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Tag Archives: dog
Thoughts on avoidable harm and being veganish
I can’t count how often I’ve seen declarations from people who claim to be vegan despite indulging in some form of avoidable use of members of other animal species. However before I go any further I must stress the word … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Celebrity culture
Tagged avoidable, celebrities, celebrity, Cruelty, dog, ethics, fur, harm, non-vegan, nonveganism, veganish
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About the words we use: ‘waste’
The concept of ownership of members of nonhuman species and every single one of the uses we make of them, stems from the ugly prejudice known as speciesism, a prejudice with which almost every one of us is indoctrinated from … Continue reading
Posted in Speciesism, Terminology
Tagged breast milk, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, corpse, dog, food, leather, nonvegan items, ownership, respect, respectful, speciesism, waste, wasteful, wool
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Being property – what it means
There’s a story that’s causing outrage in the media at the moment, about a healthy dog named Emma who was slaughtered and cremated so that her ashes could be buried along with her deceased owner. The comments were predictably scathing, … Continue reading
Posted in Nonhuman family members, property status
Tagged animal rights, betrayal, burial, consumers, Cruelty, dog, Emma, funeral, healthy, indoctrination, law, laws, legal, legislation, Nonhuman family members, outrage, pets, possession, possessions, property, property status, shih tzu, slaughter, speciesism, vegan, veganism, welfare
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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 family member(s) have had to face the experience of agreeing to euthanise them when veterinary medicine can no longer … Continue reading
Posted in Eulogies, Nonhuman family members, Speciesism
Tagged cat, Chickens and eggs, commodification, commodities, companions, consumer demand, dog, euthanasia, family, harm, humane, milk, Nonhuman family members, pets, resources, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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Tributes
Every day we read tributes on social media from those who have shared their lives with members of other species and they move me to tears. Without exception these writings and images invite us to share something special and personal from a wounded … Continue reading
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