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Save Humans by Not Eating Animals

 

By PAUL KAIL

Earth Times News Service

 

In the United States, those businesses which are based on the suffering of

animals promote their interests through public relations agencies and lobby

groups. One of the aims of this PR is to persuade people that concern for animal

welfare is, first of all, a radical issue that would only be of interest to

lunatics and, second, in conflict with a " more important " need to care about

humans.

 

In a society where people believe that they are " free " because they can register

their preference for one of two slightly different capitalist parties, it is

obviously not that difficult to persuade them that concern for other species is

radical. Very few people are capable of independent thought, and they will

happily do whatever they are told is the accepted norm, regardless of how

ridiculous it may be. If all your friends abuse their children, and you don't,

you are the one who is radical. If you live in a society where it is legal to

test an oven cleaner by putting it in a rabbit's eye - but it is illegal to have

sex in certain positions - yes, you are the dangerous radical if you think this

is wrong.

 

But the second objection to concern about animals seems, on the surface, more

rational. Many people who have never in their lives done anything to help their

own species are outraged when somebody expresses concern for the welfare of

another " inferior " one.

 

The truth is that concern for humans almost always goes hand in hand with

concern for other species. Survey after survey has shown that people who care

the most about animal rights also have the most liberal views on human rights.

Conversely, sadists and psychopaths invariable turn out to have had a history of

abusing animals.

 

The two needs work together in a much more practical sense, as well. If you are

one of these self-righteous objectors to animal rights who wants to " put people

first " perhaps you should become a vegan.

 

More: http://www.earthtimes.org/aug/opinionsaveshumansbynotaug3_00.htm

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