To our animal friends, have we gone too far?
Animal and plant life existed on earth long before humans made
their evolutionary appearance. As Man evolved from Hunter and
Gatherer to a mass producing and slaughtering species, animals
have endured immense suffering.
Throughout history, animals have been used for food, medicine,
clothing and shelter...etc. Native Peoples did not harvest
animals without giving a thought to the life that was taken. It
was the complete opposite; they considered themselves a part of
the natural and spiritual worlds and had strong ties to the land
on which they lived. Many of the early cultures paid tribute to
the animals that were taken; ceremonies within these cultures
were often held for the hunted animal indicating a respect for
the animal. They considered religion a function of daily
activity, with rituals capable of influencing the interconnected
realms of physical and supernatural existence. Shamans, or
medicine men, served as priests, and they led tribal members in
rituals believed to ensure an adequate food supply. (1.)
Man, The Industrialist, has eliminated all respect for animals.
To Man, the only life of value is the human consumer. The
purpose of animals to the Industrialists and Corporate Moguls:
use animals anyway and in whatever numbers to make billions from
the fat, spoiled, lazy consumers of the industrialized
countries. There are many incidents supporting their greed:
1. Man has developed the technology to create clothing that is
furless. There is no need to kill animals for fur. But, because
of human arrogance, greed, selfishness and amoral beliefs,
millions and millions of animals are being exterminated each
year.
2. We have exploited our oceans; dumping lethal oil into the
waters, destroying marine life, and wiping out the fish stocks.
3. Polluted rivers and streams, air pollution, and using the
planet as our own personal toilet, is destroying our planet and
all of its species
How we maintain animals has deteriorated to the point of calling
the care and production of these animals genocidal, or more
fitting, speciecidal:
Avian Influenza
The disease has been suspected for more than 100 years, first
described in Italy in 1878. (2.) The major transmission from
farm to farm is the movement of infected poultry across
countries, and wild birds are only a scapegoat Mass production
and housing thousands of birds increases the chance of an
outbreak of the disease. What is likely however is that the
disease will, like human