Tag Archives: vegetarianism

With friends like these …

Posted on January 26, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Updated 2022 During this month of the media year when veganism is widely misrepresented as a dietary fad, a consumer bonanza with a menu choice that we can ‘try out for size’, there are always articles and interviews circulating where … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrity culture | Tagged animal rights, animal use, celebrities, celebrity, extreme, extremism, husbandry, misinformation, plant-based, plant-based eating, raising awareness, slaughter, slaughtering, Statistics, Tom Regan, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, violence | 3 Comments

Heading in the direction of being vegan / Stuck in a loop

Posted on August 13, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘…or if we can’t be vegan we can at least head in that direction.’ I’ve seen so many variations on that theme as a comeback to the call to be vegan that appears in almost every piece I write. Today … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism | Tagged advocacy, awakening, cheese, Chickens and eggs, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, Cruelty, dairy, ethics, harm, health, justice, slaughter, vegetarianism, violence, welfare | 3 Comments

Aggression, blame and guilt

Posted on December 14, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

A comment on a recent essay said that with regards to vegan advocacy, ‘people don’t respond positively to aggression, blame and guilt but rather to encouragement, praise and education’. I have to say that I do agree with the principles of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism | Tagged aggression, baby steps, betrayal, blame, Chickens and eggs, commodification, compassion, consumer demand, dairy, encouragement, ethics, guilt, harm, honesty, human superiority, humane, justice, lies, light-bulb moment, milk, negativity, pragmatism, praise, truth, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, victims | 10 Comments

Bullying – an analogy

Posted on December 5, 2017 by There's an Elephant in the Room

There’s an Elephant in the Room promotes veganism and never anything less. There are dozens – if not hundreds – of posts and essays linked to the page that seek to clarify this point but they all boil down to one … Continue reading →

Posted in Addressing resistance to change, Harm reduction, Speciesism, Uncategorized | Tagged advocacy, baby steps, bullying, harm, human superiority, justice, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, victims, violence | 4 Comments

In a nutshell – a plant based diet and health

Posted on November 10, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Links checked 27/10/2022 Veganism is the word given to living in a way that reflects our opposition to the violence inherent in all of the uses to which our species subjects individuals of all other species, promoting justice for all … Continue reading →

Posted in Health and plant based eating, In a nutshell | Tagged commodification, diet, health, nonviolence, plant-based, resources, sentience, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, violence | 89 Comments

On trying to be vegan

Posted on October 14, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I’ve seen it so often, ‘I’m trying to go vegan but I’m not there yet’. When I read or hear that, it tells me that the author simply doesn’t ‘get it’ …. yet. It tells me that I need to try harder to … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism | Tagged awakening, consumer demand, decency, diet, health, humane, judgement, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, violence | 10 Comments

Thoughts about my veganism, my family, my friends

Posted on July 23, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

I suspect that some friends and family members who aren’t vegan, think of me as being like a strict vegetarian who has become so because they ‘love animals’. I live with cats, and I am single so I suppose that … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening to veganism, Vegetarianism explained | Tagged awakening, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, dairy, diet, justice, respect, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, violence | 4 Comments

Talking about eggs

Posted on July 12, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Humans use the eggs from a number of different species of birds, including chickens, ducks, quail, guinea fowl, pheasants, rhea, ostrich and geese although by far the greatest number of these are chickens. The consumption of eggs is widely but … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Happy' exploitation, Chickens and eggs | Tagged backyard, battery, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, Cruelty, extremism, free range, harm, health, human superiority, nonviolence, resources, sentience, slaughter, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, violence, welfare | 19 Comments

In a nutshell: the victims of vegetarianism

Posted on July 10, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

The ‘In a nutshell’ series will attempt to summarise key issues and concepts about which I have previously written at length. As a former vegetarian, I know from personal experience that a reluctance to eat ‘meat’ is the main motive … Continue reading →

Posted in In a nutshell, Vegetarianism explained | Tagged ahimsa silk, baby steps, cheese, chickens, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, diet, feathers, fur, harm, honey, justice, leather, milk, nonviolence, sentience, silk, silk worms, slaughter, slink, speciesism, Torture, truth, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism, violence, wool | 23 Comments

In a nutshell: the truth about dairy