During my book launch on 17 April in Amsterdam, I read a piece from my own work. About empathy in animals and the friendships I saw while visiting an organic chicken farm. ‘Empathy is a trait that has long been attributed only to humans. Only humans were said to...
An earlier piece I wrote about the lives of my rescued laying hens stated that they had been kept in horrific ways in their previous lives. I got a nice message from someone who told me that if I like to engage with farmers, I’d better not use these kinds of...
‘Madam,’ the parcel delivery man calls out, somewhat uncomfortably, ‘are they dangerous?’ Watching my five chickens run curiously towards the fence to see who enters their territory, I don’t understand how anyone can think these critters...
That livestock animals cause problems is not because of their individual behaviour but because of their immense numbers. There are simply too many of them. With technical tricks, as we see in other industries, farmers try to reduce individual emissions per animal....
Working closely with Caring Farmers, we are looking at ways to engage working animals. What do they themselves want, what do they consider important and where can we meet their needs? Working animals deserve to be heard. Because: what do working animals themselves...
Michiel van Deursen new boardmember of the UnionWe are pleased and proud to announce […]
€50,000 for Cow Language projectThe Animal Labour Union has received a […]