Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat has actually formally gotten here in the UK, total with a brand-new ad campaign on the London Underground.
If you’re having a hard time to get your head round the shock of this, it isn’t what you believe. The farm isn’t genuine, and it was established by a vegan activist called Molly Elwood to motivate meat-eaters to think of their options.
Elwood’s farm exists online, consisting of a big following on social media, and was begun in the United States. It parodies the meat market’s own language, and includes items like “pug bacon” and “Labrador steaks.” The farm explains itself as “ethical, local, organic, and high-welfare” – which are all words frequently utilized to validate cow, lamb, pig, and chicken farms. According to Elwood, the outrage the dog meat farm triggers highlights widespread speciesism and cognitive harshness amongst the general public.
Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat reaction
Most individuals in nations like the United States and UK are revolted at the concept of consuming dogs, however wilfully disregard the principles of consuming farmed animals. Because of this, Elwood’s frequently gets a substantial quantity of hate on social networks, almost constantly from non-vegans.
“We get all sorts of creative, violent threats – and it makes sense, when you see what we’re theoretically doing to dogs on our farm. These people think Elwood’s is real,” said Molly Elwood in a declaration. “But our social posts are recreated word-for-word from real family farms – and the backlash suggests people don’t like what these farms do to animals.”
The farm has actually had big success because releasing, stimulating lots of people to voice that it had actually made them reassess their food options. “There are actual messages from people who have decided to go vegetarian or try veganism after seeing our posts or website,” Elwood informed Plant Based News (PBN).
“I’d say once a month, we get direct messages, emails, and voicemails or find comments on our shares from people who were, say, holding their cat while reading our website, feeling anger and disbelief before making the connection,” she continued. “And we hear from a lot of people that our posts or website simply helped them finally understand veganism, which is sometimes the first step to making a change.”
The UK launch
According to Elwood, it makes “complete sense” to launch the farm in the UK.
“British farms conform to some of the highest welfare standards in the world—and you British folks expect quality, humanely raised meat animals,” she said. “So this is a natural fit for Elwood’s.”
Brits do certainly frequently think their farming system to be amongst the best in the world. This is in spite of the reality that the animals residing on farms are regularly mutilated, restricted in cages, and frequently subjected to illegal animal abuse. Around 85 percent of farmed land animals are raised intensively, however even the so-called “free-range” and “family” farms are likewise frequently discovered to be swarming with abuse.
“We offer our dogs the ethical, humane, Red Tractor-assured treatment that consumers come to expect of any UK farm: our employees are trained, we keep good records, and the dogs have healthy food, clean stalls, proper lighting and ventilation,” Elwood informed PBN. “Many of our picnic breed sheds have a door so those closest to it can go outside. And since the dogs are raised on British soil—that alone suggests they had a happy life. It’s fine.“
Adverts for Elwood’s are now on screen throughout the London Underground. There will likewise be a “dog meat” tasting session at Borough Market in between 12 and 3pm on Saturday (June 24).
While the Elwood’s won’t in fact be offering dog meat, consuming it is presently legal in the UK.
