28 May 2023 | General
Summary of the Dutch book: How many vacation days does a pig have? Working animals are animals that work for our food supply, our safety and our entertainment. Animals that make a (financial) contribution to the company for which they work. Working animals used for...
10 May 2023 | General
In 1957, a chick at slaughter weighed just under a kilo, 900 grams. She was then 56 days old. Thirty years later, this weight is already double at 56 days. And thirty years later, its weight has doubled again. In 60 years, the weight of a 56-day-old chick quadrupled...
10 May 2023 | General
In a Dutch TV show I was asked about my motivation for writing my book ‘How many holidays does a pig have?” Justice, I replied. It’s just unfair that we treat dogs differently from pigs. And that it matters to a pig which farmer she is born to. If...
25 April 2023 | General
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...
25 March 2023 | General
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...
21 March 2023 | General
‘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...
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