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Adopt, Don’t Shop: Reflections from an Animal Shelter
A promising start It was November 2017; I had only been living in Brisbane for two years. Naturally, I knew that I loved working with animals and was looking for a new volunteering opportunity. “Don’t go to the RSPCA”, one…
I, Vegan: Veganism as Metacognition
You know the phrase: “You are what you eat.” Well, it turns out there is more to that phrase than what’s on the surface. Becoming vegan forms a large part of who we are; it becomes another carefully-woven thread in…
Wild Brumbies: Just Another Pest Apparently
It’s bizarre how humans assign animals into different categories based upon their own conscious and subconscious beliefs. Some animals are assigned as ‘pets’, others ‘food’ or ‘entertainment’. And then you have those animals that are labelled ‘pests’ simply because they…
For Your Health
A New Player in the Game We have all been a player in the game of Vegan Bingo: health version 2.0. And; yes, we can all tick off the dreaded: “So where do you get your protein?” question. I have…
For a Better World
Challenging moral contradictions and refusing the status quo Human beings are naturally a very complex species. As individuals we are each unique ; our identities are shaped by intricate weavings of the different social, cultural, political and economic landscapes in…