Tag Archives: extremism

On ‘personal choice’ and trying to be a ‘popular’ vegan

Posted on November 13, 2021 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I’m sure we’ve all heard – or maybe even used at some time – the tired old assertion about ‘my personal choice’? My first hearing was when it was actually snarled at me through gritted teeth by a former … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism, consumer demand, Global disasters | Tagged animal rights, climate disaster, diet, disaster, ecological disaster, end of life as we know it, extremism, famine, fire, flood, Flooding, food shortage, human superiority, justice, moral choices, personal, personal choice, planetary collapse, plant-based, speciesism, truth, victims, violence, wildfires | 5 Comments

With friends like these …

Posted on January 26, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Updated 2022 During this month of the media year when veganism is widely misrepresented as a dietary fad, a consumer bonanza with a menu choice that we can ‘try out for size’, there are always articles and interviews circulating where … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrity culture | Tagged animal rights, animal use, celebrities, celebrity, extreme, extremism, husbandry, misinformation, plant-based, plant-based eating, raising awareness, slaughter, slaughtering, Statistics, Tom Regan, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, violence | 3 Comments

Staying true – more thoughts on ‘reducing suffering’

Posted on August 31, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

More and more often I see comments from those who for some reason identify themselves as vegans, comments in which they are approving the most astonishing levels of violence and brutality to the defenceless individuals that veganism is sworn to … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Harm reduction | Tagged death, extremism, extremist, foetal bovine serum, harm, honest, less use, pragmatism, realistic, reducing, reduction, slaughter, slaughterhouse, speciesism, suffering, true, truth, unequivocal, unpopular | 2 Comments

Just another crank

Posted on May 2, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

The ONLY way to stop harming animals is to be vegan. It’s the least we can do. In the past, every time I saw that in a post, you know what used to happen? I used to think, ‘Well that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Addressing resistance to change, Awakening to veganism | Tagged Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, extremism, harm, health, humane, milk, sentience, truth, vegan, veganism, victims | Leave a comment

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, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, emotion, ethics, extremism, harm, human superiority, humane, Imagery, justice, milk, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 7 Comments

Talking about eggs

Posted on July 12, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Humans use the eggs from a number of different species of birds, including chickens, ducks, quail, guinea fowl, pheasants, rhea, ostrich and geese although by far the greatest number of these are chickens. The consumption of eggs is widely but … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, Chickens and eggs | Tagged backyard, battery, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, Cruelty, extremism, free range, harm, health, human superiority, nonviolence, resources, sentience, slaughter, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, violence, welfare | 19 Comments

Policing ourselves

Posted on April 24, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

The term ‘vegan police’ floats around in cyberspace, bubbling and simmering in the broth of thoughts, opinions, facts and seething emotion that always surround the topic of other species and our individual and collective view of them. Every so often … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Terminology | Tagged compromise, emotion, ethics, extremism, justice, perfect, personal purity, pragmatism, respect, vegan, vegan police, veganism | 1 Comment

The way we were, or maybe just the way I was?

Posted on April 22, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Today as I read the usual Facebook posts and comments, I find myself wondering, as I frequently do, about the way we were before we were vegan. In my own case, this line of thought often leads me to frustration … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism | Tagged advocacy, decency, ethics, extremism, harm, human superiority, humane, justice, nonviolence, petitions, sentience, Single Issue Campaigns, vegan, veganism, violence | 8 Comments

More thoughts about emotion

Posted on April 9, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

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 | 9 Comments

Being vegan – thoughts and disappointments

Posted on September 12, 2015 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I became vegan largely due to gut instinct. By that I mean that when I read the truth about the dairy and egg industries, I suddenly realised that my victims were just like me, with hopes and needs, with bonds that bound them … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism | Tagged abolition, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, excuses, extremism, milk, moral choices, petitions, rights, sentience, Single Issue Campaigns, speciesism, Torture, truth, veganism, violence, welfarism | 4 Comments