Crisis point: humans or animals, is that the question?
In impossible situations, times of war and emergency, are animals more or less deserving of rescue than humans? Claire Hamlett examines the different opinions expressed during the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan.
The campaigns to end the sales of Morrisons ‘Frankenchickens’ are admirable, but are they a distraction?
Why do supermarkets spend so much money on their marketing campaigns? Why does not a single supermarket advert show the daily life of a chicken on an intensive farm, where 95 per cent of all their chickens come from?
Why march for animal rights?
OPINION: At a time when campaigners and activists are looking for ever more impactful and imaginative types of action to get a message across, what place do marches still have? Surge writer Claire Hamlett shares her thoughts having attended her first animal rights march at the weekend.
‘Blood on her hands’: why exactly did activists dye the Queen’s fountains red?
Animal Rebellion activists dyed the iconic Queen Victoria Memorial fountain red yesterday, accusing the current queen of having ‘blood on her hands’. We take a look at the scandal that sparked this action plus the ways in which crown lands have either supported animal agriculture or turned a blind eye to hunting.
Social media platforms are profiting from animal abuse
Social media platforms YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook are enabling and profiting from serious and prolific animal abuse, according to a new investigation and report by the Asia for Animals coalition.
UK meat industry to exploit prisoners because no one really wants to kill and slice up animals
News emerged this week of a desperate plan being concocted by the UK meat industry to address its labour crisis by employing prisoners via work release schemes. They say it’s the result of the combined effect of Brexit and Covid, but all it confirms is that only people with no other options would choose to butcher animals.
The Surrogate: a personal account of rearing dairy calves separated from their mothers
When a calf is taken from their mother, who steps in to care for them? Former dairy farmer Jackie Norman shares her harrowing story of the heartbreak and misery of calving season in New Zealand.
Marine debris: a threat to all life on our planet
From bottle tops on beaches to microplastics in bodies, marine debris infiltrates the environment, animals and humans, posing an ever-growing threat to all life on our planet.
Is animal testing for cosmetics returning to the UK? Everything we know
Following reports that animal testing for cosmetics could once again be allowed in the UK, we look at what that could mean for the future of the cruel and unnecessary practice.
Desperate bid to evacuate animals and animal workers out of Afghanistan
As governments scramble to evacuate personnel from Afghanistan following its fall to the Taliban on Sunday, animal shelter staff, campaigners and veterinary associations are calling on Boris Johnson not to leave those who work with animals behind.
Disrupting dairy: cell culture technology could revolutionise milk production, but will it remove animals from the equation?
Marking the release of our latest video - The Truth About Plant Milks: Displacement of Indigenous People, Destruction & Deforestation - we take a look at cell-cultivated milk technology, said to take cows and other animals, including humans, out of milk production. More sustainable it might be, but is it actually more ethical?
Plant Based Treaty calls for global agreement and all hands on deck to address the ‘code red’ climate emergency
GUEST ARTICLE: A new initiative calling on the world’s governments to come together and take urgent action to address the climate crisis by shifting to a plant-based system has been launched. Anita Kranjc and Nicola Harris explain the principle behind the Plant Based Treaty campaign, which has received widespread support from high-profile campaigners.