I cry in pain, I shake with fear, why won’t you listen, why won’t you hear, you pretend not to notice, I know that’s a lie, would you like my pain, would you like to die?
These powerfully poignant words were written by Nicky Stevens when she was just 11 years old, as she transitioned from a magical childhood to feeling shocked after being exposed to an educational film at school about where meat came from.