The Giant of the Blue

It all began with the stab of a finger in the salty air. Our captain had spotted the black shadow I had crossed my fingers for. My body was in a state of excited spasm as I pulled my snorkel over my head and pushed my feet into the flippers. The boat swayed in the…

The Future Of Our Planet Is In Our Hands

Amidst the chaos of student life was an immense sense of solidarity and peace following the Youth Climate Action strike within Newcastle, and masses of other cities earlier today. Flocks of pupils and workers abandoned classes and jobs in order to join the global movement to better our planet. The peaceful protest began outside the…

Rooting for Aqua-Farm Annihilation

Conditions considering the amount of expanse for natural, free movement is extremely limited in Aqua Farms. Frantic, space-deprived fish suffer constant abrasions, sores and fin damage from the perpetual contact with other compacted fish. Single farms can host up to 1 million fish, which is evidence towards the mass lack of empathy, overruled by a…

Palm Oil – The Tale of Destruction

Palm oil – a substance sourced from the African palm fruit. The plant derived product, now grown on a shuddering scale internationally with 62,000 m² of dedicated plantation in 2015, is used in millions of products, providing huge profit. Yet, a disappointing chunk of the global population have no understanding of the detrimental effects it’s…

Choice of Compassion

Marking my one year anniversary of a vegan lifestyle, I wanted to address how important compassion is. Veganism. A word that in recent months has become more commonly used, said, heard and understood. A vegan diet cuts out meat, fish, eggs, dairy, and other more controversial animal products, such as honey, to better the lives…

A New Chance

I haven’t written a blog post in many months, and have truly missed it! Yet I haven’t had much free time, only recently returning from an inspiring and heart warming trip to Germany. Spending time in Germany meant I was able to experience the beauty of the Black Forest and the wildlife within. In the…

Animal Testing

The true horror of animal testing seems to be masked from the public. Animals under any circumstances, deserve to be protected from being tested on or suffer in any shape or form. However, still millions of rodents, mammals and primates endure experiments and tests as they await their painful death from cages. Why would humans even allow…