Chris Palmeri animal liberation speak-out

animal-struggles.md

We all have struggles. We’re all trying to live our lives. We all have things that we are each worrying about. And a lot of the time it feels like that’s too much. So I understand how hard it is to acknowledge that all around us is a world of unspeakable horror and torment. In every burger, every milkshake, every omelette, every leather jacket and fur coat, there is unspeakable suffering and violence. We are all animals, and we need to figure out what kind of world we want to live in. Do we want to live in the kind of world where if you’re born the wrong shape, or you have the wrong brain, or you live in the wrong place, you are considered worthless and expendable? When we look into the eyes of another animal be they our cats or dogs at home, or the cows, chickens, pigs, and fish that are confined and slaughtered by trillions in our food system, we are not just looking at some “thing,” some “other,” some resource to be thrown away. We are looking at a part of us. And when they are imprisoned, and when they are tortured, and when they are slaughtered, we are all in danger. Because we have created a world where “different” means “less than.” So please, think about the dogs and cats that you love at home. Think about the kind of world you want for them, and the world you want for your family, and your children, and yourself. Let’s all rise up and say “no.” No more violence. Every single being who can feel deserves to have their feelings matter.