Animals

• U.S. Government Support for the Dairy Industry and Its Impacts
• A Lesson of Coronavirus: Hunting Wildlife Can Be Deadly
• Why Chickens Deserve Our Respect
• Cruelty-Free Fashion: Growing Leather Without Animals
• How Horse-Drawn Carriages Shaped Cities—And Why Animal Welfare Is Phasing Them Out
• How a Holistic Approach to Animal Care Can Awaken Human Consciousness
• How the United States Is Failing Elephants—and What You Can Do
• Hummingbirds Are in Rapid Decline
• The Art of Building a Human-Hawk Relationship
• The Forgotten 10 Billion Lives: A Tale of Suffering, Survival, and the Fight to See Farmed Animals
• The Gilded Age of Animal Advocacy: A Transformative Era for America’s Moral Compass
• Trapped in a Tank: The Hidden Cruelty of the Tropical Fish Trade
• When We Restore Forests, We Also Preserve Bird Habitats
• Would Dogs Be Better Off Without Us?
• Chickens Are Smarter Than You Think
• Captive Elephants: The Harsh Reality
• Chickens Lack the Most Basic Legal Protection: The Right to Humane Slaughter
• Guide to Factory-Farmed Chickens: Animal Cruelty on a Massive Scale
• How Lab-Grown Meat Could Bring an End to Needless Animal Cruelty
• How the Psychology of Oppression Perpetuates Harm to Animals and the Environment
• How to Decode Humane Food Labels at the Supermarket
• If You Believe in Social Justice, You Believe in Veganism
• One Problem With Edibles: Dogs Sometimes Eat Them
• The Extreme Cruelty of Putting Mother Pigs in ‘Gestation Crates’
• The Lab Mouse Paradox: Why Science Still Depends on Animals Who Don’t Represent Us
• Ventilation Shutdown Is One of the Cruelest Ways to Kill Animals
• Next-Gen Fur Is Revolutionizing the Fashion World
• Monkeys Infected With Transmissible Diseases Are Trucked Across U.S.—Where’s the Transportation Department?
• The Most Misunderstood Shark: How Sand Tigers Defy Fear and Threats
• Outdoor Cats Are Fueling a Global Eco-Crisis, Pushing Birds and Other Species to Extinction
• How Zoos Can Contribute to Disease Transmission Between Humans and Animals
• The Myth of the “Feral” Cat: Understanding the Hidden Trauma of America’s Homeless Cats
• How 19th-Century DIY Dyeing and the Global Ostrich Plume Trade Shaped Fashion and Conservation
• Humans Share More With Animals Than We Often Recognize
• How a Worker Cooperative Is Mitigating the Stray Animal Crisis in Texas

Peter Christie

Peter Christie is a science journalist and author who writes frequently about conservation.

Jim Cubie

Jim Cubie, JD, is a consultant to the [https://ornithologycenter.com/protectbirds/ Muhlenberg College Center for Ornithology] where he advises on bird safety and native plants.

Fabiana Maizza

Fabiana Maizza is an assistant professor in anthropology at the [https://portal.unifesp.br/ Federal University of São Paulo].

Marjorie Hecht

Marjorie Hecht is a longtime magazine editor and writer with a specialty in science topics. She is a freelance writer living on Cape Cod.

Alicia Graef

Alicia Graef is a guardian and dog meat campaigner at [https://www.idausa.org/ In Defense of Animals]. A lifelong animal lover and freelance writer with a Bachelor’s degree in animal and veterinary science, Alicia has covered issues relating to animals for more than a decade.

Carmel Raz

Carmel Raz is an assistant professor of music at Cornell University whose research explores the history of music, cognition, aesthetics, and theories of mind from the 17th through the 19th centuries.

A.D. Manns

A.D. Manns is a historian and writer.

Chelsea Henderson

Chelsea Henderson is a journalist, author, and climate policy expert.

Jan Ritch-Frel

Jan Ritch-Frel is a co-founder of the Observatory and a co-editor of Human Bridges.

Freddie Clayton

Freddie Clayton is an investigative journalist with the [https://ccij.io/ Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism], focusing on environmental themes, specifically water and sanitation issues worldwide.

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