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?
Category: animals
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
Floof Friday
The fluffy ducklings were out in force on my evening walk the other day... There were at least twelve of these little guys swimming around the area, so I really spent a good five minutes or so just watching them swimming along the river bank, Mother Duck watching the whole time to check no one … Continue reading Floof Friday
Floof Friday
Spring is well and truly here in the UK, and nothing marks the coming of Spring more than new life in nature. The resident moorhen eggs have begun hatching and the fluffy chicks are just too much cuteness to handle! T xxx
Book Review: The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young
Book Blurb: Cows are as varied as people. They can be highly intelligent or slow to understand, vain, considerate, proud, shy or inventive. Although much of a cow's day is spent eating, they always find time for extra-curricular activities such as babysitting, playing hide and seek, blackberry-picking or fighting a tree. This is an affectionate … Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young
Floof friday
It's nearly chick season!! I have been seeing so many nests being built in my local area, including this sweet lady in a very cosy nest* along my local canal. I love seeing all of the new life that comes both spring, including the obscenely adorable baby water fowl along the rivers and canals. T … Continue reading Floof friday
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?
Floof Friday
Oh to be a duck snuggled down in the greenery. This is the energy that I want to take with me into the summer months... T xxx
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?
Sunday musings
Daily writing promptWhat book could you read over and over again?View all responses So many! But I think the one book that I have read over and over again, to the point where my copy is truly falling apart, is Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. I have spoken before about how this book likely contributed … Continue reading Sunday musings
Taylor Talks Vegan 