Antispeciesism - Veganism
What do health, the environment, violence and nutrition have in common?
When around three years ago I decided to quit meat and dairy, I did it for the love and compassion I feel for animals. I was lucky enough to grow up surrounded by animals. Maybe I didn’t always feel comfortable among people, but with animals I never had that kind of...
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. The same way I didn’t like the truth of 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 it, lies in...
Letter to the United Nations – WoDES 2018
Dear members of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Dear members of the institutions attached to the United Nations, This 25th August is the World Day for the End of Speciesism. The notion of speciesism can be understood by analogy with racism or sexism;...
25/8 World Day for the End of Speciesism
Have you ever heard of speciesism? Many scholars have found that our relationship to the animals is based on speciesism (1). By analogy with racism and sexism, this concept refers to the ideology considering that the lives and interests of animals can be overlooked...
The donkeys of Santorini and the welfare of the animals
Within the past few days, after a call from the vegan activist group of Dreamdancers and in collaboration with animal welfare organizations and other activist groups, mobilizations took place on the island of Santorini and at the port of Piraeus. The mobilizations had...
The right person at the right time (can make a significant difference)
Who planted the seed for the decision of Germany's environment minister to ban meat from the official functions menu? Today I want to share with you a story with a great lesson. I have read the great news about the decision of Germany's environment minister back in...
The story of kyra -Sofoula, a wise, stray little goat. (in Greek, the meaning of the word “kyra” is similar to “lady”)
Kyra-Sofoula was born in a cold and frozen factory farm, like her many brothers and sisters, for the sole purpose of becoming another "machine" of mass meat and dairy production. She was separated from her mum when she was a baby, so that she would not "steal" the...
Is Veganism 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...
Ι was born to die
The prison bars are made of steel. Impossible to break. I will push my snout fiercely against them, I will use all my strength. To get out. To see and experience what I have never seen and what I have never experienced. In my short life. My non-existent life. I will...