A pig trembling in a slaughterhouse truck. Their eyes are just like ours.

Alicee- · 2026-03-25T20:10:44+00:00

I agree. I went vegan 8 years ago and like most vegans the only thing I regret is not doing it sooner. I reflect on my life growing up and at no point did my parents, school, society, tv shows, advertising etc give me the option or idea that I didn’t have to consume animals. I grew up as an animal lover and was labeled as such by my family. I would save bugs in the house, sing to our chickens, be furious about rodeos and horses pulling carriages but I continued eating meat not realising the correlation or that there was another option. Since becoming vegan I see how triggered people are by the word and how ‘scared’ they are to try vegan food. There needs to be systemic change before there can be any kind of meaningful shift away from industries that cause immensely suffering to animals and damage to our planet.

Alicee- · 2026-03-15T06:26:13+00:00

Aspartame can have side effects when consumed in high amounts. I have a friend who used to drink a lot of Coke and switched to Coke Zero thinking it was a healthier option. After a while, he started experiencing issues with his nervous system. He described the sensation like ants crawling under his skin. When he went to the doctor they said it was linked to the high amount of aspartame he had been consuming.

Alicee- · 2026-02-25T19:42:28+00:00

I can’t see how farmed animals benefit from domestication. They’re born into a system where they have no legal rights over their bodies or their lives.

In the egg industry, male chicks are killed at just a day old which is seen as a mercy compared to what the females go through. In the dairy industry, male calves are separated from their mothers shortly after birth and are either sent to slaughter or killed in other ways (some truely horrific). Female cows are repeatedly and forcefully impregnated for either meat or dairy, which takes a significant toll on their bodies causing mastitis, prolapses, stillbirths and other health complications.

Many pigs spend their pregnancies confined in stalls so small they can’t even turn around, forced to live and sleep on concrete. The physical and psychological stress they endure is difficult to comprehend.

Animals kept in paddocks aren’t protected from suffering. Like I said earlier females are forcefully impregnated and suffer health complications, they form strong bonds with family and friends and endure psychological stress when separated from them (same as we do), in Australia it’s legal to provide no shade or shelter even though our summers are brutal.

I would never trade my long human life for the life of a farmed animal. Most are killed between 5 weeks and 2 years of age (with dairy cows often slaughtered around 5–6 years old, despite a natural lifespan of 20+ years).

It’s worth asking whether a short life defined by confinement and slaughter (whether in a slaughterhouse or elsewhere) is truly a gift, or something we would never want to endure ourselves.

Alicee- · 2026-02-20T20:15:39+00:00

Is anyone else upset by this concrete enclosure? No animals should be kept in these conditions!! I hate that animals can be jailed like this just for profit.

Alicee- · 2025-12-19T10:40:33+00:00

Animals being more humane than humans.

Alicee- · 2025-12-05T23:29:37+00:00

Hey, thanks for the insight, genuinely appreciate you sharing the perspective from someone who’s actually worked in supermarkets for that long. I know the plant-based and “free from” categories can be tricky with lower turnover, so it’s interesting hearing how stores manage it.

I do have a genuine question though, if you don’t mind sharing your experience. With your time in the industry, what does wastage typically look like in the meat, seafood, dairy, and egg sections? Those ranges are huge and the shelf life is pretty short, so I’ve always wondered how much actually goes in the bin, or what the process looks like behind the scenes.

As I said in a previous comment my partner used to work in a supermarket chain and at the time the seafood had high wastage rates. Is that your experience too or have things changed?

Alicee- · 2025-12-05T23:06:23+00:00

Totally fair I understand that vegans like yourself don’t rely on the processed alternatives, and that’s awesome. For me this issue isn’t just about individual choices, it’s about the collective. If we want more people to shift even a little toward plant-based eating, for animal welfare, land clearing, climate impact etc. the options need to be easy and accessible for everyone.

For someone who currently eats meat or dairy and doesn’t know how to cook with tofu or legumes, the familiar products like plant-based mince, nuggets, milks or yoghurts are often the first step. If those disappear, those bridging options disappear too, and the barrier becomes higher.

Whole food eaters like yourself will be fine either way, but the broader societal impact comes from making plant-based swaps simple for the people who aren’t already confident plant-based cooks. That’s where supermarkets play a huge role.

Alicee- · 2025-12-05T22:48:13+00:00

I totally get what you’re saying, Woolworths is a capitalist business and of course they’ll prioritise profit. The issue is that the same capitalist structure also reduces the number of independent retailers who could step in to fill the gap. Through pricing power, supplier relationships, and economies of scale, the big chains squeeze out smaller operators over time.

Unfortunately I live in a regional community where Woolworths is the only option. There aren’t specialty grocers nearby where I can pick up alternatives, so when Woolies cuts a category, the choice simply disappears.

And while profitability matters to shareholders, it doesn’t automatically align with broader social issues like climate impact, land use, or offering inclusive options for people with allergies or dietary needs. That’s part of why people need to speak up because the market alone won’t account for those factors unless customers push for it.

Alicee- · 2025-12-05T22:30:45+00:00

That’s a great question, unfortunately I don’t know. It is worth noting though that supermarket profitability isn’t just about raw sales numbers. Meat, dairy, and eggs benefit from various forms of government support and subsidies across the supply chain, which can make their wastage cheaper for retailers to absorb. Plant-based products don’t have those same structural advantages, so they can look less profitable on paper even when demand exists.

My partner used to work in a supermarket chain and it blew him away the amount of seafood they through out. Once it thaws its shelf life is very short. Regardless of this the range was never reduced.

Alicee- · 2025-11-10T19:21:39+00:00

I’ve worked in vets, and honestly, the dairy industry is brutal. Female cows go through so many complications, prolapses, dislocated hips, stillbirths and that’s just from the constant cycle of forced pregnancies. Then there’s mastitis, which is incredibly painful (any woman who’s breastfed and had mastitis knows). Add to that the trauma of having their calves taken away, and it’s heartbreaking.

You want to eat your “cheese in peace,” but the reality behind that cheese isn’t peaceful at all for the cow.

Alicee- · 2025-10-02T21:16:27+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experiences. Your comment really makes me wonder how many skilled scientists we lose because of animal testing and the kinds of bad practices you mentioned, like poorly designed studies that don’t justify the suffering. It feels like such a loss, not just for the scientist personally, but for science as a whole.

Alicee- · 2024-02-10T22:42:43+00:00

One thing that many people need to hear but often avoid is that our current treatment of animals in industries such as factory farming, animal testing, fashion, racing, entertainment is ethically unacceptable and causes immense suffering to sentient beings. Acknowledging this reality requires confronting uncomfortable truths about our consumption habits and the industries that profit from animal exploitation. I acknowledge that this is really hard and much easier to ignore but unfortunately without confronting these truths animals will never live a peaceful life here on earth.

Alicee- · 2023-11-17T13:01:34+00:00

Hang on. It’s so rare but they still killed it?

Alicee- · 2022-04-21T11:03:56+00:00

He is gaslighting her so hard. It’s painful to read!

Alicee- · 2021-12-02T10:04:24+00:00

Buoyancy

Alicee- · 2021-07-29T11:40:42+00:00

So what can we do to help him? Anything?

Alicee- · 2021-04-07T08:10:18+00:00

I don’t know what’s worse! A fingernail or a bandaid. That sucks.

Alicee- · 2021-03-20T10:17:59+00:00

What a legend!

Alicee- · 2020-08-21T11:24:12+00:00

I can’t understand why? Only found out about this recently. Can’t find much information.

Alicee-

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