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Tag Archives: sanctuary
The way it’s always been and if we stop they’ll become extinct
‘ Humans have been using other animals since the beginning of time.’ ‘It’s always been this way.’ ‘If we stop farming them they’ll become extinct.’ The idea that ‘nothing can change from the way it’s always been done’, is commonly … Continue reading
Posted in Addressing resistance to change, FAQ
Tagged backyard, battery, chickens, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, Cruelty, domestication, environment, extinct, extinction, factory, free range, genetic modification, harm, hens, humane, justice, sanctuary, selective breeding, slaughter, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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In a nutshell: why all egg use is inhumane
The problems faced by all egg-laying hens are not caused by their environment, but by the very bodies that have been created by humans. Their bodies are the result of years of selective breeding to maximise egg production for human … Continue reading
Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, Chickens and eggs, In a nutshell
Tagged backyard, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, free range, harm, health, hens, humane, prisons, resources, sanctuary, sentience, slaughter, vegan, victims
34 Comments
What will happen to the animals when the world goes vegan?
What will happen to all the animals if the world goes vegan? You do realise that they’ll become extinct? Will the planet be overrun with animals? Who will pay for looking after the animals if it becomes illegal to eat … Continue reading
Posted in Addressing resistance to change, FAQ
Tagged breeding, Chickens and eggs, climate change, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, disease, ecology, economy, environmental destruction, extinction, genetic modification, health, insemination, milk, resources, sanctuary, selective breeding, sentience, slaughter, smoking, speciesism, vegan, veganism
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Looking at words – ‘slaughter’
The word that keeps recurring to me today is ‘slaughter’. It’s a common word; everyone knows it, probably everyone uses it. I look on it as one of these words that we tend to use without examining too closely. It’s a bit like … Continue reading
Posted in Speciesism, Terminology
Tagged bleeding, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, harm, health, human superiority, milk, morality, sanctuary, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, stunning, vegan, veganism, violence
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Tributes
Every day we read tributes on social media from those who have shared their lives with members of other species and they move me to tears. Without exception these writings and images invite us to share something special and personal from a wounded … Continue reading
One little hen
A little hen. Picture her as she huddles in the crowded press of tattered and wounded bodies, crouched in the fetid stench of ammonia. Her mind may be whirling with complex thoughts and memories; but in her entire experience of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Chickens and eggs, Sentience
Tagged chickens, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, hens, justice, respect, sanctuary, sentience, vegan, violence
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An apology to my family – my thoughts
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
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We don’t need to be ‘animal lovers’ to do right by them
As an animal rights 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Terminology
Tagged compassion, Cruelty, decency, harm, kindness, love, rescue, respect, sanctuary, vegan
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Lessons in Applied Speciesism
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, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, human superiority, rescue, respect, sanctuary, speciesism, vegan, violence
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