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THE LAST PIG, a documentary film about a farmer in upstate New York who struggles to align his livelihood with his principles, chronicles Bob Comis’ final year raising pigs for slaughter, intim...

https://theirturn.net/2015/08/04/the-last-pig/

During his campaign for Mayor of NYC and after his victory in 2013, Bill de Blasio so frequently and adamantly declared his intention to ban horse-drawn carriages that some people are under the i...

https://theirturn.net/2015/07/02/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-horse-drawn-carriages-ban/

Media outlets have treated the extermination of millions of hens due to bird flu as background information to what they regard as the real news: the impact of the flu deaths on egg prices, egg ex...

https://theirturn.net/2015/04/30/bird-flu-eggs-versus-lives

Ringling's "Center for Elephant Conservation" might sound, to some, like an idyllic retirement home, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Should the elephants really be turned over to the...

https://theirturn.net/2015/03/16/ringling-from-exploiter-to-caretaker/

When a reputed professor and author gave an anti-captivity presentation at a scientific meeting, SeaWorld, which could not dismiss him as a "radical," took a highly unusual and unethical step to ...

https://theirturn.net/2015/03/12/seaworlds-attempt-to-silence-extremist-researcher-backfires/

Don't be fooled by his childish smile and cheerful name. Barnaby Joyce is one of the most dangerous men on the planet, using lies and deception to convince the world that the millions of animals ...

https://theirturn.net/2015/02/22/barnaby-joyce-animal-cruelty

Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is challenging activists to "exit their comfort zone" on behalf of abused animals, and the message is resonating. Two years ago, could anyone have imagined that hun...

https://theirturn.net/2015/02/10/exiting-comfort-zone/

In an opinion piece that is simultaneously helpful and detrimental to farm animals, the NY Times dismisses the return of foie gras to California as a "nonissue" given the small number of animals ...

https://theirturn.net/return-of-foie-gras/

In the past two years, a new, confrontational approach to animal rights activism has taken hold and captured the attention of the media, the abusers and activists worldwide.

https://theirturn.net/animal_rights_protests_inside/

No amount of regulation can fix these eight conditions that make horse-drawn carriages inhumane and unsafe in midtown Manhattan.

https://theirturn.net/horse-drawn-carriages-inhumane/

All animals communicate with each other, but they can't speak human languages. If they could, what would they say to the people have robbed them of everything that makes life worth living?

https://theirturn.net/if-animals-could-talk-2/

Humans are the only species that can travel into outer space, communicate across oceans and keep ourselves alive past our expiration dates. But we are also the only species that is destroying the...

https://theirturn.net/superior-species/

Once an animal rights campaign is embraced by the mainstream, the corporation that is targeted would be wise to stop defending - and start fixing - the issue in question. This week, two corporati...

https://theirturn.net/animal-exploiters-in-denial/

Every five years, Hindus chop off the heads of approximately 300,000 animals in Nepal as a sacrifice to the goddess of power, Gadhimai. The public massacre has captured the world's attention beca...

https://theirturn.net/gadhimai-massacre/

Opposition to orca captivity has reached a fever pitch, but SeaWorld is digging in its heels. Happy ThanksKilling, SeaWorld. As you continue to mentally and physically kill your whale prisoners, ...

https://theirturn.net/seaworld-thanksgiving/

Those who exploit animals for profit or entertainment often resort to vulgar personal attacks against protesters instead of arguing their point of view about the issue. These incidents, a few of ...

https://theirturn.net/animal-abusersl-attacks/

It has all the trappings of a thriller, but, like The Cove, Virunga is a real-life documentary that exposes the plight of one of the planet's most beloved and intelligent animals.

https://theirturn.net/gorillas-crossfire/

By observing the actions of adults, children are taught that humans are superior to other animals and that other animals exist to serve our needs and desires as opposed to their own. Through grou...

https://theirturn.net/speciesism/

On "Jane Unchained," Jane Velez-Mitchell - America's most prominent spokesperson for animal rights - talks to Donny Moss from TheirTurn about the impact of meat on the climate, the horse-drawn ca...

https://theirturn.net/jane-velez-mitchell/

In moments of frustration and anger, many of us demonize an entire country when we learn about the atrocities they commit against animals, but those feelings are misguided. A short e-tour around ...

https://theirturn.net/animal-abusing-nations/

Each day, hundreds of millions of adults consume food and beverages made from cows' milk, and they don't give it a second thought. But if you were to ask dairy consumers what they think of drinki...

https://theirturn.net/human-breast-milk/

When advocates refer to an animal as "it" instead of "he" or "she," we reinforce the perception that animals are objects, not living beings. Why do we do that, and what should we be doing?

https://theirturn.net/choice-words-matters/

An RSCPA photo has triggered backlash from supporters and activists around the world who argue that serving abused animals is inconsistent the organization's purpose. If the RSPCA, whose mission ...

https://theirturn.net/rspca-serves-meat/

Hundreds of readers took the time to post comments on the article "What Should We Say to People Wearing Fur?" This post summarizes the feedback - in case it's useful, inspiring or, at the very le...

https://theirturn.net/what-to-say-fur-wearers/

Just because animals don't speak our language doesn't mean they don't experience the same emotions: fear, happiness, terror, pain, hunger and sadness. But try telling that to those who say, "Anim...

https://theirturn.net/animal-emotions/