Tag Archives: factory farming

Eggs – careless talk costs lives

Posted on November 23, 2020 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘Time to quit eating eggs unless you’ve toured your local farm and actually see how the chickens live and lay eggs and are they ever abused in any way.’ This was a comment on a post that was shared on … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Chickens and eggs, Terminology | Tagged abuse, abused, backyard, egg laying, environment, factory farming, language, local, locally raised, selective breeding, Terminology, treatment, words | 1 Comment

Dress rehearsal for the apocalypse

Posted on March 29, 2020 by There's an Elephant in the Room

As we look out on silent, empty, streets, watching while statistics of the sick and the dead skyrocket out of control, and the sickening chill of fear clutches at our hearts for our loved ones whom we are powerless to … Continue reading →

Posted in Addressing resistance to change, Global disasters | Tagged animal rights, breast milk, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, coronavirus, dairy, factory farming, farming, intensive, links, milk, respect, vegan, veganism, virus, zoonoses, zoonotic | 11 Comments

Straight talking about ‘factory farming’

Posted on July 11, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

There seems to be some sort of blind spot in our collective consciousness about the term ‘factory farming’ and all the various types of *CAFO in which our numerous species of victims are incarcerated. For a start, the creating of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, factory farming, FAQ, Global disasters, Terminology | Tagged animal agriculture, animal rights, CAFO, ecological disaster, environmental destruction, ethical, factory, factory farming, family farm, farming, feed conversion ratio, health, humane, locally raised, organic farm, planetary collapse, planetary destruction, welfare | 9 Comments

Thoughts about farming

Posted on December 19, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Please note that in this essay, the words ‘farming’ and ‘farm’ refer specifically to a practice conducted upon sentient individuals in order that they may be used as resources and commodities for humans. Recently I listened to a prime-time radio interview of a respected sanctuary and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Terminology | Tagged advocacy, CAFO, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, factory farming, family farm, farming, fish farm, Free-range farm, harm, human superiority, justice, milk, sentience, Single Issue Campaigns, speciesism, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 26 Comments