Today, I read a very special story called “¡Adiós, Cordera!”, written in 1892 by Leopoldo Alas (also known as Clarín). “¡Adiós, Cordera!” is a touching story of two children, named Rosa and Pinín, who love their family’s cow, Cordera, like a mother. The family is very poor, and the...

I love language, and I advocate being thoughtful about the words we use – not in a way that is derisively called “politically correct” but in a way that reflects the truth and doesn’t hide it. I advocate using language that celebrates animals rather than denigrates them. I urge...

As many of you know, I believe the only hope for animals – their future, their well-being, their dignity – lies in our ability to change the way we think about them: changing from a mindset that perceives them as here for us to use as we please to...

“Linus was a calf born to a dairy cow, owned by a small-scale farmer who ordered him killed when he saw he was male. Males, after all, are useless in an industry that exploits the female reproductive system. Luckily, a compassionate individual intervened, and Linus lives safely at Farm...

I believe that the process of becoming vegan is the process of reclaiming our true compassion and becoming reawakened to it, and I think understanding the journey of going from innately compassionate child to desensitized adult to one whose compassion is re-awakened is key to inspiring it in others...