The Pursuit of Money is Harming the Animal Movement
Dr. Casey Taft discusses the pursuit of money in the animal movement and how it ultimately may harm animals, both human and non-human.
Can a Leopard Change Her Spots?
Excerpt from the Introduction of Joshua Katcher’s upcoming book, “Fashion Animals.”
We All “Drank the Kool-Aid” with Respect to Animal Testing
For decades, testing on nonhuman animals has been considered standard practice in order to develop medications and ensure that consumer products are safe for humans. However, not only is this patently unethical, whatever the reason it is being done, but also there now exist several more accurate methods of testing and research that do not involve abusing nonhumans.
Fictionalizing Animal Identities
An important strategy in the propaganda used to oppress inferior groups is a concerted assault on the identity of those groups. The fictions of animal identity covered in this chapter have been enormously successful at distancing us from the animals we exploit. If we think of farmed animals at all, we are most likely rationalizing away why they don’t matter, why they shouldn’t be given the same consideration as other animals, and even why they deserve their fate.
Power and Responsibility
“Power and Responsibility” by Ren Hurst. Chapter 17 of Riding on the Power of Others: A Horsewoman’s Path to Unconditional Love.
Mother Corn, Father Pumpkin, Sister Bean: Circles of Compassion
A historical examination of plant-based diets among Native Americans.
Psychological Abuse and Bullying: Millennial Vegan
How to recognize and deal with psychological abuse as animal advocates.
Fact, Fiction, and Fallacy: The Skinny on Soy
The misinformation campaign on soy by the meat and dairy industries.
The Importance of Listening in Animal Advocacy
Dr. Casey Taft discusses the importance of listening in animal advocacy.
Silencing Fellow Advocates
Dr. Casey Taft discusses how some animal advocates attempt to silence other advocates.
Psychological Abuse in Animal Advocacy
For the blog this week, Dr. Casey Taft discusses the harmful impacts of psychological abuse, how we can identify such abuse in animal advocacy, and the benefits of non-abusive communication approaches.
Why I’m a Pro-Intersectional Animal Advocate
Dr. Casey Taft discusses his pro-intersectionality stance as it applies to animal advocacy and principles of clinical psychology. Excerpts of this article are from the recently released Motivational Methods for Animal Advocacy: A Clinical Psychology Perspective.