocates need to face if we are to end the exploitation of our fellow beings. Dr Alex Lockwood, writes.

The mainstream media revels in the militant vegan versus farmer headlines, but is there more to it? Academic and author Dr Alex Lockwood explains why media bias is very real.