Tag Archives: ethics

Chickens and eggs – what about the males?

Posted on June 1, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I find my thoughts returning frequently to chickens; these wonderful, gentle, friendly little birds whose species bears the brunt (in terms of sheer numbers) of our own species’ arrogant delusions of entitlement and staggering ignorance about necessity. I’ve written many … Continue reading →

Posted in eggs, What is the problem with using eggs | Tagged advocacy, chickens, commodification, consumer demand, culling, dairy, egg-laying hens, eggs, ethics, harm, health, humane, justice, macerating, moral choices, resources, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, Statistics, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence, welfare, well-being | 5 Comments

Hens and puppy mills – an analogy

Posted on May 8, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Not a day goes by that I fail to see someone contradicting a post that explains – often at some length – that there is no such thing as a humane egg. As soon as there’s a post about eggs, … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, eggs | Tagged abolition, advocacy, backyard, chickens, commodification, commodities, consumer demand, dogs, egg-laying hens, eggs, ethics, harm, health, hens, humane, motherhood, puppy farms, puppy mills, reproduction, resources, rights, selective breeding, speciesism, truth, vegan, veganism, victims | 11 Comments

Claiming exceptions

Posted on January 29, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘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 | 15 Comments

Speciesism

Posted on January 22, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Originally posted 6 August 2014, revised and links updated 22 January 2018 Speciesism is a pervasive form of prejudice, taught to us all in our earliest years, that blinkers members of our species into the unfounded belief that we are … Continue reading →

Posted in Speciesism, What is ...? | Tagged breastfeed, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, eggs, ethics, harm, human superiority, justice, petitions, prejudice, sentience, Single Issue Campaigns, slaughter, speciesism, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violence, welfare, welfarism | 21 Comments

‘Personal choice’ – remembering a lesson

Posted on January 10, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

This year, I’ve decided to revise and re-publish some of my favourite blogs from previous years. This is the first of these, prompted because the claims of ‘personal choice’ still make monotonous and regular appearances in comments threads everywhere. Originally … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on January 10, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room | Tagged advocacy, body parts, commodification, Cruelty, dairy, domination, eggs, ethics, harm, injustice, justice, personal, personal choice, reproductive systems, resources, sentience, speciesism, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 17 Comments

What is veganism – a reminder

Posted on January 5, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

In recent days, I’ve seen many comments on posts and pages making suggestions about how to be more persuasive about veganism; how to make it more ‘appealing’. ‘You should be telling people to watch < film about human health>’; ‘You … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Terminology, What is ...? | Tagged advocacy, commodification, dairy, diet, eggs, environment, ethics, health, human superiority, justice, milk, sentience, vegan, veganism, victims | 6 Comments

Aggression, blame and guilt

Posted on December 14, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

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 | 10 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 | 2 Comments

EVERY picture tells a story

Posted on September 23, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

A common criticism of the images I show on the majority of my blog and social media posts, is that the individuals portrayed are seldom ‘obviously’ suffering. I’m often told we need to show individuals who are clearly hurt, distressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Imagery, Speciesism | Tagged advocacy, awakening, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, eggs, emotion, ethics, extremism, harm, human superiority, humane, Imagery, justice, milk, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 7 Comments

False hopes and misunderstanding ‘welfare’

Posted on August 14, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

All the regulations that lay down ‘welfare’ requirements for animals being unnecessarily used by humans (and all uses fall into this category) are designed with a single purpose. So what is that purpose? All we need to do is use … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, welfare | Tagged advocacy, autonomy, awareness, CCTV, commercial assets, commodification, commodities, consumer demand, eggs, ethics, financial interests, harm, humane, killing, milk, regulations, resources, revenue, rights, sentience, slaughter, torment, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violence, welfare, wellbeing | 12 Comments