Tag: veganism
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Do You Want Animals To Be Killed For You?
It’s really that simple. WATCH DOMINION See for yourself the reality of animal agriculture in this shocking documentary. Using undercover footage, “Dominion” exposes the true horrors you are paying for when you buy animal products. FREE SUPPORT TO GO VEGAN Want to go vegan but not sure how? Join the 22 Day Vegan Challenge and…
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Pigs Going Into Slaughterhouse – Did You Pay for This?
These images were taken by activists at a slaughterhouse in Whanganui. Look into these pigs eyes. Can’t you see their fear? Can’t you see that each one is not a commodity but a someone, a living, feeling, individual? Do you really want to pay for them to be killed? These pigs will go into this…
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It’s Bobby Calf Season
WATCH DOMINION See for yourself the reality of animal agriculture in this shocking documentary. Using undercover footage, “Dominion” exposes the true horrors you are paying for when you buy animal products. FREE SUPPORT TO GO VEGAN Want to go vegan but not sure how? Join the 22 Day Vegan Challenge and receive free support to…
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“You Are Not Alone” ~ Poem by Aylam Orian
This heart-wrenching poem was written by Aylam Orian and has been presented at multiple National Animal Rights Day events to commemorate all the innocent animals who die at the hands of humans. The introduction below is adapted from that in a YouTube video of the 2015 NARD event in North America, for the 2022 event…
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A Glass Prison – Why Fish Shouldn’t Be Kept in Tanks
Boredom and Unhappiness Even if someone is physically well doesn’t mean they are not suffering. An animal’s happiness is, of course, important as well as their physical wellbeing. The fish we keep in fish tanks are usually freshwater fish, and so their natural habitats are streams, lakes, and other freshwater environments. They are supposed to…
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Speech for National Animal Rights Day 2022
Below is the ‘call to action’ speech I wrote and presented for the National Animal Rights Day Event in Wellington 2022. I think when we talk about the oppression of animals, because it is so systematic and on such a huge scale that sometimes you begin to see just the numbers and you can start…
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Who’re the Real Pests? – Questioning Our Mindset Towards So-Called “Pest” Animals
In Aotearoa we are brought up to believe that some animals such as our dogs and cats should be protected, while others like possums and rats etc should be killed because they are “pests”. But how many of us have thought deeper about our mindset towards these so called “pests”? It is high time we…
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“But Animals Eat Other Animals”
It’s true that many wild animals kill and eat other animals, so why shouldn’t we? The difference is that we do not need to eat animals to survive, whereas carnivores like lions do have to eat other animals to survive. We can easily get all the nutrients we need from plants, without killing animals. How…
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Does Taste Justify Eating Animals?
Pleasure does not justify something when there is a victim. By choosing vegan, you can still enjoy delicious flavours and textures but just not at the expense of someone else’s suffering. WATCH DOMINION See for yourself the reality of animal agriculture in this shocking documentary. Using undercover footage, “Dominion” exposes the true horrors you are…
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Do We Need to Eat Animal Products to be Healthy?
Contrary to what the meat, egg and dairy industries would have you believe, eating animal products is completely unnecessary. There are no essential nutrients in animal products which cannot be easily obtained from a plant based diet. Animal agriculture causes immense suffering and death to so many animals, why support this industry when we don’t…
For Animals. 