Today is October 4th, World Animal Day.
World Animal Day? Do you we really need that?
We do.
Whatever your opinion on vegetarianism is, take a moment to watch this video on the website of Eurogroup for Animals: http://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/pressconference.htm
If you think you can’t stand it (I barely couldn’t), here is what it shows:
Outrageous animal suffering during transport that happens every day in the EU. Injured animals lifted by cranes and pushed by caterpillars.
Beating of exhausted animals and a total indifference to pain and suffering by those who “handle” the animals…
The images speak for themselves.
The next time you take a bite of your ham sandwich or cheeseburger, just think for a moment about those images and decide for yourself.
We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
I wish I’d come up with this quote. I didn’t.
It was Gandhi, another famous vegetarian.
Happy World Animal Day…
October 4, 2007 at 7:25 pm
I wish this little video would be compulsory viewing at all schools and workplaces. I despair sometimes that people either don’t know what’s going on – or that they do know what’s going on and think it’s OK. Thank you for this post – Happy World Animal Day to you! K xx