Tag Archives: farming

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

In the inferno – thoughts about selective empathy

Posted on January 6, 2020 by There's an Elephant in the Room

As Australia burns, the media shows harrowing scenes of indigenous species like koalas and kangaroos, injured, burned and dying. We see so many human interest stories, individual koala mothers with infants clutching at their fur being rescued and cared for; … Continue reading →

Posted in Global disasters, Uncategorized | Tagged climate crisis, climate disaster, climate emergency, farming, inferno, joey, Journey, koala, livestock | 17 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

New Year 2019, and I’m hoping for a miracle

Posted on December 30, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I usually do a blog at this time of year – it’s an apt time to reflect on the changes that have taken place and a chance to evaluate the slow but steady progress that we’re making towards a vegan … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals, Global disasters | Tagged 6th extinction, abyss, agriculture, animal rights, animal use, business continuity, catastrophe, climate, climate change, consumer demand, crisis, disaster planning, extinction, extreme weather, farming, global warming, gore, human superiority, human supremacy, miracle, New Year, peril, plant-based, plant-based eating, regulations, slaughter, supply and demand, vegan, veganism, weather | 3 Comments

Twelve years. Twelve.

Posted on October 23, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

With the latest reputable science predicting a maximum of 12 years before climate change becomes completely unstoppable no matter what we do, there is literally no time left to mince words. The use of sentient individuals for ‘meat’ (their dead … Continue reading →

Posted in Addressing resistance to change, Global disasters | Tagged climate, climate change, crisis, environmental destruction, farming, planetary collapse, planetary destruction, victims | 8 Comments

Inspiring veganism

Posted on August 26, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to yearn for the endless immensity of the sea. ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery Today I read … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy | Tagged commitment, compromise, consumer demand, environment, farming, health, passion, plant-based, sentience, sentient, tick list, trade off, vegan, veganism | 3 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