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Most of us don't want to think about it, but at some point we are all going to die. Even before that time comes, we may become ill or incapacitated, and our chance for making important decisions will be too late. Who will care for our nonhuman companion(s)? Which c…

by guest writer Matt Ellerbeck, frog advocate and conservationist Frogs are in terrible trouble. Around 30 percent of all the world's frog species are threatened with extinction! Many human-induced hazards are killing frogs and contributing to their decline. Habita…

Our world is awash in hatred and no one seems to be immune, not even vegans. Having learned about the interconnectedness of all systematic forms of oppression and their root in nonhuman exploitation, it confounds me how some vegans can advocate for nonhumans while disp…

A cat used in deadly experiments inside USDA laboratory. Follow the money! It's a commonly heard phrase that originated with the Watergate scandal. We hear it a lot today in reference to the investigation into President Trump's ties to Russia. But the popular p…

When Lisa Vanderpump of Real Housewives fame and a nonvegan restaurateur is said by the  New York Times  to be championing "animal rights" for having dogs and running a dog rescue, you know there is a problem. For most nonhuman advocates, the term "anim…

Necessity and activism as defined by PETA An activist lamented the lack of participation at his fur protests: "I'm going to start organizing protests with the heading 'Vegan Food Event.' The numbers would quadruple," he said sarcastically. Another…

Surrealist painting of industrialized human, artist unknown Here are some frightening statistics from Population Matters : There are now more than 7.5 billion humans on Earth.  It took until the early 1800s for the human population to reach one billion. Now we add a bi…

From the cover of The Sexual Politics of Meat In my never-ending quest for self-improvement I've been working on not succumbing to cultural notions of femininity. As a straight, cisgendered woman, I've had to unlearn decades of programming, which has not been e…

Many people invest for retirement, often blindly, focusing on returns and not knowing what they're really investing in. There was a time when I invested, too—before the economy tanked and before I saw Michael Moore’s documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story . But is i…

When I was in my early twenties I was obsessed with the original Star Trek series. I was even somewhat of a Trekkie, having attended a Star Trek Convention in New York City (sans costume). My fascination with the show centered on Spock. While I admit I found his pointy…