Archive - Animal Politics with Ed Boks

The 2028 Olympic Games Are Coming for LA’s Most Vulnerable

Shelter animals, fragile ecosystems, and struggling communities will pay the price for two weeks of global spectacle.

22 hrs ago •

Ask Me Anything #14: Why Some Animal Shelters Refuse Well-Meaning Help

When Help Feels Like a Threat: The Psychology Behind Shelter Resistance

Jun 21 •

A New Way to Track Every Living Thing—No Cameras, No Traps, Just Air

Airborne DNA is transforming how we protect wildlife, understand ecosystems, and define personal privacy.

Jun 18 •

The Unanswered Questions Behind Kristen Hassen’s Philosophy

How Animal Welfare’s Leading Voices Dodge the Questions That Matter Most

Jun 16 •

Ask Me Anything #13: Cracks in the Halo—Turning Scrutiny Into Reform at San Diego Humane Society and Beyond

From Scandal to Solution: Turning Criticism Into Progress for Shelters Everywhere

Jun 14 •

Legal Defeat, PR Victory: How the San Diego Humane Society Spun a Court Rebuke Into a Win

Mandated policy changes don’t usually spark celebrations—unless you control the narrative.

Jun 12 •

Los Angeles: Where Failure Is Policy

LA Animal Services doesn’t just suffer from dysfunction—it’s engineered for it.

Jun 10 •

AMA #12: Cat Torture for Profit: Exposing a Global Horror Hidden in Plain Sight

Inside the Undercover Fight to Dismantle Sadistic Criminal Rings—and What You Can Do to Help.

Jun 7 •

Dereliction of Duty: Skid Row and the Moral Collapse of LA Animal Services

Skid Row’s animal crisis lays bare the legal and moral failure of Mayor Bass’s administration.

Jun 6 •

Breaking the Consortium: Dr. Jeff Young’s Fight for Compassionate, Accessible Animal Care

How the Rocky Mountain Vet Challenges Corporate Power, Economic Euthanasia, and the Status Quo in Animal Welfare

Jun 5 •

Mail-Order Massacre: Thousands of Chicks Die in U.S. Postal Truck

How USPS Became a Lifeline—and a Death Trap—for America’s Hatchery Industry.

Jun 2 •

From Victory to Vigilance: Ending Kangaroo Leather Is Just the Beginning

A global win for animal welfare exposes the deeper challenge of compassionate coexistence.

Jun 1 •

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