06-11-2017, 06:49 AM
"The animals deserve all our love and care"
Its a beautiful statement but I think there is a primal fear in all of us from thousands of years of large predators chasing humans and eating us . So there is a resistance on some level to be caretakers of the animals that remain on earth today . But modern life is so starkly different from pre industrial times . Humans have become the primary authors of mass murder because of mechanization (guns,bombs,factories,poisons) ,killing living things has never been so simple . And so there falls upon our shoulders a huge responsibility to watch over and protect other living things that are suffering due to mankind . It is completely foolish to stand by and watch the extinction or needless suffering of animals today , they are not a threat to us and in fact are a vital part of the food chain and the biological complexity /diversity of living organisms in general.
I think another aspect is that many people don't believe animals are capable of love and instead ascribe words like 'survival instinct' or 'fear' to explain certain behaviours . Love and true caring are qualities that are hard to prove so I can really only say that you must live with another creature for a few years to understand and know they have the same range of emotions and feelings as humans . Then the hunter will say there is a difference between the domestic and wild animal , but that has been proven false by many brave souls that care for injured ,abandoned wild animals and have proven they form loving bonds that last their entire lives .
Its a beautiful statement but I think there is a primal fear in all of us from thousands of years of large predators chasing humans and eating us . So there is a resistance on some level to be caretakers of the animals that remain on earth today . But modern life is so starkly different from pre industrial times . Humans have become the primary authors of mass murder because of mechanization (guns,bombs,factories,poisons) ,killing living things has never been so simple . And so there falls upon our shoulders a huge responsibility to watch over and protect other living things that are suffering due to mankind . It is completely foolish to stand by and watch the extinction or needless suffering of animals today , they are not a threat to us and in fact are a vital part of the food chain and the biological complexity /diversity of living organisms in general.
I think another aspect is that many people don't believe animals are capable of love and instead ascribe words like 'survival instinct' or 'fear' to explain certain behaviours . Love and true caring are qualities that are hard to prove so I can really only say that you must live with another creature for a few years to understand and know they have the same range of emotions and feelings as humans . Then the hunter will say there is a difference between the domestic and wild animal , but that has been proven false by many brave souls that care for injured ,abandoned wild animals and have proven they form loving bonds that last their entire lives .
