PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont An innocent cat named Gem was doused with bleach and beaten to death in Fairfield, Connecticut, during a domestic dispute.  Sadly, this was not the individual’s first horrific act of cruelty to animals — the same man was previously convicted for scalding a dog with hot water […]

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Research shows that violence toward animals and violence toward people often intersect in homes where abuse and control are already present. While the research does not suggest every person who harms animals will also hurt humans, it does show that animal cruelty is a consistent and powerful warning sign of animal cruelty, meaning intervention can […]

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Jane Goodall, the pioneering primatologist whose work with wild chimpanzees forever changed how humans see the natural world — and whose tireless advocacy inspired generations to fight for animals and the planet — has died at the age of 91, according to the Jane Goodall Institute. All of us at Lady Freethinker mourn her passing […]

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Alaska’s Supreme Court has issued a ruling that may help protect bears and other wildlife in Alaska from being targeted in a fatal predator control program, according to Anchorage Daily News. After an attorney from Anchorage, Alaska sued the state on the grounds that its predator killing program negatively impacted her ability to watch the […]

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Ellie Laks has been rescuing — and hugging — cows for over 25 years.  Living at the sanctuary she founded in 1999, aptly called The Gentle Barn, Laks shares her home with nearly 200 animals – including many cows she saved from slaughterhouses. Each animal is an individual with a unique personality and story. “After […]

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Over 1,000 baby goats have been saved from the dairy industry in France thanks to the efforts of one woman dedicated to finding forever homes for the innocent animals. If you’ve ever met a goat, you might think they are similar to cats — curious, intelligent animals who enjoy companionship and may be a bit […]

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A new book by psychologist and vegan advocate Dr. Melanie Joy explores how oppressive systems sustain themselves and how animal and social justice warriors can stay sane and healthy while working to dismantle them. How To End Injustice Everywhere builds on Joy’s previous works on Carnism — or the invisible belief system that conditions people […]

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Actress Alexandra Paul has signed an urgent letter, on behalf of Lady Freethinker, to the Bureau of Land Management demanding that they stop rounding up wild horses after 31 horses in Nevada’s Antelope Complex have died during a helicopter roundup.  The letter points out that one of those tragedies, as documented by a Lady Freethinker observer, […]

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PETITION TARGET: Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office UPDATE (5/30/2023): According to court records, the defendant’s next hearing is June 2. We’ll keep watching this case. — Lady Freethinker Staff * Jäger, a sweet 11-year-old dog, reportedly was kicked to death by a man in Holbrook, New York, according to news reports. Veterinarians at a local animal hospital determined […]

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Anger and activism often go hand in hand. Anger as an emotion, in and of itself, is not “bad,” said Dr. Melanie Joy, a psychologist, founder of Beyond Carnism, and co-founder of the Center for Effective Vegan Advocacy. Anger, managed in a healthy way, can motivate people to take meaningful action that makes the world […]

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For nonprofit Voice for the Animals’ founder Melyá, Greece is a land of great beauty, heart and history. But it also was a country where animal abusers weren’t always being brought to justice, in part because some law enforcement and prosecutors weren’t steeped in the signs of animal cruelty or how to make evidence from […]

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Veterinarian Gwendolen Reyes-Illg considers herself just another person who felt an early connection with animals and turned that compassion into a career. But she was in for some surprises when she shifted her path from emergency medicine, mostly for cats and dogs, to farmed animals suffering within the animal agriculture industry. She noticed the focus […]

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I boarded an Alaska Airlines flight on a break home to see my family and woke up just in time for the attendant’s cart to stop in my row. Automatically, I accepted the small pretzel pack he handed out, and as automatically prepared to hand it back when my eyes landed on “Butter.” But then […]

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Violence and threats against animals were used to control victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reports. The study,  conducted by researchers at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), includes key findings that animals of domestic violence victims were abused or threatened during COVID lockdowns to prevent victims from leaving […]

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She’s a physician, a military veteran, an animal advocate crusader – and an artist with a new exhibit. Dr. Aysha Akhtar has previously been featured by Lady Freethinker for her co-founding of the Center for Contemporary Sciences (CCS), a scientific organization devoted to finding alternatives to cruel and unreliable biomedical and research testing on non-human […]

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From creating an enriching and safe home environment to getting better at reading cat body language, Ingrid Newkirk’s “250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You To Know” is sure to include enlightening tips for both new pet parents and veteran cat guardians. Newkirk, who is the co-founder and president of the People for the Ethical […]

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If you asked arboreal adventurer Meg Lowman for advice, she might tell you, “Always carry a headlamp” or “Wear a vest with lots of pockets.” She also might advise you to stop buying products containing palm oil, the demand for which is wiping out life-saving rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia, or to start speaking up […]

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Editorial Note: This is a special guest column written  by Tara Jackson, the executive director of the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS), a charity working to defend animals used in science. BY TARA JACKSON It’s common knowledge that animals are farmed for food and clothing. However, what I think will shock a lot of people, […]

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When human rights legend Dick Gregory visited Amherst College in 1986 to speak about the state of Black America, he forever changed the life of an unhealthy sophomore sitting in the wings. Tracye McQuirter, now a vegan nutritionist and entrepreneur who is looking and feeling fabulous at age 54, told Lady Freethinker (LFT) she had […]

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Vanessa Shakib, an animal attorney and founder of firm Advancing Law for Animals, got set on the high-powered path of using litigation to fight for better conditions for animals the day before Thanksgiving, when she was a sophomore in college. The causes were a friend Shakib described as “an annoying vegan” and a documentary about […]

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