Tag Archives: violation

Looking at language: livestock

Posted on January 5, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

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 | 3 Comments

Obscene phrase of the day: ‘bred for eating’

Posted on January 31, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

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 | 7 Comments

‘There’s an Elephant in the Room’ – why this title?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘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 consumer demand, dairy, death, eggs, harm, milk, misery, moral choices, nonviolence, sentience, speciesism, Torture, vegan, veganism, victims, violation, violence | Leave a comment

Don’t fall for the hype, ‘veal’ is not a stand-alone industry

Posted on June 5, 2016 by There's an Elephant in the Room

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 a vegan advocate, I can only marvel at the sleight of hand by which the … 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 | 10 Comments

Tag Archives: violation

Looking at language: livestock

Obscene phrase of the day: ‘bred for eating’

‘There’s an Elephant in the Room’ – why this title?

Don’t fall for the hype, ‘veal’ is not a stand-alone industry

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