WHY I FIGHT FOR INJUSTICE OF ALL BEINGS

What Drives Scarlet

“Those who leave when it is hard were never truly with me. I owe nothing to those who abandon loyalty for comfort. I walk with those who stand in truth, even when truth is heavy.”

I grew up in the late ’80s and ’90s in an Italian family where eating meat was simply part of life. I spent my younger years fishing with my dad and friends, never questioning it. Like many people, I was raised in a world where certain things felt normal because that was just how things had always been done.

Everything changed when I was twenty-four years old. Every day on my drive to work, I passed a dairy farm. I started stopping to talk to the cows. I took photos of them. I fell in love with their gentle nature, their curiosity, and who they were as individuals. One day, I told my boyfriend I didn’t want to eat cows anymore because I loved them too much. He said, “They’re just dairy cows. You don’t have to stop eating meat.”

But I knew I couldn’t separate love from action. I stopped eating cows that day.

Back then, information wasn’t as accessible as it is today. I didn’t understand the dairy industry. I didn’t know the suffering behind it. Over time, I slowly removed animals from my diet one by one. By thirty, I no longer ate animals, but I still ate cheese — believing organic choices meant I wasn’t contributing to harm. I was wrong.

It wasn’t until my mid-thirties, through animal rights activists and educational content, that I fully learned the realities of animal agriculture. And once you know the truth, you cannot unknow it. The suffering. The separation. The violence hidden behind labels and marketing. It changed me forever.

I tried sharing what I learned with friends and family. Some listened. Many didn’t. Some made excuses. Some looked away. Watching people I cared about dismiss suffering that felt impossible for me to ignore created anger, anxiety, heartbreak, and isolation. I lost friendships. I carried pain that often felt unbearable.

But this mission grew beyond animals. The more truth I uncovered, the more I saw injustice everywhere — toward animals, humans, vulnerable communities, and our planet. I see systems built around profit over compassion. I see suffering normalized because it is convenient. I see people dehumanized, exploited, ignored, or discarded.

I cannot look away.

That is why I created Threads of Truth. To expose injustice. To challenge normalized harm. To educate those who simply do not know. To give voices to those who cannot speak for themselves. To remind people that empathy matters. Truth matters. Action matters.

I may never save every being. But if I can help open minds, spark compassion, expose truth, or save even one life — human or animal — then that will be my legacy.