A year ago this week, the campaign to retire the oxen known as Bill and Lou to a sanctuary came to a crashing close as Green Mountain College announced that they had killed Lou. (Bill was given a temporary stay of execution but was required to remain at the campus where he had been worked . . . → Read More: Bill and Lou, One Year Later
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Recently, we were interviewed for an online article, which we appreciated very much and you can read here. We had the idea, though, that the interview would run as a Q&A and thus put a lot of thought into carefully and fully answering some very challenging questions. So, as an addendum to that article, here . . . → Read More: The Many Flavors of LGBTQ at VINE 
The staff of VINE Sanctuary invite our supporters to help us remember the cow called Fennel in a way that will be helpful to other animals. Please share your ideas! . . . → Read More: For Fennel, Forever In what was arguably the most successful series of events yet (both here and around the world) designed to protest the animal sacrifice ritual known as Kaporos, approximately 180 birds were rescued this year in Brooklyn, NY. Of these, 95 were rescued with no money changing hands — a sure victory for those who . . . → Read More: Brief Recap of Brooklyn-Based Protests of Kaporos; Reflections to Follow For many years, VINE has offered refuge to chicken survivors of the Kaporos rituals that take place in New York each Yom Kippur. For those who don’t know what Kaporos is or of our longstanding efforts to end it, please see this report on last year’s protest and rescue. “Chickens as Kaporos” is an outmoded . . . → Read More: Once Again, For the Birds… 
Writing from prison, activist Manuel Salas explains how he sees the connections between animal rights and other struggles against injustice. . . . → Read More: Connections in Advocacy Work Are you one of those active types who wants to contribute, but who prefers doing something to simply sending in a donation? Have you been trying to think of a way to help VINE raise much-needed funds and spread awareness about animal liberation issues at the same time? Well, think no more! Here are three . . . → Read More: Ways to Help VINE While Having Fun 
One recent Saturday afternoon, as I headed for the local Recycling Center en route to the annual used book sale for the town library, a bright cherry-red car sped toward me, sunlight glinting off its gleaming grill and polished hood. My jaw dropped —actually dropped— as the passenger deliberately tossed some trash out the window . . . → Read More: Roadside Abstractions 
Two of the 17 former fighting roosters recently taken in by VINE Sanctuary are completely rehabilitated, and several others are nearly there. . . . → Read More: Fighting Rooster Rehabilitation Update |
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Intersectionality and Animals
Here’s the video of my recent lecture, “Intersectionality in Theory and Practice” at the International Animal Rights Conference in Luxembourg last month. For those who don’t have the time or patience to watch a 90 minute lecture, I’ve recapped many of the key points below. You might also want to visit the “Intersections” section of . . . → Read More: Intersectionality and Animals