Tag Archives: nonviolence

Nothing less than veganism

Posted on August 16, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Last night was a landmark for There’s an Elephant in the Room on Facebook. Becoming vegan August 2012, when I first became vegan, began a time of discovery; a new age in an unfamiliar landscape. Most new vegans will have … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism, Festivals | Tagged advocacy, awakening, ethics, harm, justice, nonviolence, petitions, rights, speciesism, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 9 Comments

Cruelty to animals

Posted on February 7, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Originally posted on 22 November 2015, reviewed and links updated 2021 Cruelty to animals. If ever there was a phrase that seems so clear but says so little, then this is it. We all say we hate it, we all … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Cruelty | Tagged advocacy, Chickens and eggs, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, harm, human superiority, humane, kindness, milk, nonviolence, resources, rights, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, victims, violence, welfare | 28 Comments

Claiming exceptions

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

‘That’s not true. That just happens on factory farms. It doesn’t happen on all farms‘. This depressingly common statement appeared recently on a friend’s page in response to a post. It’s been lingering on my mind ever since because variations … Continue reading →

Posted in Addressing resistance to change, Advocacy, Exceptions | Tagged advocacy, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, ethics, exceptional circumstances, harm, health, human superiority, humane, justice, milk, nonviolence, resources, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 20 Comments

‘There’s an Elephant in the Room’ – why this title?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘Elephant in the room’ is a metaphorical idiom for something obvious that is either being ignored or is not being addressed. It is based on the idea that an elephant in the room would be impossible to avoid noticing; with … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Speciesism, Terminology | Tagged Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, dairy, death, harm, milk, misery, moral choices, nonviolence, sentience, speciesism, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violation, violence | Leave a comment

Wishes as another year ends

Posted on December 29, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

It wasn’t always so, but the longer I advocate for the rights of the innocent victims of our species, the more difficult I find the festive season. In my usual way, I’ve tried to work out why this should be, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Festivals | Tagged advocacy, cheese, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, harm, human superiority, justice, milk, nonviolence, resources, slaughter, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 7 Comments

What we ask for, what we get ….

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

… and what on earth has this to do with vegan advocacy? The subject of ‘what we ask for’ versus ‘what we get’ is one that every single one of us is familiar with. Casting my mind back to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Harm reduction | Tagged advocacy, baby steps, commodification, compromise, encouragement, harm, Harm reduction, health, moral choices, nonviolence, promoting harm, resources, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 5 Comments

On being critical and holier than thou

Posted on March 1, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I recently saw two criticisms of my blog on Facebook. What, only two? To be honest there’s never any shortage of criticism. The human obsession with using and consuming inappropriate substances and causing death and destruction to vulnerable innocents in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism | Tagged advocacy, baby steps, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, criticism, Cruelty, dairy, diet, holier than thou, moral choices, nonviolence, sentience, slaughter, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 12 Comments

‘If my life depended on it’ – my careless words

Posted on January 31, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Today in a conversation, I found myself commenting that I would be unable to do something (it was drawing actually) ‘if my life depended on it’. Some time later, it occurred to me just what a careless, throw-away term that was for … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Terminology | Tagged advocacy, awakening, consumer demand, harm, human superiority, nonviolence, sentience, slaughter, truth, victims, violence | 5 Comments

Thoughts about living in a nonvegan world

Posted on January 17, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

There’s an Elephant in the Room was recently contacted with an enquiry from someone who is not vegan, about whether a vegan would continue to participate in activities that used nonvegan equipment. Sharing my response. Question: ‘I do have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy | Tagged awakening, balls, commodification, consumer demand, harm, human superiority, justice, leather, nonviolence, resources, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, sport, sporting, sports equipment, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 10 Comments

In hope and sadness, another New Year

Posted on December 29, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

As the New Year bells continue to sound the death knell for so many billions of sweet and gentle individuals whom we would have loved if only we had known them, let’s spare a few moments to look at where we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, Advocacy, Festivals | Tagged advocacy, awakening, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, harm, justice, nonviolence, respect, sentience, slaughter, vegan, veganism, violence | 2 Comments