Tag Archives: life

Not ‘chicken’. Chickens. Individuals.

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

The word ‘chicken’ has come to represent a cooking ingredient. Despite – or perhaps because of – a world where information has never been easier to discover, those with vested interest in making money from using animals, and the powerful … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, Advocacy | Tagged advertising, chicken, chickens, commodities, consumer demand, freedom, harm, humane, infants, life, mortuary, resources, rights, sentience, slaughter, truth, veganism, victims, violence, welfare | Leave a comment

Open minds and playing mock the vegan

Posted on April 20, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Every day I read comment after comment from those who dismiss science in favour of support for industry advertising campaigns that play to and reinforce our confirmation bias. It dismays me to witness how many will willingly ridicule the recognition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism | Tagged Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, death, diet, human superiority, life, milk, resources, sentience, slaughter | 8 Comments

Thoughts on the gift that is life

Posted on October 15, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Life itself is considered by many – if not most – humans to be the greatest gift there is, referred to as such by poets and writers throughout history. Even those of us who have no religious beliefs, consider that being alive … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy | Tagged advocacy, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, death, decency, ethics, feathers, harm, health, human superiority, life, milk, pets, resources, rights, sentience, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, violence | 3 Comments

Thoughts on the meaning of life

Posted on October 7, 2015 by There's an Elephant in the Room

At one time or another we have all said, ‘It’s my life,’ and we have all been told, ‘It’s your life’. We all understand and are deeply aware of this concept, that no matter how we may seek to influence another human, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Speciesism | Tagged Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, life, milk, respect, sentience, speciesism, vegan, violence | 1 Comment