Tag Archives: love

The property status of animals

Posted on September 19, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Today I’ve been sharing posts and images about the aftermath of hurricane Florence in Carolina; sharing the stark aerial photographs of what have become flooded tombs for millions of defenceless individuals whose lives and bodies were being ‘farmed’ to satisfy … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Global disasters, property status | Tagged animal rights, climate change, commercial assets, commodities, compassionate, consumer demand, drown, drowned, drowning, extreme weather, Flooding, Horror, humane, hurricane, legislation, love, planetary destruction, profit, property, property status, resources, rights, slaughter, slaughterhouse, victims | 3 Comments

Living in a land of make-believe

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

Today I find myself reminiscing, mentally retracing paths of the clouded past, trying to find the point at which I lost the warm feeling of kinship with all other species of animal that so many of us experience in childhood. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism, Nonhuman family members | Tagged awakening, bloodbath, breast milk, brutality, cats, chickens, Chickens and eggs, childhood, children, commodification, companions, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, dogs, fantasy, harm, health, humane, imagination, love, make-believe, milk, oppression, resources, respect, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, victims, violence, welfare | 12 Comments

Thoughts for another Mother’s Day

Posted on March 5, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Every specially designated ‘day’ presents a shameless commercial opportunity to flood the market with consumer goods and Mother’s Day is no different. Shops and online commercial enterprises are filled with items targeted at those who gladly embrace this annual occasion … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, dairy, Festivals | Tagged chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, emotion, harm, health, human superiority, love, milk, moral choices, mother, motherhood, mothering, resources, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, vegan, veganism, victims | 4 Comments

Festive thoughts, six years on

Posted on December 19, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Only a few more days to go and festive shops are reaching fever pitch. Freezers in the mortuary aisles are piled high, while stacks of roasting trays and tins are on special offer in prominent displays. Smiling, laughing gatherings in … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals | Tagged commodification, consumer demand, festive, harm, holy, love, peace, resources, sentience, silent, slaughter, veganism, violence | 6 Comments

Dairy: thoughts on motherhood and cultural conditioning

Posted on June 16, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

When we are not vegan and we hear the word ‘dairy’, what do we think of? We think of milk and cream, of yogurt and crème frais, of butter and cheeses, and of ice cream and chocolate. We think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, dairy | Tagged abolition, advocacy, campaigns, cheese, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, dairy, ethics, harm, health, humane, justice, love, milk, resources, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence, websites, welfare | 9 Comments

For Earth Day: thoughts about speciesism, biophilia and veganism

Posted on April 22, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Recently, I was introduced to a new word. Finding this one gave a name to a notion that has become more acute in my recent years as an advocate, prompting thoughts that I’d like to share in recognition of Earth … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals, Global disasters, Speciesism | Tagged advocacy, awakening, biophilia, catastrophe, climate, climate change, commodification, destruction, disaster, Earth day, ecosystem, entitlement, environment, ethics, extinction, harm, health, human superiority, justice, love, moral choices, planetary collapse, pollution, resources, respect, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, tyranny, vegan, veganism, victims | 5 Comments

A thought for Mother’s Day

Posted on March 23, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Mother’s Day is a time when we traditionally remember our mothers with love and with gratitude. If we are mothers ourselves, it’s a time when we spend time with families, celebrating and reinforcing the special bond between mother and child, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism, Chickens and eggs, dairy, Festivals | Tagged advocacy, Chickens and eggs, commodification, dairy, harm, health, love, milk, sentience, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 1 Comment

Obscene term of the day: ‘Treated like animals’

Posted on May 26, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

In recent days I have read and heard the term ‘treated like animals’ used frequently to describe an experience or circumstance, and it is a term that strikes a raw nerve for me. When we hear this phrase, few of … Continue reading →

Posted in Terminology | Tagged animals, consumer demand, dignity, language, love, moral choices, respect, rights, sentience, speciesism, truth, vegan, violence | 7 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

An apology to my family – my thoughts

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

More than 600,000,000 unique, special individuals, with minds and thoughts, hopes and hearts, needs, desires and preferences are abandoned by humanity every single year. Shelters are filled to bursting point and countless millions of sad, frightened and desperate nonhumans are slaughtered … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonhuman family members | Tagged abandonment, advocacy, cats, companions, dogs, domestication, family, family members, human superiority, justice, love, Nonhuman family members, ownership, pets, respect, sanctuary, sentience, service animals, speciesism, use, vegan, veganism, vulnerable | 9 Comments