Judges Say the Darndest Things
I gave a talk as part of a session with Lori Marino of the Whale Sanctuary Project and the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, and Kevin Schneider Executive Director of the Nonhuman…
Animal Liberation
Why Is Sentience Ethically Significant?
I contributed this piece to the World Animal Protection / Global Animal Network site in 2016, but that site is gone, so I am re-posting it here. We all agree that animals…
Are Humans and Animals Moral Equals?
I contributed this piece to the World Animal Protection / Global Animal Network site in 2016, but that site is gone, so I am re-posting it here. In a 1985 interview, PETA…
Interview with Charter for Animal Compassion
The British organization Charter for Animal Compassion recently interviewed me. Check it out!
Industrial Farming is Not Cruel to Animals
(Originally published at World Animal Protection, Global Animal Network) A recent paper published in the Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics with the title “Industrial Farming is Not Cruel to Animals” presents a…
Why is Sentience Ethically Significant?
I forgot to link to another blog piece I wrote for the World Animal Protection / Global Animal Network site. The piece is titled “Why is Sentience Ethically Significant?” Check it out!
Tom Regan 1938–2017
This tribute was originally posted at Animal Liberation Currents. Like many animal liberationists, I came to an understanding of the plight of our animal kin through Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation. Many people…
Knowing Animals Interview
I was recently interviewed for the Knowing Animals podcast. The subject of the interview, “Is Vegan Enough?”, focuses on my chapter in the just-released Critical Perspectives on Veganism. Check it out!
Animals & Society Institute Fellow Travelers Conference
I just got back from the Animals & Society Institute Fellow Travelers Conference where I gave a talk called “Is Veganism Speciesist or Exterminist?” There were some really great talks there. Thanks…
Global Animal Network
The Global Animal Network (formerly World Society for the Protection of Animals) has a new site. I am blogging there!