In 2023 Joey Carbstrong, an animal rights activist who creates detailed expose videos showing the horrors inside UK slaughterhouses, released a video called 'Pignorant' which showed the conditions inside a UK pig gas chamber. The 70-year-old facility in which they filmed, located in Ashton-Under-Lyne in the UK - which killed around 750,000 pigs annually - … Continue reading Pig Gas Chamber shut down and demolished
Category: Activism
Should there be tighter restrictions on rabbit ownership?
Labour MP Mike Hedges believes so. At a recent parliament meeting at the Welsh Senedd, he called for a wide range of changes to current animal welfare rules, including proposing rules that restrict who can own rabbits moving forward. Part of the proposal includes prospective rabbit owners to compelte a short course that properly advises … Continue reading Should there be tighter restrictions on rabbit ownership?
Should there be an animal abuse register?
Holly's Law has been all over my news feed recently. The campaign was founded by Annette Bramley, and was sparked by the tragic murder of 26-year-old Holly Bramley in Lincolnshire. Holly tragically lost her life at the hands of her former partner, a man with a known history of violence including documented abuse of former … Continue reading Should there be an animal abuse register?
Sunday Musings
What’s something you’d love to see in the future, but know you probably won’t live to witness? The whole world on a vegan life style. I know that we are a long way from this, but I still live in hope that veganism will become the default during my life time. Wouldn't it be wonderful … Continue reading Sunday Musings
Floof Friday
The sparrows in my garden are absolute chatacters! I don't leave out much food for them at the moment, but I still like to leave some as I know there are a lot of nests around my house and the extreme weather has been rough for all. Yet look at the mess these little guys … Continue reading Floof Friday
Sunday Musings
Daily writing promptWhat’s the most profound piece of advice you’ve been given? Did you take it?View all responses I can't remember who told me it, or if it is a piece of wisdom I read somewhere, but the most profound piece of advice I have received was about the passage of time when it comes … Continue reading Sunday Musings
No Mow May
No Mow May is a conservation campaign urging people to leave the lawnmower in the shed for the month of May. It is an annual campaign organised by Plantlife which urges everyone to pack away the lawnmower, let wildflowers grow freely, and help nature from everyone's doorstep to thrive. Not mowing a garden allows wildflowers … Continue reading No Mow May
200 instagram followers!
Social media will always be a bit of a mystery to me because what do you mean 200 people are following my new instagram page?! I have been posting on there a bit more regularly lately, as I do find it easier to keep up with than the blog itself, but it still baffles me … Continue reading 200 instagram followers!
Sunday Musings
Daily writing promptDo you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?View all responses 'In a world where you can be anything, be kind' - My most guiding mantra. Even on very tough days at work, or just tough days existing in this world, I keep this quote in mind when … Continue reading Sunday Musings
Are animal yoga classes ethical?
I have recently gotten back into yoga. I used to be quite consistent with attending yoga classes, but now I only follow YouTube videos (mainly because there is no where local to me to actually attend a yoga class) and so I am very much an amateur. I can just about touch my toes, let … Continue reading Are animal yoga classes ethical?
Taylor Talks Vegan 