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By Rachel M Posted on April 23, 2017April 23, 2017

Ethics into Action

I’m reading this terrific book about the life of Henry Spira, a New Yorker who challenged large corporations over their abuse of animals, and he did so effectively, without money and … Continue reading Ethics into Action

Categories: JournalTags: advocacy, animal testing, equality, ethics, Henry Spyra, rights, speciesism, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on March 14, 2017

The wrongness of killing and abortion

I cried when I watched this clip this morning. The baby’s mother has just died in a car accident and the infant is visibly distressed and mourning for her mother. Story … Continue reading The wrongness of killing and abortion

Categories: JournalTags: abortion, ethics, killing, morality, speciesism, stem cell research, Vegan, vegetarian
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 August 24, 2014

Masturbation is sinful!

But only for men and only if you’re Catholic. We women can masturbate as often as we want 🙂 Ok, this is complete nonsense. Masturbation is not a moral issue and … Continue reading Masturbation is sinful!

Categories: EthicsTags: abortion, ethics, masturbation, morality, Richard Dawkins, speciesism, speciesist, Vegan
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 November 28, 2013March 2, 2018

On eating plants

I thought I’d explain in this post a bit about what my tagline “eats plants” actually means. I have been reluctant to write about this here before because I don’t … Continue reading On eating plants

Categories: Ethics, VeganTags: ethics, peter singer, philosophy, speciesism, Vegan, veganism, vegetarian, vegetarianism

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