All submissions of writing will be either accepted or rejected within two weeks of receipt. Our usual turn-around time is less than one day. We buy either first North American serial rights or one-time reprint rights, depending on whether or not the material has been previously published, including the right of publication in both our newsprint and electronic editions. All other rights remain with the author. Because we are a nonprofit publication, we prefer to receive freelance materials as donations.
Payment is upon acceptance.
We do not pay for guest opinion columns. Please do not query by telephone. We do not assign spot news coverage to freelancers. Profile submissions are particuarly welcome, especially if accompanied by photographs. Although we may occasionally be receptive to a profile of a well-known subject, or a subject who has engineered a uniquely effective protest, our preference is to salute seldom recognized individuals of unique and outstanding positive accomplishment, in any capacity that benefits animals or illustrates the intrinsic value of other species.