Tag Archives: slaughter

Chickens and eggs – what about the males?

Posted on June 1, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I find my thoughts returning frequently to chickens; these wonderful, gentle, friendly little birds whose species bears the brunt (in terms of sheer numbers) of our own species’ arrogant delusions of entitlement and staggering ignorance about necessity. I’ve written many … Continue reading →

Posted in eggs, What is the problem with using eggs | Tagged advocacy, chickens, commodification, consumer demand, culling, dairy, egg-laying hens, eggs, ethics, harm, health, humane, justice, macerating, moral choices, resources, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, Statistics, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence, welfare, well-being | 5 Comments

Thought for a spring day

Posted on May 17, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Returning home from an errand to Edinburgh at 6 am, I am haunted by images of so many chicken death trucks. Even now when I close my eyes, I see them still. Like a viscous wave, I feel the cloying … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism | Tagged chickens, commodification, consumer demand, resources, sentience, slaughter, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 3 Comments

Making up labels to hide behind

Posted on April 26, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Here’s someone with a lovely face. His name was Rannoch. In this photo he was watching the track to the house, waiting to catch sight of me. He would wait there all day, if that’s what it took. Some might … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Companion animals, Speciesism | Tagged bred for eating, bred for fur, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, eggs, harm, milk, moral choices, respect, rights, slaughter, vegan, veganism, victims, violence, welfare | 2 Comments

The way it’s always been and if we stop they’ll become extinct

Posted on April 9, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘ 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, consumer demand, Cruelty, domestication, eggs, environment, extinct, extinction, factory, free range, genetic modification, harm, hens, humane, justice, sanctuary, selective breeding, slaughter, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violence | 5 Comments

Translations of common expressions: ‘Grass-fed lamb, half price!’

Posted on April 5, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

This was a promotion by a supermarket, heard recently in a TV ad break. With a great deal encapsulated in very few words, it’s a cynical bit of mind-bending although there was a time I wouldn’t have realised; that’s the art … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, Awakening to veganism, consumer demand, Harm reduction, welfare | Tagged breast feeding, chickens, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, decency, eggs, grass-fed, harm, humane, milk, resources, rights, sentience, slaughter, victims, violence | 1 Comment

Living in a land of make-believe

Posted on March 30, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Today I find myself reminiscing, mentally retracing paths of the clouded past, trying to find the point at which I lost the warm feeling of kinship with all other species of animal that so many of us experience in childhood. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism, Companion animals | Tagged awakening, bloodbath, breast milk, brutality, cats, chickens, commodification, companions, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, dogs, eggs, fantasy, harm, health, humane, imagination, love, make-believe, milk, oppression, resources, respect, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, veganism, victims, violence, welfare | 5 Comments

Thoughts for another Mother’s Day

Posted on March 5, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Every festival and specially designated ‘day’ presents a shameless commercial opportunity to flood the market with consumer goods and Mother’s Day is no different. The shops are filling up with items targeted at those who gladly embrace this annual occasion … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer demand, dairy, eggs, Festivals | Tagged chickens, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, eggs, emotion, harm, health, human superiority, love, milk, moral choices, mother, motherhood, mothering, resources, respect, rights, sentience, slaughter, vegan, veganism, victims | 4 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

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 07 February 2018 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, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Cruelty | Tagged advocacy, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, eggs, harm, human superiority, humane, kindness, milk, nonviolence, resources, rights, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, truth, vegan, victims, violence, welfare | 17 Comments

Harm is driven by consumer demand – thoughts about dairy

Posted on February 2, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Most of us were raised to believe that we ‘needed’ to consume dairy to be healthy. We were also taught that taking milk didn’t harm cows. Many of us live our whole lives without ever challenging these childhood myths. The … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer demand, dairy, Statistics, Uncategorized | Tagged cheese, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, harm, health, milk, resources, sentience, slaughter, truth, victims, violence | 7 Comments