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  • Two small birds are shown on the ground. One is dead. The other is standing over the body, its mouth open as if wailing in grief.

    Do Animals Grieve?

    Humans have long used our ability to experience complex emotions to distinguish ourselves from other animals. But is this ability really isolated to our species? And if non-human animals do have the capacity to emote, what does that say about how we treat them?

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  • Emily Moran Barwick of Bite Size Vegan is shown on the left, author and vegan activist Gary Yourofsky on the right. Between the two is a close-up view of a beautiful white cow.

    Speciesism: The Original Discrimination | ft. Gary Yourofsky

    Speciesism is the assumption of human superiority leading to the exploitation of animals. It is the false belief that non-human animals do not have nor deserve the same rights as we humans. It is the oldest form of discrimination on this planet

    Read more about Speciesism: The Original Discrimination | ft. Gary Yourofsky
  • The image shows a close-up of Fargo, a beautiful cow that is now happily living at the Sasha Farm Animal Sanctuary.

    Cow Escapes Slaughterhouse & Finds Sanctuary At SASHA Farm

    Meet the cow who beat all odds. He escaped slaughter and now lives free on SASHA Farm animal sanctuary. Sanctuaries are so vital to the animal rights movement. They are safe houses for refugees, providing shelter, food, water, and , most importantly, freedom.

    Read more about Cow Escapes Slaughterhouse & Finds Sanctuary At SASHA Farm
  • A person is shown holding an apple in one hand and a hamburger in the other. They appear to be weighing the decision of which to eat.

    Is Eating Animals A Personal Choice?

    If you’ve ever said “I respect your choice to be vegan, so you should respect my choice to eat meat,” please watch this video. Is eating meat, dairy and eggs a choice? And should it be equally respected as the choice to be vegan?

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  • a close up of a pig's face in the foreground with 5 or more in the background in a mud pit

    Is It Moral to Eat Meat?

    If we can’t talk about where our animal products come from and what the animals go through to become “products,” how can we stand to eat them? As Gary Yourofsky says, if it’s not good enough for your eyes, why is it good enough for your stomach?

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