• Animal Rights Advocacy

    Pelicans, Plastic, and Purpose: A Vegan’s Encounter with Lisbon Street Art

    I wasn’t looking for street art that afternoon in Lisbon — I was simply wandering, letting the city guide me. The sun was soft, the streets were humming, and then suddenly… there it was. Two enormous pelicans rising from a wall, sculpted from scraps of metal, plastic fragments, broken bins, and forgotten urban debris. The kind of artwork that doesn’t just catch your eye — it grabs your attention and holds it. As a vegan, I’m always tuned into anything involving animals, but this mural felt different. It wasn’t just depicting animals; it was speaking for them. I later learned…