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Tag Archives: violation
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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Looking at language: livestock
Defined by the dictionary as ‘farm animals regarded as an asset’, the word ‘livestock’ is an obscene truth hidden in plain sight. While we may allow ourselves to be soothed by the ‘caring’ rhetoric of the victim sellers, the word … Continue reading
Posted in consumer demand, Terminology
Tagged business asset, climate change, commerce, commodity, consumer, consumer demand, habits, language, livestock, media, money, profit, reproductive, slaughter, slaughterhouse, violation
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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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‘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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Don’t fall for the hype, ‘veal’ is not a stand-alone industry
A recurring theme on social media is the subject of ‘veal’. It’s a topic guaranteed to cause feelings to run high amongst ‘animal lovers’. As an animal rights advocate, I can only marvel at the sleight of hand by which … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy
Tagged breast milk, butter, cheese, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, lactation, milk, resources, rights, sentience, sentient, separation, slaughter, veal, veganism, vegetarianism, violation, waste, yogurt
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