animal rights, china, dog meat festival, yulin

Amid COVID-19, China Celebrates Dog Meat Festival

In June, Yulin City in China held its annual dog meat festival, infuriating pandemic experts and animal rights activists. Six months since the COVID-19 outbreak, one would think that the Chinese government would be stricter in its control over meat markets. After all, COVID-19 did emerge in one of the wet markets that reportedly sold ...

Raven Montmorency

Yulin caged dogs.

Did We Really Once Have Animal Trials?

When animals attack, there is no formal prosecution, no court, or even a defense attorney appointed. However, this was not always the case. During the Middle Ages, animals were charged with crimes (usually murder) and were brought to court. They were appointed a lawyer and tried, just as if they were people; so yes, there ...

Troy Oakes