In May 2013, I visited a broiler chicken shed in Victoria. Broiler chickens are raised for meat and are killed at 5-7 weeks old. When I walked into this particular shed I was greeted with the usual sea of white broiler chickens. Their huge bodies at only a few weeks old all crammed in together…
Bed and Broccoli is a very special B and B just outside of Shepparton in Victoria. It’s an all vegan bed and breakfast and owner, Nikki, can turn anything into an amazing vegan meal! The B and B itself is a converted dairy which is so lovely and comfortable and each morning you wake up…
The animal livestock saleyard. A place where farmers go to scope out the competition, socalise with their peers and sell their animals for the best price they can get. It’s also a place where farm animals suffer. Farm animals are trucked to saleyards under stress. Yarded with unfamiliar animals. Locked in pens with no shade…
I get accused of anthropomorphism all the time. I get told that I put human attributes on animal’s feeling and emotions. Strangely enough, the people who accuse me of this, never spend any time with animals or they profit from the farming of animals. I have spent enough time with animals of many species to know…
In August 2013, two little piglets I know were going on a trip to their new home, a new home with a lovely person named Hanna. They were rescued from a factory farm in July and needed a new home desperately. Hanna put her hand up and off we went to rehome Derick and Daisy….