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Tag Archives: sheep
Wool; it’s been pulled over our eyes for too long
‘ Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full! One for the master, And one for the dame, One for the little boy Who lives down the lane. Able to recite this before … Continue reading
Posted in Addressing resistance to change, FAQ, wool
Tagged alpaca, angora, cashmere, castration, crotching, crutching, docking, domestication, ear notching, ear tagging, exploitation, goats, history of domestication, industry, llama, mouflon, mulesing, myths, natural, profit, rabbits, selective breeding, shearing, sheep, sixth extinction, victims, waste, wool
12 Comments
‘What are cows for?’
A recent comment on a post read, ‘What do you think cows are for?’ The writer was raging against the facts relating to dairy use and consumption. It was clear that they saw nothing wrong with their question as a line of … Continue reading
Posted in FAQ, Nonhuman family members
Tagged breast milk, cats, chickens, Chickens and eggs, childhood, companions, consumer demand, cows, dogs, milk, pigs, sentience, sentient, sheep, vegan, veganism, violence
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Taking our time, taking their lives
Yesterday I heard a sentence that I can’t stop thinking about. The sentence was, ‘I was on my journey to being the best me.’ It was said by someone seeking to make a case for the several years of their transition … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism
Tagged advocacy, baby steps, calves, chickens, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, cows, dairy, Journey, milk, pigs, sentience, sheep, slaughter, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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Users and losers – looking at ‘exploitation’
Originally published 1 September 2015, updated 22 January 2019 The word ‘exploitation’ is frequently used in connection with our behaviour towards other animal species. Like many others, ‘exploitation’ is a word we seem to save specially for this circumstance, perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening to veganism, Terminology
Tagged animal lovers, breast milk, brutal, brutality, Chickens and eggs, cow, dairy, exploitation, harm, health, hen, honesty, labour, loser, pig, sentience, sentient, sheep, slaughter, slaughterhouse, speciesism, user, vegan, violence, violent, words
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