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Joaquin Phoenix Releases New Must-See Animal Rights Documentary
(Updated December 16, 2019) | “The Animal People,” an animal rights documentary executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix, is now available to stream. The premiered at the Austin Film Festival last October. Jorja Fox (“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”) produced and Denis Henry Hennelly (“Goodbye World”) and Casey Suchan (“Rock the Bells”) co-directed. “The Animal People” shows “what […]
Who Is Moby and Why Is He Vegan?
Who is Moby? The best-selling musician is also a vegan animal rights activist, author, and restaurateur. Find why this celebrity is all in for the animals.
Newly Elected Swiss Politician Is on a Mission to Ban Factory Farming
Meret Schneider, Green Party member and co-founder of the animal rights think tank Sentience Politics, has been elected to Switzerland’s National Council.
New Australian Law Recognizes Animals As Sentient Beings
The Australian Capital Territory has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to recognize animals as sentient beings and their rights in law.
Joaquin Phoenix Stars In a Campaign to End Speciesism
‘Joker’ star Joaquin Phoenix is on a campaign to end speciesism. The vegan actor appears in a new ad for PETA.
This Documentary Exposes How Big Dairy Is Threatening Wild Tule Elk Population
A new documentary sheds light on how animals — even outside of the factory farm — are often the victims of our appetite for meat and dairy. In Northern California’s Point Reyes National Seashore, Tule elk populations are threatened by a government protecting the interests of ranchers. “The Shame of Point Reyes,” an independent film […]
This Major London Borough Just Banned the Sale of Fur
Islington, a major London borough, just banned the sale of fur at its markets; campaigners hope it will encourage a UK-wide fur ban.
California Becomes First State to Ban Fur Trapping
California is the first state to ban fur trapping by way of the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019; the state may also ban the sale of fur.