Gorillas in ‘zoo’ test positive for coronavirus
We destroy the habitat of other animals.Ship them to other continents.Imprison them in cramped spaces to have humans stare atContinue Reading
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Don’t erase us by calling veganism ableist
Veganism is sometimes accused of being ableist by pointing to the fact that ‘not everyone can be vegan, due toContinue Reading
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Veganizing the Re-Claimed Body: Queer and Disability Liberation. Guest post by Z. Zane McNeill
“The body as home, but only if it is understood that the stolen body can be reclaimed.” (Clare, 2009, p.13)Continue Reading
Call for Contributions: Critical Animal Studies Perspectives on COVID-19
Call for papers: 🌱🌱Critical Animal Studies Perspectives on COVID-19 🌱🌱 Animal Studies Journal Special Issue Critical Animal Studies Perspectives on COVID-19Continue Reading
From penguins to monkeys and city doves. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on other animals
The Corona pandemic has an enormous impact on the lives of millions of humans around the world. Not only forContinue Reading
I would also like to stay at home like you
Many chronically ill people live in near social isolation, year in, year out. Simply because they do not have theContinue Reading
Medication shaming
This also happens in vegan circles. 😒 Shaming people for taking medication. ‘If you would just eat healthier! I wouldContinue Reading
The ‘cuteness’ of a deaf puppy responding to sign language of a deaf man
Story on Goodmorning America about a deaf man who adopted a deaf labrador puppy. QUOTE: “Richelle Abbott, a mother ofContinue Reading
Spray painted polar bear T-34
The footage of a polar bear with “T-34” spray-painted in black on their side was reportedly first posted on FacebookContinue Reading
‘she’s mad and dangerous’
Ableism sometimes comes in more subtle forms. Animal rights and environmental activists are eagerly depicted as ‘lunies’, ‘crazy’ or ‘mad’Continue Reading
