I started college just over 10 years ago at age 59. I loved learning, stayed in school and finished with a PhD in Media Psychology in 2023. My research focus has been in narrative persuasion, specifically the use of storytelling to influence social change.
I became vegan in
@ChaiBiskoot29
I started my PhD at 64. I earned a pathway masters degree this past April and have completed the last of my coursework. I begin my qualifying exam next week and should be starting my dissertation in January. And I am also dealing with cancer. Word of advice: start at 30, not 64.
Children in the brutal 4H and FFA indoctrination programs come to know that animals are sentient beings. But they are then conditioned to blunt their feelings, the love and compassion they feel for the animals. These kids are literally programmed into often life-long emotional
Like racism, speciesism is taught. Break the cycle and choose to be
#vegan
💗 show compassion and love to all sentient life like you would have done before society indoctrinated you
#GoVegan
“Less than one week old,
taken from their mothers,
these calves were in the slaughterhouse holding pens at Tasmanian Quality Meats in Cressy.
The dairy industry is a slaughter industry. As male calves are incapable of producing milk and are killed at less than a week old.”
Calls For Legal Action After ‘Unimaginable Suffering’ Filmed At Devon Pig Farm.
You Have The Ability To Stop This,
By Not Paying For It To Happen.
Please Consider Going
Plant-Based/Vegan 💚🙏🌱
Tough to see, but please RT so others see.
This cow is on a long journey to the slaughterhouse while given ZERO water or food. She is so desperately thirsty that she's actually licking a wall in hopes of quenching her thirst. 💔
Sound on 🔊
This mother is clearly upset 💔
She is mourning because her baby just died or was born dead 😢
She would also be mourning if it was alive because the fHarmer will take it away from her anyway
20% of all
#dairy
calves are born dead (7%) or die in the first two
Another university in the UK - this time in Scotland - has decided to go
#Vegan
!
The future will be saved by those with the intelligence to understand and empathise.
Did you know some cities in the Netherlands have banned advertisement for meat and
#dairy
?
The end of dairy is near. Buying out celebrities to push a harmful product is their last attempt.
I wish celebrities wouldn't sell themselves so easily for $$$.
Each one of them is a unique individual who deserves our compassion, respect, and empathy. Don’t look away; come closer and try to help. Join us today:
Good morning & happy Monday to ALL beings that we share this Earth with 🌞
Animals don’t want to be exploited, commodified and slaughtered. They deserve the right to their own lives.
Go vegan 🐷
#Vegan
#GoVegan
#MondayMood
#Veganuary
#AnimalRights
Lidl has announced a huge Increase in plant-based food sales.
As part of its effort to encourage customers to choose plant-based, it has been placing vegan products next to animal-based versions in stores.
Today is my 70th birthday!
In my 70th year I…
- Finished my PhD
- 1st time visit to a farmed animal sanctuary, tour by Lincoln the turkey
- Moved from Colorado to Ohio
- Won a fundraiser auction painting by Tulip the pig (child-safe, edible paint)
- Reached my first X goal of
This Audience Is Witnessing How Living Pigs Are Processed For Bacon.
Is This How Anyone Should Feel Watching Food Being Processed?
Make The Connection,
Make The Switch.
Please Consider Going
Plant-Based/Vegan 💚
We just turned in over 37,000 signatures to get a factory farm ban on the ballot in Sonoma County. If it qualifies and passes, Sonoma County would be the first in the nation to ban concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). This initiative could close dozens of factory
All Loving Sentient Beings.
Only One Will Not Be Exploited And Their Life Taken Prematurely.
The Only Difference Between These Beautiful Souls Is What Side Of The Fence They're On.
Please Consider Going
Plant-Based/Vegan 💚
People are figuring out that they aren’t actually baby cows and that milk, which isn’t good for you anyway, causes massive pain and suffering to animals and to our planet. Year after year, we are going to keep seeing this news.
Join our Movement!
UK's Vegan Population Is Now 2.5 Million, Meaning That 4.7% Of Adults Follow A Plant-Based Diet.
This Figure Has Risen By A Huge
1.1 Million Between 2023 & 2024.
Seeing the section on
#YouAreWhatYouEat
talking about farmed salmon being fed astaxanthin which makes their flesh more pink, reminded me of this.
This flesh is being injected with brine. Sometimes it can be injected with additives, and MAPs are used to keep it looking red as
🌸 Let's make this Easter compassionate and avoid the hidden suffering of dairy products, including the separation of calves from their mothers.
Scan for tricky dairy derivatives in ingredient lists, and opt for vegan treats that honor kindness and empathy.
#dairytruth
#milk
Lidl Announces Huge Increase In Plant-Based Food Sales.
Sales Of Vegan Products At Budget Supermarket Chain Lidl Germany Have Increased By More Than 30% In The Past Six Months.
No, plant-based food sales are not in decline, and no, a person does not need animal meat for a well-balanced diet.
Plant-based food sales have been growing. According to the Good Food Institute, U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods grew by 7% in dollars for 2022, bringing the
@DaylightDDM
I was reading an article recently that stated plant based foods peaked a couple years ago and now declining. Eating a balance diet of all food groups is the better diet. We need meat as well as fruit and vegetables.
this little one is no different than a puppy dog..but we choose to ignore this fact & kill & eat them in the millions..I'm vegan because I finally saw the truth..
❗ M&S DROPS HOME FARM
Birds were trapped by their wings, found hanging by their foot and others were left rotting on the shed floor 💔
Suspension is not enough! The only good egg farm is a SHUT DOWN egg farm!
#CageFreeIsntCrueltyFree
@AcademicChatter
No. I started at 64. On my 67th birthday, I was in the hospital on dialysis, diagnosed with multiple myeloma (a blood cancer) which had caused kidney failure. I'm now in remission and plan to finish my PhD within the next year! I am thankful, but wish I had started earlier.
The sound of contentment. Jenna has very hard days between eating, chewing, chasing, playing with her horns, and being loved on. So, she needs to find time to just relax and fully let the stress out. And what better way to do this than to put all your weight on dad and let him
Margaret spent 17 years being exploited on a dairy farm until she was finally rescued and now has a new life 💚
👉 Sign the Pledge to Be Vegan for Life:
🎥 'uncleneilshome' on IG
#cows
#dairy
#vegan
#animalrescue
#rescueanimals
@hhensell
Went back to school 10 years ago to earn an Associate degree. Went on to earn a Bachelors and Masters. Finished my PhD this year in Media Psychology. Just turned 70.
Martin Luther King’s wife, Coretta Scott King, adopted veganism in 1995, after being persuaded by her son, Dexter Scott King. They both believed that
#veganism
was the next logical extension of Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of non-violence and social justice.💚
#GoVegan
According to an analysis by ChatGPT AI, within the next two generations, the lies of animal ag will no longer be accepted by the majority. Animal farming will collapse almost entirely. And I believe it can happen sooner.
She must be so scared 💔
Every animal trembles before death. “Bacon” comes from terrified pigs who did not want to die. Please consider her pain and
#ChooseVegan
!
#AnimalRights
What was the worst day of your life? 🤔
Can you imagine if everyday was as bad as that? Because that's what farmed animals have to endure every single day of their lives... 💔
Animals deserve better. Be vegan.
#vegan
#animalrights
#govegan
Have you ever seen a happy piggy? 🐷😭
This adorable piggy family are enjoying their new-found freedom, thanks to Viva Charity 🙏
👉 For free help going vegan:
🎥 IG Credits: 'vivacharity' and 'emmaveganforanimals'
#pig
#piglet
animals
#happyanimals
Sweet
#PeggySheep
is one of our friendliest, most affectionate residents 💖
She came to us a v poorly lamb, blind in one eye & unable to walk 😔
Then Carole worked her magic & this is Peggy now – a healthy, happy, confident sheep who knows she'll be safe & loved forever 🤗🐑
VICTORY! The initiative to ban concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) has qualified for the ballot in Sonoma County with over 25,000 valid signatures. County residents will be able to vote to protect animals, the planet, and their communities from the harms of factory
Mothers of all species can relate to Edie Falco, who loves her children undyingly. But mother cows in the dairy industry are separated from their babies so humans can have their milk instead.
This
#MothersDay
, celebrate all mothers and ditch dairy.
BREAKING: One of my four felonies was DROPPED during today’s preliminary hearing for a case where I’m facing charges for rescuing chickens from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry Slaughterhouse. Today I was represented by my attorney Chris Carraway from the Animal Activist Legal Defense
The days of rationalizing that other animals are "put" here for humans to abuse or exploit in any way are over. Time to be honest with yourself.
"… there is 'strong scientific support' that birds and mammals have conscious experience, and a 'realistic possibility' of
@ElwoodDogMeat
I was wondering how long it would take me to come across an oxymoron in tonight's Twitter session. About 2 seconds! Thank you for "high welfare slaughter."
Cows are sensitive, social animals just like our furry life companions 🐱🐶
They seek love and avoid suffering, like us 💚
👉 Show your support for animals:
🎥 Clip of
@danmckerna
with Dexter at
@BarnSanctuary
#cats
#dogs
#cows
#animals
Dogs, pigs, cows, chickens, etc. and humans are all morally equivalent. We all have an inherent right to life, safety, peace, and to be free to give and receive love.
linda MacCarthy studied Philosophy & Sociology UCD
South Korea has banned dog meat, but is pig meat any different?
As Always - this urgent debate must be about Sentientce.
Animal Rights - for All Sentient Beings.
There is now a new debate about whether potatoes are vegetables. I don't care if they are vegetables, trees, or mushrooms. 🤣
I think they are delicious!
Potato special 🥔
#vegan
#food
#GoVegan
I've been working on plans for taking a big step forward in the vegan advocacy movement. As a part of that, next month I'll be attending the AVA Summit in Washington DC, May 16-19. Registered, hotel and travel booked, even have my conference agenda planned out. Excited? Yes!!
Sunrise Farms supplies eggs for Costco and Whole Foods. If you buy eggs from these stores, you may be supporting what this video shows. And I have no doubt that countless other eggs farms have similar conditions. Don't buy the lies about healthy, well-treated chickens - believe
During the
#SonomaRescueTrial
, an owner of Sunrise Farms lied under oath and denied criminal animal cruelty at his egg farm. Meanwhile, DxE investigator Conrad de Jesus was continuing to expose his facilities and rescue the animals.
Join us in pressuring the Sonoma County
'These animals are in a living hell. I hope you will join me in rejecting animal cruelty so much so that you will explore the many benefits of being vegan' ~ Joaquin Phoenix.
#ChooseCompassion
#GoVegan