Should dogs and children be treated more equally?
Parks are great; they encourage exercise, socializing and enjoyment of the outdoors. Keeping the parks safe for everyone to use has been an ongoing battle throughout the years. This is extremely important to me because my dog and I live in a city. This means that for a large part of the dogs in the community, these parks are a
Lucy: Why I had (& still have) a Nickname
Hey Everyone! I am going to keep this relatively short because I think this will make complete sense to my fellow vegan activists. I get asked a lot what my name is: "Lucy or Laura?". So I am going to tell you why I had the nick name Lucy when my birth name was Laura but also why I am holding
22. Life Advice From Non-Vegans to Vegans
A carnist's logic of what is wrong with vegan animal rights activists! All these things are true advice spoken while advocating for the basic rights of animals & ending speciesism! Let me know what advice they tell you while driving by in their truck! So without further adieu
The Commercial Seal Slaughter Protest Toronto
Today we protested the commercial seal slaughter, which began on April 9th 2018in Toronto Ontario. According to According to Canada's Shame these are the top 8 most important things that you need to know about the seal slaughter: sealers do kill babies, PETA is targeting the commercial seal slaughter, not the Inuit hunt, seal “products” from the commercial slaughter have been banned
Breaking-up with a Company
I was hired on by two large corporations following my internship. I have spent 4 years of my life working with corporations to produce products. Giving up these career paths improved the quality of my health, the communities health, my independence, and my action towards supporting my values. This was a life-changing experience for me; quitting was a decision I
Interview Questions
Interview environments often put the pressure on the candidate(s). In some cases, this makes sense, life can be competitive. However, I believe a more successful investment that an interview process would benefit from would consist of levelling the playing field. By this, I mean, after the candidate is done ‘wowing’ a company during the interview questions from the employer, they
Abortions
As a vegan, my stance on abortions may come as a surprise
Raw Brownies For a Stronger Heart & Digestive System
One of my all time favorite dessert recipes. They can taste as rich and chocolaty as you like, but they are actually healthy and beneficial for your body. One major benefit that I take notice to is the relief it can give your digestive track. Nobody likes not being able to go, and it's not healthy for us. But there
How to Love a Toxic Person?
Why would we continue to love someone who is toxic to us? They may do things that are harmful to us emotionally or maybe physically, however, they remain a sentient being. Once you have identified a toxic person in your life the next step is handling it. Keeping in mind that they feel emotions too. We must remember we are
Listening to Other Animals
You may think, how is it possible to listen to another species if they don't speak our verbal language? This is a common excuse I hear. I am very guilty of assuming this was a valid excuse during my life. The truth is, it divides humans from acknowledging and understanding others. Comparable to the dividing of humans in the past