Mirroring his Oscars acceptance speech in which he spoke to the plight of mother cows and their babies, Phoenix helps to liberate a cow and her newborn calf from a Los Angeles slaughterhouse and bring them to Farm Sanctuary

When it comes to love, sometimes opposites really do attract.

Eleven days. It had been eleven days since strangers mosied into the yard, netted Pete, and whisked her away.

Just like their namesake Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney song “Ebony and Ivory,” this bovine mother and son will now remain “side by side” for life.

According to market research company NPD Group, 12 percent of millennials (ages 23-38) identify as vegan or vegetarian, along with 11 percent of baby boomers, comprising perhaps one of the largest population blocks of herbivores since the Paleolithic era.

Going vegan and healthy in your décor is a process and takes time. But educating ourselves, waking up to the atrocities that can so easily be hidden within a home, is the first step towards a kinder, more compassionate, purer world.

Meet Marco Borges, the trainer and nutritionist who got Beyoncé and Jay-Z hooked on a plant-based diet.

David Bronner is not your typical CEO. The “Cosmic Engagement Officer” of Dr. Bronner’s all-natural, gender-neutral soaps—you may recognize them from their charmingly verbose packaging—is a fifth-generation soapmaker.

More cosmetics companies are going cruelty-free (finally!) but some still make products with animal ingredients like lanolin, collagen, or carmine (grrrr).

Diana Laverdure-Dunetz, canine nutritionist and founder of Plant-Powered Dog, believes people don’t have to choose between their compassion for all animals and the health of their dog.