not physical pain, but almost...my heart aches everytime i watch a PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) video or a video footage on animal cruelty.
No, not kids throwing rocks and sticks at the stray dogs or cats in their neighbourhood. They should be taught better. BY their PARENTS!
I'm talking about ADULTS, COMPANIES, INDUSTRIES that knowingly and with full mental capacity to overlook the pain and suffering of animals, ALL FOR THE SAKE OF MAKING MONEY!
IT MAKES ME SICK!
We all know and are aware of the existance of animal cruelty on this planet. Yes, the same planet we call our HOME but don't give two shits about the carbon footprint each and everyone of us is leaving behind. If not for our future generation, but for mother earth, who so lovingly gave us everything we need and more.
Of late, my eyes were opened even more by watching a horrific videoclip posted by a friend in Facebook about the fur trade in China.
After watching the video, I sat there, stunned for a good 5 mins and felt very depressed for a long while after. That last image has been burned into my brain forever.
How can humans be so cruel? Aren't animals living beings too? Do they not feel pain?
We can hear their cries....do we need them to speak our language for us to understand the suffering they're in?
Are those people working in those Fur Farms even HUMAN!?
I know Asia and particularly Malaysia is too hot for us to even think of buying fur products.
Hey, after all we'd probably wish we could shed our own skin just to feel a bit cooler in these hot humid months.
You must also have heard about the clubbing of baby seals, illegal whaling and killing of dolphins and a few other acts we humans are guilty of. But have we really SEEN it with our own eyes?
More recently, some people I know (and you probably know who you are if you're reading this, but please don't take this the wrong way) have talked about buying expensive top brand leather goods.
Hey, its your money to spend and I won't judge you on your choice of material possessions. But please stop to think where those leather goods come from?
No, they did not fall off the animal...
Animals are purposely killed or stripped alive for those luxurious pieces of items you wish to parade yourself in.
WHOSE SKIN ARE YOU IN?
another official video clip by PETA just skims the surface of the multimillion dollar industry.
So now we know, that leather does not only involve cruelty to animals but also pollutes the earth.
Do you really need that expensive leather bag? purse? jacket? shoes? belt?
These issues may not directly affect you, but it does make one think...of all the products you've purchased. The waste you've disposed, the effect of just one person on this planet times the billions of other earth inhabitants.
I admit, I own a leather jacket bought in Florence, Italy during my Contiki tour in 2002. Back then, I didn't know any better. I was young, ignorant and blissfully unaware of the origins of my really gorgeous, form fitting, soft black, biker-style leather jacket I purchased at a bargained price of 150 euros. All I knew was, OH WOW, I HAVE A LEATHER JACKET! THAT'S SO TOTALLY COOL! (and its been hanging in my closet ever since I moved back to Penang in 2004).
SO TOTALLY COOL a poor cow had to die to have its skin hanging redundant in my CLOSET?
SO TOTALLY COOL the amount of CHEMICALS used to treat and colour the leather is now clogging up part of our planet?
Yea, I didn't know any better.
BUT NOW I DO.
Everytime I want to buy something, I always think of the effect it has on our home, Earth.
I'm proud to say I don't own any other leather items.
And would never even dream of owning a fur coat.
I really don't see anything wrong with using synthetic products.
You might say that God created man and animals and all things on earth for us to use.
Yes, back then early man did not have the brain capacity to make any other materials to keep warm. They had to kill to survive. But they only used what was necessary. They did not kill for sport or luxury.
Now, we've advance to a stage where we really don't need to be chopping down trees to build our houses.
We don't need to skin animal fur to keep warm.
God gave us the skills and brain power to evolve, exist and subsist AND co-exist with the other beings on this planet.
"THOU SHALL NOT KILL"
does not only apply to mankind.
It applies to all living beings.
Did you know that there are enough nutrients in vegetables and plants to keep us as healthy if not healthier than consuming meat?
Not, I'm not a vegetarian.
But I'm slowly cutting down on meat.
I'll get there one day.
But call me a hypocrite, I just coloured my hair. And I'm sure the chemicals would take a long time if ever to breakdown.
I will try harder.
WILL YOU?
No, not kids throwing rocks and sticks at the stray dogs or cats in their neighbourhood. They should be taught better. BY their PARENTS!
I'm talking about ADULTS, COMPANIES, INDUSTRIES that knowingly and with full mental capacity to overlook the pain and suffering of animals, ALL FOR THE SAKE OF MAKING MONEY!
IT MAKES ME SICK!
We all know and are aware of the existance of animal cruelty on this planet. Yes, the same planet we call our HOME but don't give two shits about the carbon footprint each and everyone of us is leaving behind. If not for our future generation, but for mother earth, who so lovingly gave us everything we need and more.
Of late, my eyes were opened even more by watching a horrific videoclip posted by a friend in Facebook about the fur trade in China.
After watching the video, I sat there, stunned for a good 5 mins and felt very depressed for a long while after. That last image has been burned into my brain forever.
How can humans be so cruel? Aren't animals living beings too? Do they not feel pain?
We can hear their cries....do we need them to speak our language for us to understand the suffering they're in?
Are those people working in those Fur Farms even HUMAN!?
I know Asia and particularly Malaysia is too hot for us to even think of buying fur products.
Hey, after all we'd probably wish we could shed our own skin just to feel a bit cooler in these hot humid months.
You must also have heard about the clubbing of baby seals, illegal whaling and killing of dolphins and a few other acts we humans are guilty of. But have we really SEEN it with our own eyes?
More recently, some people I know (and you probably know who you are if you're reading this, but please don't take this the wrong way) have talked about buying expensive top brand leather goods.
Hey, its your money to spend and I won't judge you on your choice of material possessions. But please stop to think where those leather goods come from?
No, they did not fall off the animal...
Animals are purposely killed or stripped alive for those luxurious pieces of items you wish to parade yourself in.
WHOSE SKIN ARE YOU IN?
another official video clip by PETA just skims the surface of the multimillion dollar industry.
So now we know, that leather does not only involve cruelty to animals but also pollutes the earth.
Do you really need that expensive leather bag? purse? jacket? shoes? belt?
These issues may not directly affect you, but it does make one think...of all the products you've purchased. The waste you've disposed, the effect of just one person on this planet times the billions of other earth inhabitants.
I admit, I own a leather jacket bought in Florence, Italy during my Contiki tour in 2002. Back then, I didn't know any better. I was young, ignorant and blissfully unaware of the origins of my really gorgeous, form fitting, soft black, biker-style leather jacket I purchased at a bargained price of 150 euros. All I knew was, OH WOW, I HAVE A LEATHER JACKET! THAT'S SO TOTALLY COOL! (and its been hanging in my closet ever since I moved back to Penang in 2004).
SO TOTALLY COOL a poor cow had to die to have its skin hanging redundant in my CLOSET?
SO TOTALLY COOL the amount of CHEMICALS used to treat and colour the leather is now clogging up part of our planet?
Yea, I didn't know any better.
BUT NOW I DO.
Everytime I want to buy something, I always think of the effect it has on our home, Earth.
I'm proud to say I don't own any other leather items.
And would never even dream of owning a fur coat.
I really don't see anything wrong with using synthetic products.
You might say that God created man and animals and all things on earth for us to use.
Yes, back then early man did not have the brain capacity to make any other materials to keep warm. They had to kill to survive. But they only used what was necessary. They did not kill for sport or luxury.
Now, we've advance to a stage where we really don't need to be chopping down trees to build our houses.
We don't need to skin animal fur to keep warm.
God gave us the skills and brain power to evolve, exist and subsist AND co-exist with the other beings on this planet.
"THOU SHALL NOT KILL"
does not only apply to mankind.
It applies to all living beings.
Did you know that there are enough nutrients in vegetables and plants to keep us as healthy if not healthier than consuming meat?
Not, I'm not a vegetarian.
But I'm slowly cutting down on meat.
I'll get there one day.
But call me a hypocrite, I just coloured my hair. And I'm sure the chemicals would take a long time if ever to breakdown.
I will try harder.
WILL YOU?
