Imagine a veterinary profession that sees every animal as a someone — not a something. 🐾 Dr. Ramirez envisions a future where veterinary medicine stands for compassion, not exploitation.
After undercover investigations by Animal Outlook and Our Honor, Manning Beef — Los Angeles’s last remaining cow slaughterhouse — has officially shut down.
On National Egg Day, veterinarians can and should speak out—against VSD+, for less cruel methods like nitrogen gas or high expansion nitrogen foam, and support animal-free methods of food production.
After years of neglect and public outcry, Miami Seaquarium will close on Oct. 12th. This closure marks a small victory in a much larger fight for justice — but the animals deserve more than a quiet exit.
Now, the question remains: Where will the animals go? Their future must not repeat their past.
Dr. Crystal Heath of Our Honor calls out the ongoing use of “terminal labs” in veterinary education—where animals are killed for training—even though more humane, animal-free alternatives already exist.
Do you think it’s time for schools to adopt protocols that respect life & prioritize compassion?
California is this close to a statewide ban on cruel declaw procedures. ✊🐾 AB 867 has passed the Senate and Assembly and is now on Governor Newsom’s desk.
This is the FINAL step to victory for cats across California. Let’s make history together. 💙🐱
Our next Volunteer Orientation is your chance to get involved! Learn how Our Honor mobilizes veterinarians, exposes corporate cover-ups, and builds a courageous movement for all species. 🌍✍️
Dr. Questen says acupuncture helps her patients feel happier, healthier, and even control allergies — sometimes with just one session. Have you tried acupuncture? What was your experience?
“Good medicine” isn’t just for the wealthy. Access to care and spectrum of care mean meeting animals’ needs where they are—vaccines, spay/neuter, parasite treatment, antibiotics—delivered affordably and effectively.
When veterinarians speak out, reform is possible. In California, the profession’s moral authority helped advance a statewide ban on declawing — proof that veterinary voices can drive policy change. 🩺✍️
🐾 Our Honor’s theory of change: People may not always trust activists, but they do trust veterinarians. That trust has too often been used to justify harm—but we’re flipping the script.
Pigs killed in carbon dioxide gas chambers experience air hunger, panic, and violent thrashing for up to 60 seconds before losing consciousness. Industry claims of a ‘controlled’ process don’t match the footage. Even Temple Grandin calls it ‘unacceptable.’
🫀 A new paper shows 41% of cardiologists recommend a whole-food, plant-based diet—yet only 8% follow it.
The more this is talked about, the more doctors may begin to rethink their own choices. Change starts with awareness, then spreads—one percentage point at a time.
Veterinary students shouldn’t have to kill the very beings they’re training to protect. Ending this cycle of violence in education could shift the future for billions of animals. 🐴🐶🐱🐔🐟
Dr. Crystal Heath highlights a recent FOIA request for IACUC protocols related to veterinary training exercises involving animal sacrifice—and encourages others to use it as a model for their own inquiries.
Accountability starts with asking the right questions.
Dr. Crystal Heath explores how systems that discourage dissent mirror the dynamics of cults—whether rooted in ideology or hierarchy—and how to recognize the manipulative tactics at play.
🌡️💀 Heat waves are leaving the dairy industry with mounting cattle deaths and limited options for disposal. Rendering facilities are backed up, and on-site composting is being promoted as an alternative—saving producers about $115 per carcass.
Our Honor Executive Director helped author a first-of-its-kind review of public records from U.S. and Canadian veterinary schools — revealing just how many animals are killed for teaching.
