by Nandini Jain | Nov 11, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Priyanka Chaudhary moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. Growing up, she cared for several pets in her house and had always wanted to do something for animals but did not know where to start. However, she soon found a reason. While leaving for the...
by Maggie "Mojo" Brawley | Nov 4, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
Animal welfare, rights, protections—which term is best, and how does one define it? The lines get convoluted, and the topic is controversial. Matilda, a postpartum pig, sparked much debate when she made international headlines last year as a commercial farm fugitive....
by Amelia Lorrey | Aug 11, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
Growing up, Robin Singh was an animal lover, but as he remembers “in India, when we say you’re an animal lover, we mean just dogs.” Defying this sort of thinking, he became a vegetarian in 1997 and years later, after learning more about animal agriculture, he went...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Jun 24, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
A thought-provoking new book by Food Engineer Camila Perussello, PhD, Food for Thought: Planetary Healing Begins on Our Plate, presents a fascinating, science-based analysis of food production and consumption that illustrates how what we put on our plate has a direct...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Jun 10, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
In the heart of the Ozark mountains, just miles from the Buffalo River, lives the Human Society of Marion County, a no- kill shelter that is not only having an impact upon the lives of animals and people, they are having a profound impact on the environment as well....