It was a joyful day when the UK Parliament finally put an end to the barbaric sport of fox hunting back in February 2005. A sport of the upper-classes, fox hunting epitomises the legacy of a country that has practised an extreme level of privilege of the few, both at home and abroad. While many […]
Canned Hunts. How 12,000 Lions Are Farmed As Easy Prey For Tourist Hunters.
Humans have long used and abused animals in the name of entertainment and sport. Indeed, trophy hunting is a sport that is still practised in most countries. I guess we all have this idea of a hunter stalking their wild prey, risking life and limb, yet the reality is often different. Indeed, the practice of […]
Chinese Panda Breeding Centre Is A Ray Of Hope In The Land Of Animal Cruelty.
In 2005, I travelled throughout China or should I say that I fumed my way throughout the land of the rising sun, on a two-month trip to the country. I’m a traveller who has learnt to live and let live when experiencing other cultures, yet the appalling treatment of animals in China wasn’t something I […]
Will The Coronavirus Stop The Yulin Dog Meat Festival This Month?
I spent two months travelling around China in 2005 and was appalled by the way that all animals were treated in the land of the rising sun. Fortunately, the Dog Meat and Lychees Festival held in Yulin in the Guangxi region was not in existence in 2005, but I saw live dogs in cages and […]
Jon Snow. 50 Years Of Reporting On The Viruses That Changed Our World
I am from the UK so my go-to news source is Channel 4 News. Jon Snow, the legendary reporter has been delivering the news on this Channel for nearly 50 years. A veteran of modern times, there is very little he hasn’t witnessed, which brings me to a very interesting show he recently presented on […]
Wake Up. We Need To Go Vegan Now.
At some point late last year, I had a conversation on animal rights activism with another vegan friend. I’m vegan for the animals, first and foremost, so my activism work is focused on the plight of animals and the abuse that they endure rather than the health benefits of a plant-based diet. I´m also an […]
This Is The Cold, Hard Reality Of A Piglet Killed For Sensory Pleasure
I made a dream come true in 2011. I moved to the Alpujarras, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Andalucia, Spain. A collection of villages dot the vast, lush lands of the Alpujarras. It is a paradise for those looking to return to a simple way of living. With a perfect climate, the fertile […]