written for sentient media

Sentient Media is a nonprofit journalism organisation that seeks to create transparency around the role of animals in our daily lives—from food to companionship to laboratory test subjects.

I’ve written for them, and will write for you too, if you ask.

 
 
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Sentient Media:
Fashion gets far less focus from animal activists — that needs to change

‘Just as we all eat, we all get dressed, every single day. Whether or not we are interested in fashion, we are all connected to the fashion industry. When we buy and wear new clothes, we may financially contribute to and perpetuate speciesist practices and ideology. That’s why fashion needs to be included more seriously in the scope of animal activism.’

 

Sentient Media:
Wool Production is Accelerating the Biodiversity Crisis

‘Most of us have seen at least one advertisement claiming wool to be ‘sustainable’, ‘green’, or even ‘regenerative’. Yet, a recent analysis of a selection of these such advertisements found 72 percent to have no sources backing up their claims, regardless of the quality of the source.’