Abstract and Keywords
Our worldview is made of animals. Our views of animals determine how we see nature—the living world, as well as our part in it. Pre-agricultural peoples were intrigued by ani­mals, their behaviors, and powers. In these totemic societies, animals were seen as First Beings, ancestors, and there was … READ MORE

The November/December 2019 issue of The Animals Voice Magazine featured the cover story, “Three Wise Men,” profiling three animals activists making tremendous contributions toward the improvement of animals’ lives. The interviews were conducted by Animals Voice Associate Editor Susan Barzallo. This is the first of the three.

Jim Mason is an … READ MORE

An Interview with Jim Mason
from No Compromise Issue 21
Jim Mason is a pioneering author within the animal liberation movement. In 1980, he co-authored Animal Factories with Peter Singer, which served as an eye-opening expose of the conditions on factory farms in the United States. Mason’s next groundbreaking book, An … READ MORE

“Hey, Diddle Diddle, The cat and the fiddle
And a cow jumped over the moon;
The little boy laughed to see such sport
and the dish ran away with the spoon”

At first, I didn’t think of other animals as things to be used like machines. To me, they seemed to be … READ MORE