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