One of the most honest accounts I’ve encountered of humanity’s relationship with nonhuman animals comes from political theorist Dinesh Wadiwel, who describes it as a state of war — not a metaphorical war, but a literal one, in which we are the aggressors. If you were an alien who knew nothing about our species, you might expect a civilization that... See more

This brings the idea of value to the fore – is the life of a common housecat more valuable than the life of an elk? Since we are more closely connected to domesticated animals like cats and dogs, do we place greater value on their lives?Why is the life of a deer less valued than the life of Cecil the lion (http://cecilthelion.org/)? We assign... See more

The subject of non-human victims of car accidents (often referred to as “roadkill”), much like the subject of food waste, may be a tough one for some animal advocates to parse ethically: on the one hand, there is no animal lover that wants to see animals hit by vehicles, as much as this may be an inevitability in a car-focused culture (and some... See more