Tag Archives: waste

About the words we use: ‘waste’

Posted on November 19, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

The concept of ownership of members of nonhuman species and every single one of the uses we make of them, stems from the ugly prejudice known as speciesism, a prejudice with which almost every one of us is indoctrinated from … Continue reading →

Posted in Speciesism, Terminology | Tagged breast milk, Chickens and eggs, consumer demand, corpse, dog, food, leather, nonvegan items, ownership, respect, respectful, speciesism, waste, wasteful, wool | 6 Comments

Wool; it’s been pulled over our eyes for too long

Posted on April 27, 2019 by There's an Elephant in the Room

‘ Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full! One for the master, And one for the dame, One for the little boy Who lives down the lane. Able to recite this before … Continue reading →

Posted in Addressing resistance to change, FAQ, wool | Tagged alpaca, angora, cashmere, castration, crotching, crutching, docking, domestication, ear notching, ear tagging, exploitation, goats, history of domestication, industry, llama, mouflon, mulesing, myths, natural, profit, rabbits, selective breeding, shearing, sheep, sixth extinction, victims, waste, wool | 13 Comments

Thoughts about ‘waste’

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

The notion of ‘waste’ as it pertains to substances derived from nonhuman lives and bodies is frequently a subject of heated debate. I see the topic mentioned most often in relation to substances for consumption, but the practice of ‘waste prevention’ is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Speciesism | Tagged awakening, Chickens and eggs, commodification, consumer demand, dairy, feathers, harm, milk, resources, respect, roadkill, sentience, slaughter, speciesism, supply and demand, vegan, veganism, violence, waste, wool | 10 Comments

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 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 | 9 Comments