For how much longer are we going to keep living like this?

Βy "like this", I mean living unconsciously, recklessly, and mechanically.  Living without intention, without deep thinking. The new year had just begun. I found myself listening to the radio and people were moaning that 2023 wouldn't have many long weekends except...

From a vet in pig factories to a plant-based macrobiotic yogi – Julia Volobujeva is sharing with us her inspiring story

I recently had the luck to meet Julia Volobujeva, a Russian/Lithuanian inspiring woman who lives in Greece and after spending some time with her, I realized that she has a very interesting story, one of those that is worth to share. So, I asked her to share with us...

Living with a pig and a dog in downtown Athens – Meet Arianna, Hamlet & Gina!

Since when do you live with Hamlet? You rescued him right? You didn't buy him... Please share with us your story! Were you already a vegetarian when he came into your life or did you change while living with him as Esther's dads did? I adopted Hamlet in 2019, after...

Everything you need to know about Animal Testing

Photo credit: Jo-Anne Mc Arthur for her project We animals - and it's taken inside a vet university. This dog has been used as a test subject, like million others.... "Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals and the answer is: Because the animals are like...

Why is beekeeping unethical?

A few words about bees Bees feed on pollen, but honey is their only source of food in adverse weather conditions during the winter months, and it contains nutrients intended for their own consumption. Honey is also an insulating material for their hives. Bees visit up...

Consumption of aquatic animals & human health

Consumption of aquatic animals has been always recommended as healthy but the truth is that it can be very detrimental for human health nowadays because of marine pollution from trash and chemicals. Among the trash that can be found in the oceans, microplastics and...

Slavery in fishing industry, a worldwide phenomenon

The number of wild fishes that are caught globally each year it is estimated to range from 0.97 to 2.7 trillion and it is concluded that the number of fish caught is of the order of a trillion, if we take into account the limitations of the fish size data available....

Meet Maja Rosén, the founder of “Flight free world”

Back in 2017 I saw Ronnie Lee's (ALF's co founder) post on facebook, an article talking about the devastating effects of the avian industry and I felt very guilty. Until that moment I was flying around the globe without guilt because I believed that being vegan is the...

Environmental antinatalism: Asking people living in Greece why they decide to stay child free

This artice was written and published in greek, three months ago, with the occasion of the World Childfree Day (1/8) which was founded in 1973 in the United States by the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood, at the time the National Organisation for Non-Parents...

Press Release: New legislation for pigs saved from illegal situation in Italy

On the 21st of January 2020, twenty-five pigs have been found abandoned in an illegal landfill in the Lombardia region (Cadegliano Viconago). According to investigators, it is not excluded that they were raised and then slaughtered illegally: The area, completely...

Podcast Participation

Recently, I was given the opportunity to speak about Ethos & Empathy, my experience as a wild-animal care-taker and other stuff, by Tofu Steve who is hosting the podcasts "Beyond Species". If you would like to listen to our conversation here is the link. EPISODE...

The vegan paradox (and the ineffectiveness of animal advocacy)

The global number of animals raised and slaughtered by humans, yearly, is on the rise (UN FAO data) despite the simultaneous rise of veganism in the western world. This fact can be called as ‘the vegan paradox’. An example of the vegan paradox can be shown in the case...

Wild animals have no place in our arms

Recently, I have seen on social media several posts and stories with humans who are hugging or playing with wild animals such as lions, minks, reptiles or even monkeys as pets. All these people who post this stuff are vegan. The only ones who reacted normally, with...

Environmental impact of pet food & vegan alternatives

Countless Vegans have pets or take care of rescued dogs and cats. Whether or not pets can be vegan is still a matter of debate. Can our Dogs and Cats Be Vegan? The answer is yes! Dogs and cats can live and thrive in a vegan diet. A vegan dog, Bramble, has been one of...

Whoever is not willing to talk about capitalism should also keep quiet about factory farming

This is how we might alter a famous quote by a philosopher and a representative of the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, Max Horkheimer, who wrote in 1939: „Whoever is not willing to talk about capitalism should also keep quiet about fascism.“ (Horkheimer 2005,...

60% of stranded sperm whales in Greece have plastics in their stomachs

Plastic products are convenient and we all use them on a regular basis, but plastic pollution is a global environmental problem that increasingly threatens marine animals including whales and dolphins. To highlight this problem, scientists from Pelagos Cetacean...

Slaves in the Slaughterhouse: Who Would Want to Kill for a Living?

Often, vegans and animal advocates accuse and blame slaughterhouse workers for being part of the carnist system, without thinking about the circumstances that led them to their jobs, and the factors that keep them there. Each year, more than 56 billion land animals...

Dairy indrustry’s dark side

Have you ever wondered how your milk is been produced? Cow's (or goat's) milk is destined by nature solely to feed their newborn babies. In order for humans to consume milk, the following facts must take place: 0) Bovine semen collection from bulls 1) Raping the...

Veganism, Antispeciesism and Capitalism. The ugly truth.

I know many people will dislike this post, in the same way I didn’t like hearing the truth from vegetarians and vegans while I was still eating animals. The difference between those who will take some time to think about what they will read and those who will ignore...

Is a Vegan Diet Compatible with Sports and Competitive Sports?

One of the greatest myths – if not the greatest, that covers the vegan diet, is the protein myth. People are under the impression that those who do not eat meat cannot be equally strong to those who do due to the insufficient protein intake from plant-based foods. As...

For a life with respect to nature and all sentient beings.

 

Antispeciesism is a movement which fights speciesism. It fights in other words for the End of Discrimination against Other Species.

Have you ever heard of speciesism?

Many scholars have found that our relationship to the animals is based on speciesism.

By analogy with racism and sexism, this concept refers to the ideology considering that the lives and interests of animals can be overlooked simply because they are of another species. These thinkers conclude that speciesism is irrational and unfair, because humans are not the only ones to feel emotions and that we should also respect the lives and interests of other sentient beings who share this planet with us. Speciesism is a widespread form of discrimination that billions of animals suffer from today.

Like us, nonhuman animals are feeling creatures who can experience suffering or enjoyment depending on how we treat them. Yet they are subjected to harms we would never inflict on humans. Most of us would agree that it’s unfair to harm humans because of their skin color or sex. Isn’t it also unfair to harm animals simply because they belong to one species instead of another?

Intelligence is not what matters, suffering is.

We show respect for others by trying not to harm them, and helping them when we can. Many people accept that we should respect dogs and cats, and not harm them. But other animals can also suffer because of our daily choices. Shouldn’t we respect them too?

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Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use.

Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them.

Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health.”

The 5 basic principles of Zero Waste lifestyle are the following:

1) Refuse: Refuse consuming anything that you don’t really need, like straws ( #nostrawplease ) or plastic cutlery since they can’t be recycled.

2) Reduce: Reduce your overall consumption. For example replace plastic bags by using your own reusable shopping bags or carry with you a reusable coffee mug for your take away coffee instead of always taking a single use one.

3) Reuse: Reuse the stuff you couldn’t avoid of getting like plastic bags, jars e.t.c.

4) Recycle: Recycle everything that can be recycled including batteries and electrical devices (Place each item in the correct bin).

5) Rot: Compost your organic waste.

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