63. Winning Hearts and Minds for Animals
December 23, 2021
After more than two years of offering biweekly reflections on our movement, the time has come for me to transition to the writing of the
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62. Advocating in the Streets
December 7, 2021
We at FARM have had considerable experience with street advocacy over the past 45 years, through our national grassroots campaigns – Meatout, Vegan Earth Day,
61. Fighting for Farmed Animals Since 1975
November 23, 2021
FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement) is the oldest U.S. animal rights organization and the only one fighting for farmed animals during our movement’s first two
60. Save the Turkeys!
November 10, 2021
Thanksgiving and Christmas have been traditionally and literally “murder” on turkeys. The growing popularity of plant-based roasts and the Covid-induced ban on large family gatherings
59. Our Killing Quandary
October 26, 2021
We’re all deeply troubled by the killing of animals for food. We wonder who the killers are and what makes them do it. We draw
58. The Art of Vegan Advocacy
October 12, 2021
Many of us have our own strategy for turning friends and strangers toward veganism, whether through offering plant-based foods, writing essays, posting videos, or conducting
57. Honoring Our Pioneers: Peter Singer
September 28, 2021
We stand on the shoulders of dozens of pioneers who built our movement, but may now be forgotten. They displayed an uncommon vision, creativity, conviction,
56. Memorializing Farmed Animals
September 14, 2021
World Day for Farmed Animals is coming up in a little over two weeks, on October 2nd. The observance was conceived in 1983 and celebrated
55. To the Animals, All People Are Nazis
August 31, 2021
This date (September 1) marks the 82nd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland and the start of World War II, leading eventually to the
54. Animal Abuse: In the Beginning
August 17, 2021
The history of animal abuse parallels the history of human civilization. Originally, animals were used for sacrifices, for labor, and for food and clothing. Eventually,
53. Honoring our Pioneers: Tom Regan
August 3, 2021
We stand on the shoulders of pioneers who conceived, built, and nurtured our movement, yet are now largely forgotten. They displayed uncommon vision, creativity, conviction,
52. Direct Action for Animals
July 20, 2021
The U.S. animal rights movement has had a rich tradition of direct action, defined here as any action which places the activist in danger of
51. Honoring Our Pioneers: Henry Spira
July 6, 2021
We stand on the shoulders of pioneers who conceived, built, and nurtured our movement, yet are now forgotten. They displayed uncommon vision, creativity, conviction, daring,
50. Struggling with Ethics and Solidarity
June 22, 2021
As vegans, our ethical obligations toward animals are perfectly clear. As animal rights advocates, we know where our solidarity resides. Or do we? Please join
49. Our Intersectional Quandary
June 8, 2021
Many of us claim that animal oppression lies at the root of all oppression. Some of us come to animal rights advocacy from participation in
48. What Tears Us Apart
May 25, 2021
Our last essay reviewed the several devices that have allowed us to forge our respect and compassion for animals into a viable and lasting international
47. What Has Brought Us Together
May 11, 2021
The basic elements of a movement are vision, campaigns, publications, and conferences. How did those elements play out in forming, shaping, and nurturing our own
46. Honoring Our Founders: Cleveland Amory
April 27, 2021
We stand on the shoulders of pioneers who built our movement, but are now largely forgotten. They displayed an uncommon vision, creativity, conviction, daring, and
45. Fighting Vivisection
April 13, 2021
With World Day for Animals in Laboratories coming up on April 24th, this is a fitting time to review the history of vivisection and the
44. Celebrating Vegan Earth Day
March 30, 2021
With Earth Day just around the corner on April 22nd, this is a fit opportunity to recall the important role of veganism in saving our
43. Discomforting the USDA
March 16, 2021
One of the inducements for locating our organization in the nation’s capital was the easy access to government buildings and their occupants in our struggle
42. MeatOut – A Global Success Story
March 2, 2021
March 20th will mark the 37th annual observance of MeatOut, our global grassroots campaign to end the use of animals for food. Other such efforts
41. Why We Oppress? Why Animals?
February 16, 2021
The tragic oppression of animals is rooted in the oppressive mindset, which has governed human actions since the dawn of history. Any attempts to end
40. Finding Herb
February 2, 2021
Thirty-five years ago, a ragtag group of vegan activists took on one of the world’s largest purveyors of animal flesh in a battle of wits.
39. Holocaust Survivors Launch a Movement
January 19, 2021
Looking ahead to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th, it’s altogether fitting that we recall three Holocaust survivors who were instrumental in launching
38. Our Challenges for the ’20s
January 5, 2021
Social movements, like all living and prospering entities, must evolve and grow, else they wither and die. In the next decade, our movement will face
37. Animal Rights in 2020 Hindsight
December 22, 2020
The slow pace of social change may make us wonder whether our struggle to save animals is bearing fruit. Our success becomes so much more
36. Why and How to Engage Abroad
December 8, 2020
If we believe that all animals are equal, then saving animals raised for food abroad should be just as worthy and perhaps even more cost-effective
35. Contributing to Our Movement
November 24, 2020
We all want to help secure the basic rights to life, bodily integrity, and freedom of movement for animals, but don’t always know how. High
34. Engaging Compassionate Holidays
November 10, 2020
Thanksgiving and Christmas have been traditionally and literally “murder” on turkeys. The growing popularity of plant-based roasts and the virus-related ban on large family gatherings