by Michael Kern | Mar 23, 2021 | Animal Rights
Humans kill and mistreat animals for many excuses. These include the meat, clothing, and fur industries; animal testing and experimentations; and for sport. However, what gives us the right to do this just because animals don’t speak our language? Animals are not...
by Michael Kern | Nov 23, 2020 | Animal Rights, Veganism, Vegetarianism
Embracing a vegan lifestyle is one of the primary ways in which we can reduce demand for products that create cruelty for animals. This not only includes meat and animal-derived food products, but also industries that raise and kill animals for other products such as...
by Michael Kern | Nov 4, 2020 | Animal Rights
Using animals for human entertainment often results in profound suffering. Circuses, zoos and marine parks take animals away from their natural environment and force them to live in poor conditions, often enduring ongoing abuse. Animal ‘entertainments’ such as horse...
by Michael Kern | May 29, 2020 | Animal Rights
The reason why most people choose a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle is concern about the plight of animals, although other compelling reasons are also significant. The health benefits are widely documented, and there are wider environmental concerns generated by the...
by Michael Kern | May 15, 2020 | Animal Rights
Farm animals are officially recognised in the European Union as sentient beings. This means that they are recognised as able to feel emotions, pain, discomfort, fear and frustration. Despite this, billions of animals bred for food are factory farmed, and so spend...