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Tag Archives: compassion
Compassion and kindness; not what we need to ask for
The words ‘kindness’ and ‘compassion’ 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. Let … Continue reading
Posted in Terminology
Tagged advocacy, animal rights, breast milk, bred for eggs, cheese, commodification, compassion, compassionate, consumer demand, dairy, eggs, honest, kind, kindness, milk, other people, property, property status, resources, responsibility, rights, sentience, sincere, slaughter, stop, subjective, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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Heading in the direction of being vegan
‘…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, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, eggs, ethics, harm, health, justice, slaughter, vegetarianism, violence, welfare
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Cruelty to animals
Originally posted on 22 November 2015, reviewed and links updated 07 February 2018 Cruelty to animals. If ever there was a phrase that seems so clear but says so little, then this is it. We all say we hate it, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cruelty
Tagged advocacy, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, eggs, harm, human superiority, humane, kindness, milk, nonviolence, resources, rights, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, victims, violence, welfare
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Claiming exceptions
‘That’s not true. That just happens on factory farms. It doesn’t happen on all farms‘. This depressingly common statement appeared recently on a friend’s page in response to a post. It’s been lingering on my mind ever since because variations … Continue reading
Posted in Addressing resistance to change, Advocacy
Tagged advocacy, chickens, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, eggs, ethics, harm, health, human superiority, humane, justice, milk, nonviolence, resources, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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Aggression, blame and guilt
A comment on a recent essay said that with regards to vegan advocacy, ‘people don’t respond positively to aggression, blame and guilt but rather to encouragement, praise and education’. I have to say that I do agree with the principles of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism
Tagged aggression, baby steps, betrayal, blame, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, dairy, eggs, encouragement, ethics, guilt, harm, honesty, human superiority, humane, justice, lies, light-bulb moment, milk, negativity, pragmatism, praise, truth, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, victims
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Dairy: thoughts on motherhood and cultural conditioning
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
In hope and sadness, another New Year
As the New Year bells continue to sound the death knell for so many billions of sweet and gentle individuals whom we would have loved if only we had known them, let’s spare a few moments to look at where we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, Advocacy, Festivals
Tagged advocacy, awakening, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, harm, justice, nonviolence, respect, sentience, slaughter, vegan, veganism, violence
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More thoughts about emotion
Originally published April 2016, revised 22 May 2018 I have written before about emotion and its engagement in the struggle for the acknowledgement of the basic rights of nonhuman individuals. I have previously considered how, when one is emotionally affected … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism
Tagged advocacy, awakening, compassion, consumer demand, emotion, extremism, justice, kindness, love, nonviolence, vegan, veganism, violence
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We don’t need to be ‘animal lovers’ to do right by them
As a vegan advocate, I strongly believe that the words we use are vitally important, and words like ‘animal lovers’, ‘love’, ‘compassion’ and ‘kindness’ are frequently used by many who protest about animal ‘cruelty’. Apart from the fact that all … Continue reading
Posted in Terminology
Tagged compassion, Cruelty, decency, harm, kindness, love, rescue, respect, sanctuary, vegan
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Compassion, kindness and love
I seldom post about ‘compassion’, ‘kindness’ or even ‘love’ in relation to nonhuman rights because whilst they are admirable qualities, compassion, kindness and love do not necessarily drive our values. It’s not out of love, kindness or compassion that we … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening to veganism
Tagged compassion, human superiority, kindness, love, speciesism, vegan, veganism, violence
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