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Tag Archives: euphemism
‘To finish’; looking at language
‘Finishing’ is yet another of the words with which the animal use industry glosses over the monstrous activities of our species. ‘Finishing’ is part of the practice of making victims out of gentle and defenceless individuals for nonvegan consumers to … Continue reading
Posted in Terminology
Tagged consumer, consumer demand, euphemism, feel-good, finish, finished, finishing, glossy, sentient, slaughter, slaughterhouse, welfare, welfare standards
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A brief thought about words: euthanasia
A recent comment sought to amend my terminology when I described the killing of Emma the shih tzu as ‘slaughter’. The terms ‘put to sleep’ and euthanasia’ were not only preferred, but my use of the word ‘slaughter’ was condemned. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Terminology
Tagged burial, death, Emma, euphemism, euthanasia, execution, killing, kindness, language, put to sleep, shih tzu, slaughter, speciesism, Terminology, veganism, words
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