Tag Archives: cheese

Say ‘cheese’ – but there’s nothing to smile about

Posted on October 21, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I’ve just been watching a mainstream TV program in the UK about ‘meat free eating’. As a blogger and an animal rights advocate I’ve written extensively about the difference between veganism and the various dietary permutations that are adopted so … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer demand, dairy, Terminology | Tagged calf, cheese, kid, lamb, newborn, rennet, stomach, vegan cheese, vegetarian cheese | 4 Comments

Compassion, kindness and love; not what we need to ask for

Posted on November 25, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

The words ‘kindness’, ‘compassion’, and ‘love’ are not what we should be asking for when advocating for the rights of our victims. I can almost hear the gasps of indignation and keyboards warming up already, but please bear with me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Terminology | Tagged advocacy, animal rights, breast milk, bred for eggs, cheese, Chickens and eggs, commodification, compassion, compassionate, consumer demand, dairy, honest, kind, kindness, milk, other people, property, property status, recognition of their rights, resources, respect, responsibility, rights, sentience, sincere, slaughter, stop, subjective, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 9 Comments

Heading in the direction of being vegan / Stuck in a loop

Posted on August 13, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘…or if we can’t be vegan we can at least head in that direction.’ I’ve seen so many variations on that theme as a comeback to the call to be vegan that appears in almost every piece I write. Today … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism | Tagged advocacy, awakening, cheese, Chickens and eggs, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, ethics, harm, health, justice, slaughter, vegetarianism, violence, welfare | 3 Comments

Harm is driven by consumer demand – thoughts about dairy

Posted on February 2, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Most of us were raised to believe that we ‘needed’ to consume dairy to be healthy. We were also taught that taking milk didn’t harm cows. Many of us live our whole lives without ever challenging these childhood myths. The … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer demand, dairy, Statistics, Uncategorized | Tagged cheese, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, harm, health, milk, resources, sentience, slaughter, truth, victims, violence | 14 Comments

Wishes as another year ends

Posted on December 29, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

It wasn’t always so, but the longer I advocate for the rights of the innocent victims of our species, the more difficult I find the festive season. In my usual way, I’ve tried to work out why this should be, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Festivals | Tagged advocacy, cheese, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, harm, human superiority, justice, milk, nonviolence, resources, slaughter, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 7 Comments

Goats and dairy: all we need to know

Posted on November 9, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Just as a reminder, dairy is the impregnation of female mammals followed by the removal of their infants so that the lactation their bodies produce for these infants may be pumped out and sold for use by humans. That is … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, dairy | Tagged cheese, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, ethics, harm, health, milk, sentience, slaughter, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 4 Comments

Dairy: thoughts on motherhood and cultural conditioning

Posted on June 16, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

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 →

Posted in Advocacy, dairy | Tagged abolition, advocacy, campaigns, cheese, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, dairy, ethics, harm, health, humane, justice, love, milk, resources, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence, websites, welfare | 9 Comments

‘Those vegans’ and being a nonvegan advocate

Posted on February 16, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

There’s a perception of veganism, and of many vegans too, as vociferous and/or challenging. We’ve all seen comments that go, ‘thank goodness you’re not one of those vegans’ and no doubt this is intended as a compliment by those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism | Tagged advocacy, cheese, chickens, Chickens and eggs, choice, dairy, harm, justice, milk, sentience, Torture, vegan, veganism, violence | 13 Comments

Revisiting Christmas past

Posted on December 5, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

It’s that time of year again; a season of nostalgia for years gone by; a time when we fondly remember sharing this festive warmth with family and friends who are no longer with us. Memories, like an old and much-loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism, Festivals | Tagged cheese, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, dairy, festive, milk, sentience, slaughter, vegan, victims | 3 Comments

‘Humane’ and other fantasies

Posted on November 25, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

When we use products derived from others, we can’t bear to think of harm being done to these gentle individuals who do not share our species and whom we have caused to exist and have confined for our use. Oh goodness no, … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism, Sentience | Tagged cheese, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, decency, harm, human superiority, humane, justice, milk, nonviolence, resources, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, violence | 9 Comments