PETA shouts these words to congressmen every day, so why don’t seem to take notice? I myself am a fervent animal activist; I fight for what is right, or what I perceive to be fair, just and equal. Maybe animals aren’t humans, maybe they don’t own fabulous mansions in L.A nor do they speak English or financially contribute to the economy, but they are alive, they are living and that means they are important and should be respected. I have seen some of the most violent images of animals being slaughtered in the abattoirs and tested on in labs, for ultimately nothing but human gain and pleasure - the truth many prefer to ignore. But, unfortunately it is happening, and will continue to happen if we don't impose some moral standards. Humans were blessed with the ability to think, and although this was probably intended for good, the bad usually has a way of showing up. Some people support animal testing and some do not, but one question I pose is why do we implant such brutal treatments upon creatures that have no ability to speak up – to fight? Many humans themselves are inhumane, society breeds heartless people each day. When people are murdered in farway nations, our own armies rush to mobilize and cast their own aggression upon the attacker, so why are we not taking action against the aggressor of animal cruelty?
It is difficult to decipher why there are countless rules in place for the protection of human rights, but very limited, if none to protect the rights of animals.
This is where I believe the problem lies:
- Say for instance a man was punched in the face, he would feel pain and know that he had fallen victim to a form of physical assault
- If this man then walked over to the aggressors house, & kicked his dog - how would he respond?
- The aggressor would be angry that the man had kicked HIS dog (property) rather than be concerned for the pain the dog is feeling, for we all know the famous myth "dogs don't have very good memory," so doesn't really matter, right?
What I am trying to say is that we objectify animals as belonging to the human race, the problem is there is no formal contract declaring this ownership. It is of human nature to exhaust to deplete and control all the resources on this planet due to our ever increasing greed - but this is wrong, maybe if we could learn be satisfied with what we have in the present, then this problem can be avoided all together.
We chose our pets, they don't chose us, it is only luck that determines whether they will be cared for or not, but whatever the outcome, their suffering goes unheard. Think of it as a helpless baby in a crib - does that change your perspective?
Final thought: what would you do if you saw someone beat your family pet into pulp, or to put it nicely, mutilation?
It is difficult to decipher why there are countless rules in place for the protection of human rights, but very limited, if none to protect the rights of animals.
This is where I believe the problem lies:
- Say for instance a man was punched in the face, he would feel pain and know that he had fallen victim to a form of physical assault
- If this man then walked over to the aggressors house, & kicked his dog - how would he respond?
- The aggressor would be angry that the man had kicked HIS dog (property) rather than be concerned for the pain the dog is feeling, for we all know the famous myth "dogs don't have very good memory," so doesn't really matter, right?
What I am trying to say is that we objectify animals as belonging to the human race, the problem is there is no formal contract declaring this ownership. It is of human nature to exhaust to deplete and control all the resources on this planet due to our ever increasing greed - but this is wrong, maybe if we could learn be satisfied with what we have in the present, then this problem can be avoided all together.
We chose our pets, they don't chose us, it is only luck that determines whether they will be cared for or not, but whatever the outcome, their suffering goes unheard. Think of it as a helpless baby in a crib - does that change your perspective?
Final thought: what would you do if you saw someone beat your family pet into pulp, or to put it nicely, mutilation?
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