Tag Archives: sixth extinction

Wool; it’s been pulled over our eyes for too long

Posted on April 27, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘ 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 | 10 Comments

Ending life as we know it – humanity on the edge of the abyss

Posted on March 30, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Every day I see posts using fanciful estimates about the number of individuals our species slaughters each year. There are even suggestions (often circulated by those seeking to claim credit – and frequently, donations) that slaughter numbers are falling. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Global disasters, Statistics | Tagged 6th extinction, abyss, bees, climate, climate change, commodification, consumer demand, existence, global warming, habitat destruction, male chicks, marine destruction, planetary collapse, planetary destruction, silk worms, sixth extinction, slaughter, slaughterhouse, species extinction, Statistics, vegan, veganism, victims | 29 Comments

Tag Archives: sixth extinction

Wool; it’s been pulled over our eyes for too long

Ending life as we know it – humanity on the edge of the abyss

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