Tag: animal rights

  • Call the cops!

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 But can you prove it Megan? Join us on Monday to find out 😉 Have a great weekend 😀 ****************************************** vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, animal sanctuary,…

  • Waking up

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 Next instalment coming soon! 😀 ****************************************** vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, animal sanctuary, juvenile fiction, children’s comics,

  • Evidence

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 The plot thickens! Join us on Monday to see what happens next 😀 ****************************************** vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, animal sanctuary, juvenile fiction, children’s comics,

  • And we’re back!

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 To refresh your memory of where we were up to in the story before the technical hitch, I’ll repeat the last installment and add the new one under it 🙂 Does it? Continues Friday 😉 **************************************************…

  • Technical Difficulties

    The story will resume as soon as the scanner’s fixed! 😉 While you’re waiting, check out the other comics on the stories for ages 8 and up page 😀  

  • Rose

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 Join us on Monday to see what happens next! 😉 Have a lovely weekend 😀 *************************** vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, animal sanctuary, juvenile fiction, children’s comics,

  • Yellow bus

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 Is Gertrude in there? Find out Friday 😀 *************************** vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, animal sanctuary, juvenile fiction, children’s comics,

  • Focus

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 Story continues Wednesday 😀 *************************** vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, cows, animal sanctuary, juvenile fiction, dogs, children’s comics, goats, chickens,

  • Connection

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 Will Megan and Flos and Frances be able to track down Miss Burton?  And will they find further evidence of the corruption at Homestead?  Join us Monday as the story continues 😉 Have a great weekend…

  • County Archives

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 Oh my gosh! 😮 The story continues on Friday.  Don’t miss it! 😀 ************************************ vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, cows, animal sanctuary, juvenile fiction,

  • The Ambridge Legacy

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 What????!!!! Join us on Wednesday to find out what happens next 😀 ************************************ vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, cows, animal sanctuary

  • Filing

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Use the zoom in your browser to make it bigger for easier reading 🙂 Now we’re getting somewhere! Join Megan on Monday as her investigation continues 😀 ****************************** vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, cows, animal sanctuary

  • Indoctrinated

    For the story so far, click here 🙂  Join Megan as she begins her investigation inside the organisation – Friday. Don’t be late 😉 ************************************* vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, cows, animal sanctuary

  • Nonsense!

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Find out if Megan has had better luck on Wednesday 🙂 ************************************* vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, cows, animal sanctuary

  • It’s All About the ‘Why’

    For the story so far, click here 🙂 Story continues Monday 🙂 ************************************* vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children, vegan children’s stories, vegan comics, animals, animal rights, cows, animal sanctuary

  • Something weird is going on

    Story continues from Monday: Story continues Friday 🙂 *********** If you find this difficult to read, just enlarge it with your browser’s zoom 🙂 Click here for episodes 1 to 5 of Megan & Flos, or find them on the Stories for ages 8 and up page 🙂 ************************** vegan, vegetarian, veggie kids, vegan children,…

  • A Hornby HART Review: Let the dogs out

    A great review of Let the dogs out at Hornby HART– check it out! 😀  You can read the whole story here *********** animals, dogs, beagles, anti-vivisection, vegan, books, vegan books, book review, anti-vivisection book, animal rights,

  • Everything changed

    Story continues from yesterday: 😀 For the whole story, and the background and sources that informed it, click here Let the dogs out is also available in paperback 🙂 ************************************** vegan, juvenile fiction, anti-vivisection, animals, dogs, illustration, animal rights, vegan story, vegan children’s story

  • I didn’t hesitate

    Story continues from last week: Story concludes tomorrow For the whole story click here ************************************** vegan, juvenile fiction, anti-vivisection, animals, dogs, illustration, animal rights, vegan story, vegan children’s story

  • Finding the white van

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  • Going faster

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  • The Getaway

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  • A hundred new smells

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  • Just before dawn

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  • Never forget

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  • Monotony

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  • Tattoo

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  • Panic

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  • A strange and sickly smell

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  • Only us two

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  • She just howled all day

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  • There was nothing she could do

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  • Clever naughty boy

    When reading an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Advances in neuroscience imply that harmful experiments in dogs are unethical, by Jarrod Bailey and Shiranee Pereira, I was reminded of our George.  The Open Access article explains that “Functional MRI (fMRI) of fully awake and unrestrained dog ‘volunteers’ has been proven an effective tool to…

  • A wink and a smile

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here For the whole of chapter 12 click here 🙂 Story continues from Friday: At half past three, all the Year Fives who wanted to be in the Christmas concert went to the hall to audition for Ms Robinson and Mr Beardsley.  There were more parts available than actors…

  • Unprepared

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* They weren’t prepared for what they found.  Parked in the field, alongside the still confined sheep, was a double decker lorry. The top deck was already full of sheep.  The farmer was there, with his dogs, talking to the lorry driver. …

  • A brilliant plan

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* On their way home from school Luke and Joe discussed the Christmas concert. “I don’t wanna be in it,” said Joe. “You could just ‘ave a small part,” Luke suggested, “then we’d be together.” “Oh yeah,” said Joe, but his heart…

  • Make sure no one’s watching

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* When they got to the bus stop they stood under the shelter and looked carefully in every direction to make sure no one was watching.  Then they hurried across the road and emptied their bags into the muddy paddock.  The sheep…

  • Some calls may be recorded

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* “Oh no!  He prob’ly dint tell no one he’d locked the sheep up without food ‘n’ water, and if he’s dead, no one’ll know they’re here, and they’ll starve to death!”  His eyes were wide with alarm. “Call the RSPCA!” said…

  • At the end of the day …

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from last Friday: ******* At the end of the day Luke couldn’t find Joe so he walked home alone feeling very sorry for himself.  Then he saw something which took his mind off it.  Across the road sheep were being rounded up with two…

  • Not in Mrs Tebbut’s class anymore

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* Tuesday came around as it was bound to, and Luke found himself back at school.  He was predictably annoyed about it but took solace in the fact that at least he wasn’t in Mrs Tebbut’s class anymore. Everyone knew Ms Robinson was…

  • Tuvok knows best

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter Twelve begins here: Luke Walker and the new teacher “Search everyone’s quarters on decks five to seven.” “It’s nillogical to search deck six …” “No, you don’t say that.” “Why not?” “Coz you’re Tom Paris.” “Paris knows when things aren’t logical.” “No he doesn’t.  Paris…

  • “Quickly! Before they see you!”

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 For the whole of Chapter 11 click here 🙂 Chapter 11 continued from yesterday: The police car was between him and the officers so he kept his head down and crept up to the rear door. He tried the handle.  Nothing happened.  He tried it again.  It…

  • Panic and retreat

    For the stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 11 continued from yesterday: Luke stood still, his face flushed hot. “They know!” he thought with horror. It got worse.  He watched as two police officers walked up to the organisers’ table.  After a few moments a man there pointed in Luke’s direction.  The police officers started to…

  • Strong and determined

    For the stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 11 continued from Friday: With a wheelbarrow full of three different leaflets which told the truth about the dairy industry, Luke headed for the car park.  The wheelbarrow was heavy and the cars were parked quite close together on uneven ground, so it was rather difficult to stop…

  • Way of the world

    For chapters 1 to 10 click here 🙂 Chapter 11 continued from yesterday: He smiled broadly as he considered how fortuitous this outing had turned out to be; how lucky it was that this week of all weeks he’d needed a wheelbarrow. *** Nan and Grandad loved to go to car boot sales, antique fairs and flea…

  • Quick! The animals need you!

    If you’re a UK resident, Compassion in World Farming needs your help. By current European law, animals are recognised as sentient beings, acknowledging their ability to feel pain, suffer and also experience joy. No one who has seen a cow going outside for the first time after a winter indoors, a hen dust bathing, or…

  • Animal Sanctuary Poem Week: Day 5

    Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare The Broyle, Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 5AJ, UK Tel:  (01825) 840252 e:  info@raystede.org Today I saw some horrible men Who were happy in their pursuit Of rabbits with their tiny dogs Who were sent down the holes by the brutes. These horrible men, these are the type Who work at…

  • Animal Sanctuary Poem Week: Day 4

    Hillside Animal Sanctuary Frettenham, Norfolk Wendy Valentine’s amazing Her firey compassion don’t stop blazing. Her sanct’ry is home to many a horse, It goes without saying, she’s vegan of course! There’s chickens and ducks and budgies and turkeys, And sheep and cows and llamas and donkeys. There’s rabbits and emus, alpacas and deer, There’s even…

  • Animal Sanctuary Poem Week: Day 3

    FRIEND farm Animal Rescue East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent Marion and Mark made FRIEND And such good friends they are, To pigs and goats and cows and sheep And turkeys and geese and more. They give a gift to Death Row souls The best gift they could give: Forever freedom in paradise, Now they can really…

  • Miss Mabel Raymonde-Hawkins

    This wonderful woman, who sadly died in 1998, was a life-long advocate for animals.  She writes in her book Sensible Pets and Silly People, referring to activities with her childhood friend when she was 5 years old: “… I do not think there was any crime we would not commit for an animal.  We were…