Can we measure animal happiness?
Understanding animal happiness, and in turn their unhappiness, is key to creating a society that values empathy towards animals. What makes for a good life? Animal welfare advocates have predominantly focused on reducing pain, suffering, and distress, and on making...
Despite the terrible impact on the planet, Americans won’t stop eating meat. Why?
Despite growing awareness about the harm to the environment caused by meat consumption, Americans continue to buy and eat meat. Grim new facts about meat’s impact on livestock, workers, and the planet seem to emerge every day, and when it comes to animal agriculture’s...
The heartbreak of vegans
Humans are capable of deeply loving animals and sharing their lives with them. When they die, the grief is as deeply felt as that of a fellow human. Because vegans see animals for who they are, we also connect with them in a profound way – particularly those...
How is it possible to love your pets and wildlife but still eat animals?
It is called cognitive dissonance and is a major obstacle to ending a person’s support of the meat, dairy, and egg industries, because it involves an emotional detoxification process that is uncomfortable for people who have been consuming animals and animal products...
A meat-free future is possible if it comes at the right price
A meat-free future will depend on the accessibility of meat alternatives, such as plant-based meat products. In this regard price matters above all else. It will be cost not kindness that ends animal agriculture – but when will we achieve vegan meat price parity? As...
