Changing NZ’s Crimes Act to cover family pets caught in violent situations is a good start. But better resourcing and training will be needed to make it work.

While nonhuman animals are often described as family, beloved, irreplaceable when fulfilling a companion animal role, they sit in a complex socio-legal context that does not value them as subjects ...

This book defines and and argues for a critical pet studies that challenges conventional narratives about pets.

Today, Dr Zoei Sutton and I sat down for what was supposed to be a quick chat about publishing in critical animal studies. We ended up chatting for an hour about all kinds of issues, including: How…

We urge Macquarie University management to reverse this decision and preserve the vital disciplines of Sociology and Politics. Sociology has a key place in the social sciences as the broadest and mos...

YouTube video by Farm Animal Rights Movement

Montana-based hunting influencer flies out of Australia on Friday after home affairs minister said he couldn’t ‘wait to see the back of this individual’

YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal

This article explores how Veganuary’s growth has sparked a global shift toward veganism, changing consumption habits and raising awareness about animal rights.

Health secretary says emergency measures banning sale and supply for gender dysphoria will be made indefinite after expert advice

Academics says the changes are short-sighted, but a business group says it will boost productivity.

Australasian Animal Studies Association Home Acknowledgement of Country Many of the scholars who form the Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) work on the lands of First Nations peoples. AAS...

Alt: a man in a suit is holding three boxes of pizza. He enters an apartment with a happy expression that dissolves into horror upon realising that in the short time he was away everything is on fire and someone is having a dramatic medical emergency. If you were excited about nano and arrived to find a shitstorm had erupted, same.

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The 2024 Meeting of the International Association of Vegan Sociologists

This two-day event explores the innovative field of Vegan Sociology. Through round table discussions focussed on key areas of interest in the Australia/Aote ...

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Dr Kate Stewart, Associate Professor in Sociology, was interviewed as part of a new documentary exploring the leading arguments facing the vegan movement. 'I Could Never Go Vegan' will be released in ...

This symposium brings together researchers, teachers and school leaders to discuss current challenges associated with boys and schooling and identify possible directions for future educational researc...

This seminar will present three papers, each from an established Bourdieusian scholar.

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Stuff cuts are just the most visible aspect of critical problems within the modern university, as a new survey of academic workers reveals.