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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…

Presidents tend to have a love-hate relationship when it comes to the press. After becoming President, Donald Trump declared that the media is the "enemy of the American people!" In reply, Presidential historian Michael Beschloss noted that Richard Nixon secr…

I recently received my lease renewal and, to my ire, learned that I will be charged an additional $35 a month for “pet fees.” My apartment is spotless. My feline companion is both well cared for and well-behaved (as far as domesecrated animals go), which often go hand…

The word compassion gets thrown around a lot these days as a kind of magic elixir for creating an ethical, vegan world. It seems everywhere you look vegans are plugging compassionate consumerism:  The Compassionate Diet  cookbook, the "compassion over cruelty&quo…

The world is engaged in an endless, partisan battle. Unlike the wars du jour — ISIS, Afghanistan, Iraq — the War on Animals doesn't garner headlines nor is it debated by politicians and pundits on cable news networks. In contrast to the War on Terror, the War on An…

Rising above 1500 Times Square and the Jacob Javits Center stands the most ambitious social justice campaign ever to be launched in New York—“Be Fair Be Vegan.” The powerful imagery and messaging introduces viewers to the sentience of animals by using evocative close-u…

Leaving for work one morning, I noticed a solitary Crane fly in the corner of a hall window in my apartment building. He was so still that I feared he might be dead. Upon closer inspection, he moved his long legs and crawled up the glass, frantically trying to get out.…

Addictions come in many different forms. Some people are addicted to substances like caffeine, drugs, and alcohol, while others are hooked on activities like buying and collecting stuff or watching porn. There are sexaholics, chocoholics, shopaholics, and workaholics. …

Protesting in front of the Catelli Brothers Slaughterhouse On World Day for Farmed Animals , celebrated every year on Gandhi’s birthday (October 2), I thought I would do something special to signify the day, so I attended a New Jersey Farm Animal Save protest at the Ca…

There’s nothing I love doing more on a Sunday than watching football and reading the Sunday New York Times . But imagine my surprise when I reached for the op-ed section and came upon an article preposterously titled " Support Your Local Slaughterhouse ." The…