The High Seas Treaty will come into force in January 2026! The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (also known as the agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction or 'BBNJ') was created to implement … Continue reading UN High Seas Treaty formally ratified
Category: Activism
I have finally set up a social media page!
Naturally I am very late to this party, but I finally decided to take the plunge and to just create an Instagram account for this blog. It is still very early stages, but it has been quite fun to create shorter form content and to share a bit more of my day that way. https://www.instagram.com/taylortalksvegan?igsh=MW82M2d4OHFhaDZmbA== … Continue reading I have finally set up a social media page!
Book Review: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Book blurb: Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and snoozed … Continue reading Book Review: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Movie Review: Ocean by David Attenborough
Movie synopsis from the official website: OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes viewers on a breath-taking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences … Continue reading Movie Review: Ocean by David Attenborough
Is it ethical to have pets?
A professor at London School Economics (LSE) has recently written an article about the ethical implications of people having pets. Richard Healey is a moral, political, and legal philosopher, and his latest article argues that we have a strong moral reason to abolish the institution of pet keeping. His article is interesting, as it approaches … Continue reading Is it ethical to have pets?
Book review: Living Planet – The web of life on Earth by David Attenborough
Book blurb: Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary: … Continue reading Book review: Living Planet – The web of life on Earth by David Attenborough
Vegan buys for a non-vegan household
Veganism is a personal choice, and with all personal choices it can sometimes be hard for others to understand why that choice has been made. So this a post for those who are not vegan, likely have no intention of ever going vegan, but still want to be supportive and respectful for their friends or … Continue reading Vegan buys for a non-vegan household
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' This is the quote that probably guides the majority of my decisions, not just from what I choose to eat for my meals but also how I … Continue reading Sunday Musings
Should dire wolves be back?
No doubt you will all have seen the news stories that announce that the dire wolf has been brought back from extinction. And it raises a very interesting conversation that I think has been touched on before (anyone else getting Jurassic Park vibes?) but has never been given any serious thought because it seems like … Continue reading Should dire wolves be back?
Is horse riding ethical?
Every year in the UK, the Grand National is held, with the Grand National having just taken place on 5 April 2025. The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England, which is located near to Liverpool in the North of England. It is an event … Continue reading Is horse riding ethical?
Taylor Talks Vegan 