Animal Rights Zone
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ARZone Podcast 84: Steve Best - The Politics of Total Liberation
Episode 84 features advocate and activist Prof. Steven Best, Ph. D.Steve Best is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso, but he’s perhaps best known as an advocate for the liberation of the earth and all who live on it - humans as well as other animals.Steve has…
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Horses Die. People Cheer. That’s the Melbourne Cup.
Horses Die. People Cheer. That’s the Melbourne Cup.A written protest against ritualised harm, commodification, and national spectacle Every November, Australia “pauses” for the Melbourne Cup Carnival, a four-day spectacle of fashion, betting, excesses and horse racing, culminating in the so-called…
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Trick or Treaty: When Diplomacy Digs Deeper Than the Mines
Trick or Treaty: When Diplomacy Digs Deeper Than the Mines‘Trick or Treat,’ they said. And the Prime Minister, in a strategic costume change, handed over the country’s rare mineral wealth like a bowl of Halloween candy.…
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Teaching Kindness, Rewriting Norms
Teaching Kindness, Rewriting NormsWhen Children Are Taught Kindness We secure a safer world. And for every living being, We ensure a brighter future. At Daisyfields Animal Sanctuary, children meet cows, chickens, and other animals we’re taught to forget. But here, they remember. They notice. They…
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When 'Energy Independence' Means Ecocide
When “Energy Independence” Means EcocideTrump’s Arctic Giveaway and the Largest Fossil Fuel Land Grab in Modern U.S. HistoryWhat Just Happened?On October 23, 2025, President Trump’s Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the largest fossil fuel land giveaway in modern U.S. history. The…
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Sealioning Survival Kit: Spot It. Name It. Stop It.
Sealioning Survival Kit: Spot It. Name It. Stop It.A helpful, emotionally clear resource for navigating rhetorical derailment in justice conversations.Sealioning isn’t curiosity, it’s derailment dressed as dialogue. It’s the performative demand for 'proof' from those who never intend to engage in…
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On the Claws of a Dilemma ~ Lee Hall
On the Claws of a Dilemma Written by Lee HallVegans and Cat RescueFor a vegan, caring for a cat is no easy feat. Dogs have broader diets, so the case seems easier. Many vegans buy or make vegetarian dog food.But how do we feed our cats? Products have been created and called vegan cat food, but are…
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Intention Does Matter ~ Benny Malone
Intention Does MatterWritten by Benny MaloneI was saddened recently to read about the large number of deaths of wild birds due to the harvesting of olives. Olive Oil Times reports millions of birds are killed each olive harvesting season in the Mediterranean basin according to research from…
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Trev Weeden & Kristy Alger ARZone Total Liberation Episode 17 Interview
In this interview we were very pleased to welcome our special guests, Trev Weeden and Kristy Alger.Trev has been an active member in the animal movement since becoming vegan in 2016. Co-organiser for the March to Close All Slaughterhouses since 2017, and co-organiser for both the World Day for the…
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Omari McQueen ARZone Vegfest UK Interview
In this interview we were joined by budding business sensation, Omari McQueen.Omari, who is already an award winning chef, has always had a passion for cooking, and started his own You Tube channel called “The Mari Maker Show”, as well as his own vegan business, Dipalicious, all by the age of ten!…
