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Tag Archives: Torture
About a goose
Having recently come across the concept of ‘International Rabbit Day’ which is apparently on 26 September, I was idly investigating which other species of humanity’s victims had ‘days’ and came across ‘Happy Goose Day’ on 29 September. This puzzled me. … Continue reading
Thoughts about diluting the animal rights message
For a moment, please imagine if you will, that this page were to highlight something horrific being done to humans, something such as torture, sexual violation, or forced labour. Imagine an article describing men, women and children, families and friends … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Speciesism
Tagged animal rights, forced labour, Human rights, sexual violation, social media, speciesism, Torture, truth, victimisation, violation
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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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Memories of leather and fur
A persistent memory has plagued me all my life. I must have been quite young (possibly in the 1960s) because what I saw then would never be seen nowadays. I had spotted a truck in traffic. It drew my attention … Continue reading
Posted in Harm reduction, Leather and skin
Tagged awakening, Chickens and eggs, Cruelty, dairy, fur, harm, leather, milk, Single Issue Campaigns, slink, speciesism, Torture, veganism, victims
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Obscene phrase of the day: ‘bred for eating’
Originally posted 1 September 2014, revised and links updated 31 January 2018 ‘bred for eating’ (variation: ‘bred for food’) ‘But surely you realise that they were ‘bred for eating‘?’ It’s a sentence frequently uttered triumphantly by those seeking to justify eating … Continue reading
Posted in Addressing resistance to change, Terminology
Tagged brutality, commodification, consumer demand, decency, enslavement, entitlement, harm, human superiority, humane, justice, moral choices, necessity, ownership, resources, respect, sentience, speciesism, superiority, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violation, violence, vulnerable
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Speciesism
Originally posted 6 August 2014, revised and links updated 22 January 2018 Speciesism is a pervasive form of prejudice, taught to us all in our earliest years, that blinkers humans into the mistaken belief that we are so much more … Continue reading
Posted in Speciesism, What is ...?
Tagged breastfeed, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, ethics, harm, human superiority, justice, petitions, prejudice, sentience, Single Issue Campaigns, slaughter, speciesism, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violence, welfare, welfarism
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‘There’s an Elephant in the Room’ – why this title?
‘Elephant in the room’ is a metaphorical idiom for something obvious that is either being ignored or is not being addressed. It is based on the idea that an elephant in the room would be impossible to avoid noticing; with … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Speciesism, Terminology
Tagged Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, dairy, death, harm, milk, misery, moral choices, nonviolence, sentience, speciesism, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violation, violence
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Wishes as another year ends
It wasn’t always so, but the longer I advocate for the rights of the innocent victims of our species, the more difficult I find the festive season. In my usual way, I’ve tried to work out why this should be, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Festivals
Tagged advocacy, cheese, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, harm, human superiority, justice, milk, nonviolence, resources, slaughter, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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Sentience – what does it actually mean?
We frequently see it stated that the individuals whose lives, bodies, and reproductive systems we use, are sentient. So what actually is sentience? Human animals and the vast majority of other animal species that our species uses, harms and kills, … Continue reading
Posted in FAQ, Sentience, What is ...?
Tagged anthropomorphism, commodification, consumer demand, harm, human superiority, humane, justice, resources, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, Torture, veganism, victims, violence, welfare
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