jessika griffin

Fasting on World Day for Animals

Last week I spent many hours driving through rural Illinois. I was on roads completely surrounded by grain fields, many of which had been harvested. Most of the vehicles I saw were transportation trucks for those grains. Those are relatively easy to spot because they tend to have fabric covers on top instead of being fully enclosed like most semi-trucks on the road.

Then I began to notice a few empty animal transportation trucks. These are especially easy to spot because they are metal and have many oval holes. Even when they’re empty, seeing them makes me feel like my heart stopped for a moment…

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They were all coming from the same direction. I looked at my map to see I would remain on this road for around 30 miles; I knew I’d probably see where the trucks are coming from eventually. Continue reading →

The Striking Similarities Between Carnists and Religious Fundamentalists

I’ve spent a lot of time dealing with religious fundamentalists. In part because of where I live, and because I’ve been involved in the secular movement since 2009; religious fundamentalism catches your attention more when you’re immersed in the world of protecting religious freedom. Now that I’m vegan, suddenly carnists want to tell me about all the biology they think they know. Here is a list of ways carnists are strikingly similar to religious fundamentalists.  Continue reading →