IT’S TIME TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF PANDEMICS
We concern ourselves with managing the Coronavirus without addressing its root causes. "Solutions to this problem require policy changes and personal sacrifices, akin to dealing with the looming climate emergency". Read the Psychology Today article here: ...
The Unbelievable Cruelty of Factory Frog Farming
The millions of frogs consumed every year in the EU are farmed in unbelievably cruel conditions in Asia. "The cries and croaks of sentient animals may occur on a farm far away or it might be on your doorstep, but your ability to make a difference begins every time you...
There Can Be No Animal Agriculture When We Colonise Mars
NASA is already considering what kind of habitation we’ll need to survive on the surface of Mars and are working towards colonising the planet by 2030, Elon Musk's company, SpaceX, has settled for a date even before then. Those of us old enough will recognise the...
Hundreds of chickens die in barn fire – yet again!
Yet another barn fire where sentient beings have died a terrifying and horrific death. The article ends with the words 'No injuries were reported in the fire!' Analogue meats are becoming more and more affordable and are delicious. Please begin the switch to a...
We can never be truly moral until such atrocities stop forever
How can any decent society condone what happens to pigs in piggeries? Battering sick babies to death ('thumping'), worn out sows with severe uterus prolapses forced to painfully walk to their own death - such things are commonplace in this industry. Gandhi said 'the...
New Zealand A World Leader In Animal Rights and Welfare?
New Zealand writer Philip McKibbin argues that this small country that has punched above its weight in so many other ways, can also be a leader in recognizing the rights of other animals. Read The Guardian article here
Veganism Increasingly Advocated To Mitigate Carbon Emissions
In this recent Guardian article author Sarah Marsh reports that more and more scientists and writers are acknowledging that changing to a vegan diet is necessary to mitigate carbon emissions. Read the article here
CT Scans For International Horses in Melbourne Cup
In the last seven years of the Melbourne Cup, seven horses have died. All have been international racers. Following pressure by Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses and other anti-racing advocates Racing Victoria has now mandated a lengthy list of new...
The Marvellous Mushroom, A Substitute For Eating Fish
Billions of sentient beings die every single year because we want to eat them. Even if we are addicted to the taste of steak, lamb, pork, chicken and seafood, we can find similar tastes and textures within the plant kingdom to satisfy our cravings. If you have seen...
Greyhound Racing Going To The Dogs In New Zealand
The third Enquiry into greyhound racing this decade has just been announced by the New Zealand government. The Industry states that contrary to continuing claims, the welfare of the dogs is now well managed and previous problems have largely been overcome. The...
Fish Feel! What the documentary ‘Seaspiracy’ Has Taught Us.
The important documentary by filmmaker Ali Tabrizi is swearing people off eating fish. One of the most important reasons for this is that fish are sentient. 'Each fish is an individual with a unique personality and the desire to live. Fish experience pain in a way...
‘Seaspiracy’: A Shocking Indictment of the Commercial Fishing Industry
In this breathtaking new Netflix documentary, film makers Ali and Lucy Tabrizi take us on a journey to Europe and Asia in an investigation that reveals how commercial fishing is implicated in the depopulation and degradation of our oceans, and animal suffering. ...
Are We In Hell Yet, Dorothy?
In this powerful article Karen Estensen Rubio reminds us that pandemics are the consequence of the Hell On Earth the Animal Industrial Complex has created for our fellow animals, and that moving to plant-based is the only solution. "The movement toward a plant-based...
Gentle Insectivores Subject To Unimaginable Cruelty For Traditional Medicine
Gentle Pangolins are beaten then, blood pouring from their wounds, boiled alive for traditional Asian medicine. Over a million pangolins have been illegally poached from the wild just in the last 10 years to feed the demand for their scales and meat. They are the...
There is no such thing as an ethical carnivore
In 2016 British author and journalist Louise Gray wrote a book entitled 'The Ethical Carnivore: My Year Killing To Eat'. In this Guardian article she describes her visit to a pig slaughterhouse for the first time. "I follow Phil into the “killing room” and force...
Behaviour Of Top Trainer and Jockey Damages Public Perception Of Horseracing
A bizarre (for some heartbreaking) photo and video of two separate incidents surfaced this week, delivering a grievous blow to the horseracing industry. The photo was of top Irish trainer Gordon Elliot sitting down on a newly dead horse while talking on the phone and...
It’s Time For A Sea Change In Our Thinking About Fishes
We slaughter fish in their trillions every year, and force them to lead lives of prolonged suffering in aquaculture operations. The majority of scientists now agree that fish are sentient, but what about their intelligence? Because they live in an environment that...
Q&A: Matt Ellerbeck, Snake Advocate
SNAKES are amazing creatures. They hear with their mouths, smell with their tongue, dislocate their jaws to swallow prey many times larger than themselves, and their species both lays eggs and gives birth live. They form bonds with other snakes, and at least one...
The Horse Who Couldn’t Run Fast Enough – The Sad Fate of Wonder Dreamer’s Foal
It is a heartbreaking picture, snapped with a cellphone. A young horse, not yet two years old, has just arrived at a slaughterhouse in South Korea. The position of his ears show a heightened state of alertness, and blood trickles from his left nostril. He looks as...
Death By A Thousand Cuts – How we Make Farmed Animals Suffer In The Slaughter Process
In this article End Animal Slaughter contributor Lynley Tulloch claims that the suffering of animals sent to slaughter is far from instantaneous. (All photos taken at slaughterhouses in Whanganui, New Zealand, by Sandra Kyle) A recent article in Stuff claimed...