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Author Archives: There's an Elephant in the Room
Dairy: thoughts on motherhood, cultural conditioning and hope
When we are not vegan and we hear the word ‘dairy’, what do we think of? We think of milk and cream, of yogurt and crème frais, of butter and cheeses, and of ice cream and chocolate. We think of … Continue reading
This wonderful life
So often, I see claims that in causing our victims to exist by our contrivance and intervention, we are bestowing some gift on them that they would otherwise not have. When I hear this, I think of the 60-70 billions … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Sentience
Tagged commodification, consumer demand, cruelty, eggs, health, human superiority, milk, resources, Respect, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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What’s the point? A personal reflection.
‘What’s the point of going vegan? One person can’t make any difference.’ Familiar words that attempt to justify continuing to cause devastating harm to those around us who are defenceless against our brute force and technology. It’s also an attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism
Tagged commodities, consumer demand, harm, individual, justice, personal, resources, responsibility, slaughter, truth, values, veganism, victims, violence
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Who are the REAL victims?
It a simple statement of fact that our victims are sentient, that they value their lives and that we have no need to use them because every use requires that their right to live unharmed is overruled in favour of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy
Tagged commodification, consumer demand, resources, sentience, slaughter, veganism, victims
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A thought on ‘less use’
When we talk to others about ‘less’ animal use, we are encouraging them to think of nonhuman animals as a quantity that can be reduced, in the same we that we think of using less oil or less sugar. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy
Tagged commodification, consumer demand, harm, resources, sentience, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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A brief thought on the hijacking of ‘humane’
When you look at this image, be honest. Is ‘humane’ the first word that pops into your head? I doubt it. And then, if you’re like I used to be, you’ll find another internal dialogue begins. ‘But it must be … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Terminology
Tagged brutality, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, eggs, harm, humane, humanity, Respect, veganism
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Obscene phrase of the day: ‘live and let live’
Today I heard this said, yet again and without a trace of irony, by a dairy industry representative, about the decisions of consumers to consume milk and milk products from nonhumans. So what’s obscene about the phrase? It’s obscene in … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening to veganism, Terminology, Uncategorized
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For Earth Day: thoughts about speciesism, biophilia and veganism
Today, I learned a new word. As someone fascinated by words, finding this one gave a name to a notion that has become more acute in my recent years as an advocate and blogger, and it prompted thoughts that I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Speciesism
Tagged advocacy, awakening, biophilia, commodification, destruction, environment, ethics, harm, health, human superiority, justice, love, moral choices, resources, Respect, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, tyranny, vegan, veganism, victims
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Open minds and playing mock the vegan
Every day I read comment after comment from those who dismiss science in favour of support for industry advertising campaigns that play to and reinforce our confirmation bias. It dismays me to witness how many will willingly ridicule the recognition of … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening to veganism
Tagged commodification, consumer demand, dairy, death, diet, eggs, human superiority, life, milk, resources, sentience, slaughter
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In memory of friends
Many of us who share our homes and our lives with a cat, with a dog or with some other nonhuman companion(s) have had to face the experience of agreeing to euthanise them when veterinary medicine can no longer keep their pain … Continue reading
Posted in Companion animals, Speciesism
Tagged cat, commodification, commodities, companions, consumer demand, dog, eggs, euthanasia, harm, humane, milk, pets, resources, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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