Why must we view animals as commodities? Have you gotten to befriend an animal that we have come to associate as food? I have, at numerous animal sanctuaries around Oregon. They are beautiful beings; intelligent, sassy, decisive, and each different.
There is a reason we are not exposed to the realities of farm animals. What we do not see is easier to digest: no one wants to see a terrified, feces laden animal with sadness in their eyes as they are transported to slaughter; but this is the reality for 99.9 percent of meat and dairy.
We cannot humanely kill a being who doesn’t want to die, simple. We can live happily and healthy on a plant-based lifestyle. We can set aside our taste preferences because we can understand that exploiting another for a few bites of food is not ethical.
Stop eating animals, it breaks my heart. They are no different than your companion animals. I dare you to volunteer at a sanctuary once, see the perseverance and forgiveness in their eyes after being rescued from slaughter, and then try to eat that animal from your local grocery store that processed it into as an object for consumption.
Out To Pasture, Wildwood, Light House, Enchanted, and Green Acres are great places to get to know animals for the individuals that they are.
Please be vegan

8 replies on “Animals Are Not Property”

  3. It brings me joy to boil the bones of chickens into a nutritious broth that fortifies my bones and soul. I will boil your bones someday, I will eat your soul.

  5. Look at all the hyper triggered meat eating snowflakes. Modern industrial agriculture is definitely a horror factory. I don’t have a problem with eating meat. I do have a problem with the way we currently produce it. Even if you don’t care about the cruelty, we’re all going to have a massive problem on our hands with the proliferation of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

  6. god, evolution or visiting aliens–take your pick–made me an omnivore. i am very grateful since it is a huge evolutionary advantage. who am i to argue with god, darwin or our galactic overlords? veganism is an artifact of affluence and privilege. i’ve never heard of a starving person who rejected meat on ethical grounds. if a disaster occurs and real hunger ensues, you’ll eat whatever you can find too and be glad to have it.

  8. I wonder how much life was killed to provide the power for you to post your rant online? How many animals were harmed or killed in the production of the energy that runs your home, which allows you to sit on your couch and post your rant online?

    The guilt must be exhausting.

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