WE SUFFER AS EQUALS
“And I discovered
when we suffer,
we suffer as equals.
And in their capacity to suffer,
a dog is a pig is a bear is a boy.”
~ Philip Wollen, Kindness Trust
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Image Credit: Skool of Vegan
Factory Farming
COMPASSIONATE ACTION ON STEROIDS
The United States, Canada, Australia, France, Romania…The whole world. Today literally millions of compassionate humans across The Planet are marching for what is the greatest social justice issue of our time. Millions upon millions of humans are no longer sitting idle while slaughterhouses abuse, torture and mercilessly kill nonhuman animals.
Bless us ALL who are taking action/lending voice
against inhumanity.
Until ALL slaughterhouses are closed….
we continue.
MARCH TO CLOSE SLAUGHTERHOUSES WORLDWIDE
JUNE 13, 2015
See video of the masses marching today in Paris, France (below)
“Cows
are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures;
none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them;
and, in short,
I am not ashamed to profess
a deep love for these quiet creatures.”
~Thomas de Quincey
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BEARING THE DESCRIPTION
“Those who describe animals
as not having any thoughts or feelings
come closer to that description
than the animals they are trying to describe.”
~ Edward Alberola
Image Credit: Tommaso Ausili
BEFORE HE DID, THE BASTARD MILKED HER
An exerpt from The Philip Wollen Story
“There was no single seminal event, just a gradual realization that I had experienced a paradigm shift in my thinking. There was a time when I used to joke that the only thing that will change a man is if he a) finds religion or b) Has a full frontal lobotomy. Nowadays, I say it is when he discovers his character.
If there ever was a Damascene event in my case, then it would be the time I visited a large industrial conglomerate in the course of my professional work as a merchant banker. I inspected one of their subsidiaries – which turned out to be a slaughterhouse. It was the most terrifying experience of my life and it affected me profoundly. I made the most important decision of my life that morning. To become a vegetarian; to leave my career; and become an advocate for social justice.
But I was not yet a vegan. I didn’t know enough. I thought that dairy was the bucolic, peaceful image of green pastures and crystal streams, rolling hills and the poetry of Wordsworth and Shelley. Little did I know that behind the dairy walls was a cruel industrial juggernaut, a vile gulag of despair.
I discovered that milk was meat in liquid form. During a business trip to India I saw a milkman dragging and whipping a cow. She had been badly injured in an accident with a lorry. To get her to move, he was throwing chili powder in her eyes, and shoving sharp objects in her anus. He had a chain around her neck and forced her to walk with a broken leg and severe injuries to her spine. Beside her walked her scrawny, starving and terrified calf, ribs protruding and her skinny legs trembling. At the slaughterhouse gate, he unchained her. But before he did so, the bastard milked her. If that sight does not change the heart of a man, nothing will. . . . ” ~ Philip Wollen, Kindness Trust
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References:
Video: Animals should be off the menu – Philip Wollen at Australian debate
From lab, from cage and from forests,
From slaughterhouse stalls, comes the wail
Of my tortured kin.
They proclaim the sin
Of the mighty against the frail. …
For love is the true religion,
And love is the law sublime;
And all that is wrought,
where love is not
Will die at the touch of time.
Oh, shame on the mothers of mortals
Who have not stopped to teach
Of the sorrow that lies
in an animal’s eyes,
The sorrow that has no speech.
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~Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Blessings on those
who from a place of empathy and compassion
take action
to protect, defend and lend voice to
innocent, sentient, living beings
who cannot speak for themselves.
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TEACH CHILDREN COMPASSION AS A WAY OF LIFE
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~Gerean Pflug for The Animal Spirits
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“Don’t just believe what you’re told . . .
check it out from behind the scenes . . .
then follow your heart.”
~Ellie Laks, Founder, The Gentle Barn
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“I am the voice of the voiceless
Through me the dumb shall speak
Till the deaf world’s ear
Be made to hear
The wrongs of the wordless weak.
And I am my brother’s keeper
And I shall fight his fight
And speak the word
For beast and bird
Till the world shall set things right.”
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919)
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THE GENTLE BARN, SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, USA
The Gentle Barn takes in as many animals as they can,
provides them with medical treatment,
feeds them,
loves them,
rehabilitates them,
and provides them with a loving, forever home.
Children who have been traumatized,
who are struggling with tradtitional methods of therapy,
visit the Gentle Barn
and make extraordinary, healing connections with the animals.
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“Often when children are abused, they turn their hurt around to abuse others. By teaching empathy and uniting kids with all life, our At-Risk Youth program helps turn these kids from the inner city into protectors instead of abusers.” ~The Gentle Barn
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EXCELLENT video illustrates the work of The Gentle Barn and exposes the dairy industry, who is actually the veal industry, and the heinous abuse of innocent, baby living beings that the human species calls “veal.” By supporting the meat and dairy industry, we are supporting an industry of neglect and abuse that is void of compassion and humanity.
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To learn more about and support the work of The Gentle Barn, follow the links below
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Blessings on those who take action to protect and lend voice
to innocent, sentient, living beings
who cannot speak for themselves.
~Gerean Pflug for The Animal Spirits
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WARNING! This post is rated R for ADULT subject matter, images and graphic language. I have obtained permission to post the following lyrics from IFEEL directly. None of the images included in this post are from the IFEEL campaign, but all images have a link encoded to their location. Reblogs are permitted and encouraged. Copies, reprints and alterations must be approved by IFEEL (links provided below).
Today we are witness to literally millions of sentient beings being taken from their environments against their will, they are: exploited, mistreated, abused, tortured, maimed and killed. According to Animal Welfare Institute (ADI), EVERY HOUR, some 1,000,000 chickens, 13,000 pigs and 4,000 cows are slaughtered for human consumption in the United States. It is a process that takes place far from public view, and one that few know very much about. Although all sentient beings feel in equality, there is certainly no equality in the manner in which the human species treats the animal species. I cannot stand it anymore. I have decided to lend voice to innocent, living beings who cannot speak for themselves, thus this blog was created.
IFEEL, a hip-hop/rap artist has appeared on the animal rights scene with fury. He pulls no punches, minces no words and does not hold back one iota of passion nor intention in the delivery of his message. He works from his heart and soul using the tools of his talent, his words and his influence. I admire his music and his honesty. The lyrics to “Why I Do It” are bold and without apology, as all of our words should be as we strive to right this gross injustice.
Blessings on those who lend voice to living beings who cannot speak for themselves!
~Gerean Pflug for The Animal Spirits
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WHY I DO IT ~LYRICS BY IFEEL
“I DO IT WITH A PEN, NOT A KNIFE OR A GUN
I TALK THE TALK, I DON’T WALK I F*CKIN RUN
AND IF I COULD I WOULD BURN IT ALL LIKE A SUN
ASHES TO ASHES – THAT DAY WILL COME
I DO IT COS IT’S SAD TO SEE WHAT WE’VE BECOME
I DO IT COS THERE IS MUCH MORE TO BE DONE
I DO IT FOR YALL WHO CARE – F*CK MASS APPEAL
IF YOU FEEL IT IN YOUR HEART THEN YOU KNOW THAT IT’S REAL
I DO IT COS THE MONEY RIPS THE HEART OUT WITH STEEL
SO THEY CANNOT HEAR THE PAIN AND THE FEAR THAT THEY FEEL
I DO IT COS IT’S SO DAMN EASY TO KILL
BREED IT FEED IT CUT IT SHIP IT –
SERVE A HAPPY MEAL
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I DO IT COS THEY
STEAL EM BEAT EM BREED EM
AND BLEED EM TREAT EM
LIKE TRASH –
THROW EM AWAY WHEN THEY DON’T NEED EM
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THAT’S SICK –
NO COMPROMISE (NOOOOO)
NOTHIN BUT THE FREEDOM
YES WE GETTIN EVEN –
NOTHIN BUT THE FREEDOM (NOOOOO)
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THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE FAME, THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE BITCHES
THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE FAME, THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE BITCHES
IT’S REALLY SIMPLE, LET ME
SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES
THIS IS WHY I DO IT – THIS IS WHY I DO IT – THIS IS WHY I DO IT
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I DO IT FOR THE CALF IN BOX 44
I DO IT FOR THE CALF IN BOX 44
HE CAN ONLY STAND UP AND FALL ON THE FLOOR
I DO IT FOR THE DOG SKINNED ALIVE FOR FUR RABBIT IN A BAG
– SCARED –
WAITIN TO BE SERVED
LITTLE PIGS WHOSE CRIES WILL NEVER BE HEARD
I DO IT FOR THE MICE AND EVERY SINGLE BIRD
I DO IT FOR THE CHICKEN WITH A HEAD CUT OFF
EVERY SLICE F*CKIN BURNS TILL THE HEAD COMES OFF
I DO IT FOR THE HORSE CHOPPED UP FOR A SAUSAGE
IT’S SAD HOW SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEARNED NOT TO BE SAVAGE
I DO IT FOR MY DOGS AND CATS
IN EVERY JAIL
WITH NO CHANCE OF BAIL –
IN THIS MAN MADE HELL
I DO IT FOR THE CHICKS GETTING GROUND UP ALIVE
COWS IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE TERRIFIED BEFORE THEY DIE
I DO IT FOR THE DUCK GETTIN STUFFED TO DEATH
I’LL DO IT TILL I DIE – TILL MY LAST F*CKIN BREATH AHHHHH
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THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE FAME, THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE BITCHES
THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE FAME, THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE BITCHES
IT’S REALLY SIMPLE, LET ME
SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES
THIS IS WHY I DO IT – THIS IS WHY I DO IT – THIS IS WHY I DO IT
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I DO IT COS I’M PISSED AND SICK OF ALL THE LIES
I DO IT COS I’M PISSED AND SICK OF ALL THE LIES
I DO IT COS I CRY WHEN I LOOK INTO THOSE EYES
I DO IT FOR THE DOLPHIN SLICED UP ALIVE
I DO IT FOR THE PITBULLS FIGHTIN TILL THEY DIE
I DO IT FOR THE NAMELESS BODY ON THE PRODUCTION LINE
EVERYDAY A MASSACRE – PAIN IS HEINOUS ALL THE TIME
I DO IT COS I HEAR EM SCREAMIN WHEREVER THEY HIDE EM
AND EVEN IF THEY SHIP EM AND FLY EM – WE STILL GONNA FIND EM
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I DO IT FOR THE BIRDS IN THE BATTERY CAGES
I DO IT FOR THE MODERN-DAY SLAVES IN THE CAGES
CHIMP IN A SEAT WITH A SKULL CRACKED OPEN
CAT WITH NO SLEEP WITH A MOUTH WIDE OPEN
I DO IT COS OF WEAK-ASS HUNTING LITTLE BITCHES
BIG GUNS
NO BALLS
SNAPPIN THEIR LITTLE PICTURES
KILL EM WHILE THEY CAN –
TILL WE GET SOME GLITCHES
F*CK THE BANDAID –
WE GONNA NEED SOME STITCHES
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dead-wolf-flickr-commons.jpg
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THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE FAME,
THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE FAME,
THIS AIN’T ABOUT THE BITCHES
IT’S REALLY SIMPLE, LET ME
SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES
THIS IS WHY I DO IT –
THIS IS WHY I DO IT –
THIS IS WHY I DO IT
WHY DO IT
WHY DO IT
WHY DO IT DO IT.”
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In factories, thousands of baby chicks are ground up alive.
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Credits:
ANIMAL IN ME ~ Released November 2012.
Written and performed by IFEEL
Produced by Freek van Workum 2012
All rights reserved. www.MusicIFEEL.com
Why I do it ~ sound track by IFEEL
http://ifeel.bandcamp.com/track/why-i-do-it
IFEEL on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ifeel/192685487497183
“Science may have found a cure
for most evils;
but it has found no remedy
for the worst of them all –
the apathy of human beings.”
~Helen Keller
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Those who lend a voice
to living beings who cannot speak for themselves
exercise empathy.
Empathy trumps apathy.
~Gerean Pflug, for The Animal Spirits
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Poster by: 269 Life ~ http://www.269life.com
“When we suffer . . . we suffer as equals.” ~ Philip Wollen
This is a world-wide must see video. Speaker Philip Wollen OAM is an Australian philanthropist who went to school at the Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore. He is a former vice-president of Citibank and was also a general manager at Citicorp. I recommend that all of us who support animal welfare,generate this video in-mass on FB, Twitter, Pinterest, email and our blogs and ask all of our social network audiences to post as well.
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On behalf of the innocent, sentient, living beings
who cannot speak for themselves . . .
Thank You.
~Gerean Pflug, The Animal Spirits
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(1 hour 51 minutes)
THE ANIMAL SPIRITS 