I first learned about Karen Davis and United Poultry Concerns in 2009 when exploring ways to better understand and care for my first family of adopted chickens. I was immediately READ ON
Book Reviews
For the Birds: a Book that Challenges Society’s Attitudes about Chickens and Empowers the Animal Rights Movement
Book Review: The Chain by Robin Lamont
Calvin Neufeld reviews The Chain by Robin Lamont. A fiction novel set in and around a commercial slaughterhouse. With a cover image, a title and a subject matter that would READ ON
Meat Logic: The Book that Examines Our Rationalizations for Eating Animals
While much animal advocacy justifiably focuses on our emotional connections to animals, Meat Logic: Why We Eat Animals by author Charles Horn, reveals that many rationalizations for eating animal products READ ON
Interview with Dan Bodenstein, Author of Steven the Vegan
For me, it was important that the book taught about being vegan through compassion, not fear, and not anger. There’s enough negative emotions like that in the world, and I READ ON
Nine Thanksgiving Children’s Stories Where Turkeys Are Heroes Not Food
Traditionally, stories involving Thanksgiving end up with a turkey on the table, but as more families are celebrating Thanksgiving by seeking more mindful and compassionate choices, they’re also looking for READ ON
Vegan Author and Illustrator Ruby Roth Finds an Empathic Audience in Children
Upon first glance of Roth’s children’s book, That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals, one is immediately taken by the compelling illustrations and simple yet thoughtful messages as it guides us READ ON
Animal, Vegetable, Science, Ethics: Interview with Jonathan Balcombe
Author, ethologist and biologist Dr. Jonathan Balcombe is breaking new ground in our understanding of and appreciation for animals. For many, Second Nature, his last book, was their first introduction READ ON
The Moral Lives of Animals: Exclusive Interview with Author Dale Peterson
In the study of animal behavior and intelligence, Jane Goodall may be the first name that comes to mind, but author and researcher Dale Peterson is no less important in READ ON
UK Author Joseph D’Lacey Talks to Us about His Novel ‘MEAT: You Are What You Eat’
UK Author Joseph D’Lacey has taken the literary world by storm with his recent novel, MEAT: You Are What You Eat. The transformative power of this book and the creative READ ON
