Just mentioning the word "nonviolence" brings to mind two hallowed peace patriots: Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. There is some debate on whether nonviolence is the opposite of war, but in a world where animals are subjected to reprehensible degrees of violence every moment, almost exclusively at our hand, war is only the tip of the …

What do you get when you cross a love for animals with a love for knitting? Cruelty-free crafting, of course! By cruelty-free, I mean using other great materials besides wool.

It's not something you want to think about when you sit down to work on your latest knitting project, but unfortunately, sheep raised for wool are subjected to several cruel and …

As a vegan, one of the questions that I get a lot from perplexed people concerns wool. Many people have an idyllic image of happy sheep roaming green hills, but as with any industry that profits from animals, money always comes before the animals' well-being. Below are some of the most shocking facts about the wool industry:

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This post, written by Jeff Mackey, originally appeared on The PETA Files.

The pressure is on for the Australian wool industry! Jiangsu Sunshine Group, a $1.8 billion Chinese textile company, is the world's largest buyer of Australian wool-and it's calling on the Aussie wool industry …