Tag Archives: rescue

What are eggs for?

Posted on June 28, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Most of us are raised to eat eggs. I was. Probably you were too. We are taught that laying eggs is just what hens and quail, ducks, geese and several other species do. And to a certain extent, that’s true. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, eggs | Tagged birds, blackbirds, blue tit, cage, chaffinch, crow, ducks, egg-laying hens, eggs, geese, genetic modification, hawks, hen, hens, jay, prison, profit, quail, rescue, robins, selective breeding, self destructive, shed, sparrows, spent, woodpeckers, wrens | 11 Comments

Speciesism and the welfare of property

Posted on February 15, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Sometimes we are told that someone ‘loves’ ‘their’ animals, or that they ‘treat them well’, but the claim that is always shouted from the rooftops is the one about ‘high welfare standards’. These claims may come from people in a … Continue reading →

Posted in property status, welfare | Tagged autonomy, business asset, commerce, commercial assets, companions, consent, feelings, guidelines, individual, property, regulations, rescue, respect, sanctuary, sentience, sentient, speciesism, welfare, welfare standards, well-being, wellbeing | 16 Comments

Defend the innocent, join the dots

Posted on February 24, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Recently I saw a number of articles, images and videos that I found deeply moving. • A dairy cow with severe head trauma had been thrown into a dumpster to die. She was standing, face bloodied, hunched in agony, looking … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer demand, Imagery | Tagged commodification, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, death, eggs, harm, health, milk, rescue, resources, slaughter, truth, vegan | 3 Comments

We don’t need to be ‘animal lovers’ to do right by them

Posted on December 14, 2015 by There's an Elephant in the Room

As a vegan advocate, I strongly believe that the words we use are vitally important, and words like ‘animal lovers’, ‘love’, ‘compassion’ and ‘kindness’ are frequently used by many who protest about animal ‘cruelty’. Apart from the fact that all … Continue reading →

Posted in Terminology | Tagged compassion, Cruelty, decency, harm, kindness, love, rescue, respect, sanctuary, vegan | 2 Comments

Lessons in Applied Speciesism

Posted on October 20, 2015 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Originally posted on Striving with Systems:
By Justin Van Kleeck i. The memory of picking up Orion and Hikaru, our first rescued roosters, from the shelter is still vivid, albeit with the fuzzy edges of most past memories. In contrast…

Posted in Speciesism | Tagged chickens, commodification, consumer demand, eggs, human superiority, rescue, respect, sanctuary, speciesism, vegan, violence | Leave a comment

Triangle Chance for All’s New Video!

Posted on October 10, 2014 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Originally posted on Triangle Chicken Advocates:
Thanks to a generous grant from The Pollination Project, we recently completed a short video about Triangle Chance for All and our Microsanctuary! The shooting happened a few months ago, and we have been…

Posted in Sanctuary | Tagged rescue, sanctuary, vegan | Leave a comment