Original toot date: 15 February, 2023

#WhoAmIWednesday - The Animal Lover.

I have always had an affinity for animals. As a kid, I just loved being with animals, either petting them or just being in their magnificent presence. I always wanted a dog growing up, but my parents could not afford to keep a dog - so when I was 13, my parents took me to El Dorado in Laverton North to get a chicken. I called my chicken Francesca after my Nonno (Francesco).

I loved Francesca so much and would spend all my free time with her. When I come home from school, she would hear the front door open and come running down the backyard to the glass back door, waiting for me to come outside and spend some time with her. We would walk around the yard together, cuddle, and in our own special way; even communicate with one another.

One evening, I was outside with Francesca saying goodnight to her when Mum called me in for dinner. On the table was a roast chicken. I don’t know why it hadn't dawned on me before, but that night, I realised that what I was about to eat was the same animal as my beloved Francesca.

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Shannon Meilak - Activist & Community Advocate on Instagram: "#WhoAmIWednesday - The Animal Lover. I have always had an affinity for animals. As a kid, I just loved being with animals, either petting them or just being in their magnificent presence. I always wanted a dog growing up, but my parents could not afford to keep a dog - so when I was 13, my parents took me to El Dorado in Laverton North to get a chicken. I called my chicken Francesca after my Nonno (Francesco). I loved Francesca so much and would spend all my free time with her. When I come home from school, she would hear the front door open and come running down the backyard to the glass back door, waiting for me to come outside and spend some time with her. We would walk around the yard together, cuddle, and in our own special way; even communicate with one another. One evening, I was outside with Francesca saying goodnight to her when Mum called me in for dinner. On the table was a roast chicken. I don’t know why it hadn't dawned on me before, but that night, I realised that what I was about to eat was the same animal as my beloved Francesca. My parents had raised me to respect what food I had been given or go to bed hungry. I was starving, so I reluctantly took a bite out of a chicken leg. I was almost sick. I put down the chicken leg and began to cry. My parents inquired what was wrong and I blurted out between sobs – “It’s like I’m eating Francesca!” My Dad, coming from an European/Arabic background, proclaimed that I was being ridiculous. He rationalised that Francesca was a pet who was loved and treated well, but the chicken on the table was bred to be food and was not a pet. This made absolutely no sense whatsoever to me. I refused to eat the chicken, eating the vegetables on my plate only, and swore I would never eat chicken again. It didn’t take me long to realise that chicken was not the only meat on my plate that had come from a beautiful animal. I had always loved animals, so why was I eating them? 1/4 (continued in comments) #WeAreBrimbank #IAmBrimbank #animallovers #govegan #veganfortheanimals #vegan #vegans #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #animallover #doglover #rabbit #horse #pony"

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Why are there so many bot and copycat accounts on Instagram?

Most followers now seem to be accounts with names like gwt4885zt_ like passwords or something.

Anyone with ideas?

I'd love some more real people following us there! We're at:

[at]animalcognitionproject

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