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Tag Archives: domestication
Wool; it’s been pulled over our eyes for too long
‘ Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full! One for the master, And one for the dame, One for the little boy Who lives down the lane. Able to recite this before … Continue reading
Posted in Addressing resistance to change, FAQ, wool
Tagged alpaca, angora, cashmere, castration, crotching, crutching, docking, domestication, ear notching, ear tagging, exploitation, goats, history of domestication, industry, llama, mouflon, mulesing, myths, natural, profit, rabbits, selective breeding, shearing, sheep, sixth extinction, victims, waste, wool
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The way it’s always been and if we stop they’ll become extinct
‘ Humans have been using other animals since the beginning of time.’ ‘It’s always been this way.’ ‘If we stop farming them they’ll become extinct.’ The idea that ‘nothing can change from the way it’s always been done’, is commonly … Continue reading
Posted in Addressing resistance to change, FAQ
Tagged backyard, battery, chickens, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, Cruelty, domestication, environment, extinct, extinction, factory, free range, genetic modification, harm, hens, humane, justice, sanctuary, selective breeding, slaughter, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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An apology to my family – my thoughts
More than 600,000,000 unique, special individuals, with minds and thoughts, hopes and hearts, needs, desires and preferences are abandoned by humanity every single year. Shelters are filled to bursting point and countless millions of sad, frightened and desperate nonhumans are slaughtered … Continue reading
Posted in Nonhuman family members
Tagged abandonment, advocacy, cats, companions, dogs, domestication, family, family members, human superiority, justice, love, Nonhuman family members, ownership, pets, respect, sanctuary, sentience, service animals, speciesism, use, vegan, veganism, vulnerable
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