There has been an uptick in public interest in switching to what used to be called “dairy alternatives,” language that still implicitly places the vegan options in the outsider position and puts cow’s milk in the dominant frame. Now, people refer to non-dairy milk products as “plant milks,” bringing them right to the center of the table –quite literally— and …
The Meaning of Traditions on This Vegan Thanksgiving
My eight-year-old came home last week with a reading passage on Thanksgiving and the meaning of traditions as part of his homework. As many third-grade assignments do, it was written in a way meant to dictate a certain set of principles and ask the children to “make an inference” about them – in this case, on the meaning of certain …
When A Fight Over Language Is Actually About The Right To Know The Truth
You may have noticed more debate recently about the issue of humanewashing, which is the meat, dairy and egg industries’ practice of telling consumers through advertising, on packaging and elsewhere with claims and imagery, that the animals were treated well. To put a finer point on it, these messages are intended to deceive consumers into believing that the products they …
How to Mainstream Vegan Values and Actions? Science And a Little Practical Common Sense
Science and a little practical common sense can mainstream vegan values and actions In my first three posts in this series on Animal Outlook’s four programs, I talked about specific strategies and tactics to move us beyond factory farming and into a world where people feel empowered by the knowledge of what’s happening to animals and how they can be …
Want to Make Vegan Eating Popular? Get Corporations on Board
Vegan food isn’t readily available relative to animal-based food. We need to bring vegan options to where people live, work and play.
Does The Law Protect Farmed Animals?
I decided to go to law school because I wanted an end to animal exploitation, and I had the idealistic belief that law plays the unique role in our society of legitimizing moral progress. Historically, the role of law in the fight for the expansion of rights for mistreated individuals and groups has been crucial. Once a moral principle is …
Why Undercover Investigations? My Top Five Reasons
Investigations are our most powerful tool in righting the wrongs inflicted upon billions of animals each year. Here are my top five reasons.
USDA: Fine Superior Farms for Botched Animal Handling at Slaughterhouse
Animal Outlook pens a letter to the USDA requesting that the agency fine Superior Farms for violating a 2019 consent decree.
Emergency Legal Petition Filed with USDA to End Cruel Farm “Depopulation” Methods
Some of the cruelest depopulation methods, like ventilation shutdown, can leave animals suffering for many hours before they suffocate.
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