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By Rachel M Posted on July 12, 2020

Meet Victoria

We got a kitten. Her name is Victoria and she’s 11 weeks old. She came from a village in Aberdeenshire after her mother had an affair with the neighbourhood tom. … Continue reading Meet Victoria

Categories: JournalTags: animals, cat, kitten, pets, Victoria
By Rachel M Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

The future of meat

Eating animals poses a major global health risk and the costs are enormous and they’re not borne only by the meat-eaters themselves nor by the animals but by everybody on … Continue reading The future of meat

Categories: JournalTags: animals, covid-19, epidemics, ethics, meat, pandemics, peter singer, Vegan, vegetarian, virus
By Rachel M Posted on August 19, 2019

Lola

This is Lola, a Goldendoodle (Golden Retriever crossed with a Poodle). She’s a BorrowMyDoggy dog and her owner works every day so we give her exercise and company three days … Continue reading Lola

Categories: JournalTags: animals, BorrowMyDoggy, dogs, pets
By Rachel M Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

Willows Animal Sanctuary

It has been a while since we went out into the country for a Sunday outing because our weekends have been full of gardening, allotmenting, and kid activities. Today we … Continue reading Willows Animal Sanctuary

Categories: JournalTags: animals, sanctuary, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on December 22, 2017December 22, 2017

Be kind to living things

I’ve haven’t written much lately because I’ve been busy. Everyone is busy, I know. All the snow has melted here but it hung around for a long time. Usually when … Continue reading Be kind to living things

Categories: JournalTags: animals, Christmas, ethics, history, morals, pagans, philosophy, religion
By Rachel M Posted on August 27, 2017February 16, 2018

The mighty huntress

I have just finished this rather wonderful crochet head of a stag. All he needs now is a name. I got the pattern from a fantastic book called Animal Heads … Continue reading The mighty huntress

Categories: Crochet, JournalTags: animals, craft, crochet, deer, pattern, stag, trophy, trophy head, Vanessa Mooncie, yarn
By Rachel M Posted on August 12, 2016March 2, 2018

This Beautiful Creature Must die

We’re all addicted to the new 80s-themed Peta computer game to which The Smiths have lent their 1980s song, Meat is Murder. It’s quite retro with 8-bit audio and pixelated … Continue reading This Beautiful Creature Must die

Categories: Ethics, VeganTags: animal rights, animals, computer game, ethics, games, Morrissey, Peta, speciesism, The Smiths, veganism, vegetarianism
By Rachel M Posted on May 30, 2015May 30, 2015

Absurd hypocrisy on the dinner table

Earlier this week hosts of a Danish radio station killed a bunny rabbit on air and then later cooked and ate it. It generated a huge backlash for the station including … Continue reading Absurd hypocrisy on the dinner table

Categories: Ethics, VeganTags: animal rights, animal welfare, animals, farming, food, Vegan, vetetarian
By Rachel M Posted on April 3, 2015

Hunter or bully?

I saw this photo of Donald Trump’s son this week and want to write about it: There’s nothing more attractive in a man, in my view anyway, than kindness and cleverness. … Continue reading Hunter or bully?

Categories: JournalTags: animals, Donald Trump, elephants, hunter, safari
By Rachel M Posted on December 17, 2014December 17, 2014

Two husbands good

Sometimes I think it would be handy to have two husbands. I don’t think my husband would like this idea very much and there’s also the small problem of its … Continue reading Two husbands good

Categories: EthicsTags: animals, ethics, food, husbands, objectification, objectifying, polygamy, Vegan, vegetarian
By Rachel M Posted on July 12, 2014July 12, 2014

The world needs all kinds of minds

Temple Grandin is an American autistic woman who, through her work as a consultant for the meat industry, has made significant improvements to conditions for animals at abattoirs. According to … Continue reading The world needs all kinds of minds

Categories: Ethics, JournalTags: animals, autism, autistic, ethics, Temple Grandin
By Rachel M Posted on February 26, 2014March 2, 2018

Weekday vegetarianism

I saw this TED talk today about being a weekday vegetarian and thought it was quite good. I know that many people are put off by vegan/vegetarianism because it seems … Continue reading Weekday vegetarianism

Categories: Ethics, VeganTags: animals, eating, environment, ethics, food, Graham Hill, meat, veganism, vegetables, vegetarianism, Weekday vegetarian
By Rachel M Posted on January 15, 2014

Barracking for the underdog

[Note: in Australian English, barracking means to shout support for] Everyone wants the underdog to win. At least I do but I think I take this further by also favouring … Continue reading Barracking for the underdog

Categories: Climate changeTags: agw, animals, Australia, Climate change, extinction, heatwave, petm
By Rachel M Posted on December 25, 2013

Taking life

A little while ago I promised to write about taking life as a follow on from my post about eating plants. It’s Christmas Day today, the kids are playing happily … Continue reading Taking life

Categories: EthicsTags: animals, ethics, killing, peter singer, speciesism, taking life
By Rachel M Posted on March 26, 2013

My plan for our planet

There are expected to be 9 billion people on this planet by the year 2050. I may be one of them. Without sounding too much like a brainless beauty-pageant entrant, … Continue reading My plan for our planet

Categories: Climate changeTags: agw, animals, climate, Climate change, farming, fossil fuels, global warming, livestock, nuclear power, poverty, power, Vegan, vegetarian
By Rachel M Posted on February 1, 2013

My unsolicited advice – read at your own risk

To pregnant women: Take the epidural. Ask for it early. It’s called labour for a reason. To Wellingtonians: Leave while you still can. No city in the world is worth … Continue reading My unsolicited advice – read at your own risk

Categories: JournalTags: advice, alcohol, animals, bully, crying babies, epidural, health, pregnancy, unsolicited advice, wellington
By Rachel M Posted on December 21, 2012

Donate to SAFE!

It’s the SAFE (Save Animals From Exploitation) annual appeal today and tomorrow and Freud and I volunteered to collect for two hours this morning. I put my hand up a couple of … Continue reading Donate to SAFE!

Categories: JournalTags: animals, charity, donate, exploitation, safe

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