P.S. Think about it

Do you reckon you would’ve? One of my idols is a historical figure - Benjamin Lay. He was a vegan back IN THE 1700s!!!! And he was fiercely against slavery, he spoke out against it loudly and forcefully. But I believe one of the reasons he was able to do this was because he was incredibly unique from day one - he was a strange looking fellow with dwarfism and never had any hope of fitting in to ‘normal’ society anyway - without the bounds of belonging he was able to find true morality and speak up for what was right. I hope we don’t have to be dwarfs to speak out against widespread cruelty and immorality in this day and age. Change is scary, most people don't fight the primal instinct to belong. Especially when it is convenient, easy, and beneficial to go along with the majority. It is the uncomfortable and unfortunate truth that MOST people go along with deep ingrained systemic injustice because they've been taught to ignore it, expect it, or simply because it is too dam...

You’ve probably seen fighting fish, or ‘Betta’ fish (Betta splendens) in tiny, individual tanks in aquarium stores and pet shops around the world. We've come a long way in recent years in realising what is and isn't okay in terms of the treatment of pet animals and it is time we take a firmer stance on fish welfare too. It is convincingly established that fish can feel pain, fear, they can learn (which indicates a long memory – contrary to original theories on fish cognition) and that they can comprehend and respond to their environments [ 1 - 2 ] . T here is a large amount of evidence that fish are sentient and that they react to the world around them. This considered, it might be time we empathise at least a little bit with pet fish and some of the reasons why it is  so   so  wrong to keep Betta Fish in tiny tanks. One of the key signs of stress in fish is a 'clamping' of their fins - which is clear to see in Fighting Fish s...