January 01, 2026

Eat Black-Eyed Peas and Collard Greens Day; Publication of the following books: In the Shadow of Man, by Jane Goodall; The Dark Face of Science, by John Vyvyan; Political Theory and Animal Rights, by Andrew Linzey; Animals, Property, and the Law, by Gary Francione; Animal Theology, by Andrew Linzey; The Heretic’s Feast: A History of Vegetarianism, by Colin Spencer; The Livewire Guide to Going, Being, and Staying Veggie!, by Juliet Gellatley; Alternatives to the Harmful Use of Non Human Animals in Veterinary Medical Education, by Nedim Buyukmihci; Speciesism, by Joan Dunayer; Get Political for Animals and Win the Laws They Need, by Julie Lewin; The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments, by Andrew Knight; Animals and Public Health: Why Treating Animals Better is Critical to Human Welfare, by A. Akhtar; Animals in the Classical World: Ethical Perspectives from Greek and Roman Texts, by A. Harden; The Problem of Animal Pain: A Theodicy For All Creatures Great And Small, by T. Dougherty, Y. Nagasawa, et al.; The Ethics of Animal Re-creation and Modification: Reviving, Rewilding, Restoring, by M. Oksanen and H. Siipi; Christian Theology and the Status of Animals: The Dominant Tradition and Its Alternatives, R. McLaughlin; The Minimalist Vegan: A simple manifesto on why to live with less stuff and more compassion, by Michael and Masa Ofei; The Flight of Birds: A Novel in Twelve Stories, by Joshua Lobb; Obaysch: A Hippopotamus in Victorian London, by John Simons; Dingo Bold: The Life and Death of K'gari Dingoes, by Rowena Lennox; Release of the Netflix Original series, You Are What You Eat; A Twin Experiment; A Simple Prayer.