We can all take steps to stop animals suffering
ALL animals, not just humans, are individuals in their own right.
There is a growing body of scientific evidence that we are all conscious, aware and sensitive to emotional and physical pain.
Even mice and rats can suffer psychological trauma when imprisoned in laboratory cages. The reasons why humans deserve basic rights to protection from torture and murder apply equally to all creatures.
Yet we are surrounded by the most horrific cruelty and extermination: we bring animals into the world purely for cosmetic research, where a new shade of lipstick is valued over life; we kill animals for food in barbaric and inhumane ways; we propose industrial-scale dairy factories where cows face intensive feeding and gruelling milking regimes, never seeing daylight and denied the right to graze; and we constantly hear tales of abandonment and cruelty on our streets.
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We may think we are more powerful than other animals, but does this make us any better? Perhaps, the one quality that marks out humans is our potential to act morally – but this is a reason for acting responsibly, not an excuse for arrogance.
December 10 was International Animal Rights Day when there were candlelit vigils across the world to commemorate the innocent animal victims of premeditated cruelty.
Animals are powerless but we can all make a difference immediately by taking responsibility for what we eat, buy, how we vote and what charities we support.
You can find out more about animal rights at www.uncaged.co.uk/ animalrights.htm.
Gail Anthony
Portreath Drive
Allestree
Comments
by Alice, East Sussex
Tuesday, January 11 2011, 7:17PM
“All those people who agree with animal cruelty, please contact laboratories to be put in the animals place for testing, you will be screaming in agony and pleading for your life. Animals do not have the option to protest so do not suppose any tradition' makes it okay to torture helpless animals.”
by Alice, East Sussex
Tuesday, January 11 2011, 7:13PM
“All those people who approve of animal cruelty, must first experience the animal cruelty and torture first hand, they will be pleading for their lives, at least they have a voice to plea with, animals do not, so I suggest you all request to be put in their place before you make inane comments.”
by Andrew, Derby
Wednesday, December 29 2010, 12:54PM
“Why is it that whenever there is a letter about animal rights the ill informed make ludicrous responses.
If 'chicken licken' and others had the courtesy to read Gail Anthony's letter they would have seen that it makes no reference to turkeys being eaten at Christmas but to the wider issue of animal cruelty.
The letter refers to issues such as animals being tested on for unnecessary cosmetic research, animals being treated as 'produce' - such as the despicable bear bile farming in parts of Asia and the horrific intensive farming practices trying to be introduced in Nocton.
If you are going to respond to letters such as this at least conduct some research so you can comment thoughfully and with some intellect, instead of the vacuous responses we have here.”
by Christopher, Derby
Thursday, December 23 2010, 6:49PM
“Almost all religions celebrate their festivals with a feast, meat has always been a part of the feast as we are naturally omninverous, the Human race has survived extinction by not being totally reliant on vegitation.
Goose is the traditional British fare, Turkeys originate from North America and were first introduced as food for the American feast of Thanksgiving.
I am sure that Gail Anthony will approve of the American tradition of a Presidential "pardon" for two turkeys before Thanksgiving every year. The turkeys are given a new life with an assurance that only old age or illness will bring about their demise.”
by Mister Viv, Mackworth
Wednesday, December 22 2010, 9:15PM
“Mister Giles from the planet Reading, please check the definitions of 'Charlatan' and 'Fallacious' before espousing your 'Turkey hating Christian' venom upon these pages. A charalatan professes knowledge that he does not have. A Christian does not profess knowledge,but a belief (see 'The Apostles CREED'. Fallacious is pertaining to deception. A Christian believes in Christ, thereby proving themself to be a Christian. No deceit there- it would be self defeating. Many Christians in foreign countries honour God, but couldn't,for logistical and bio diverse reasons, get hold of said Turkey for love nor money. Personally, I make do with a bacon sandwich. Oh yeah!”
by Hey-nonny-nonnymouse, In the rural bits
Wednesday, December 22 2010, 6:09PM
“@Francis Giles, Reading
Don't you have a local paper?”
by Chicken Licken, Derby
Wednesday, December 22 2010, 1:43PM
“mmmm Turkey
nom nom
lovely
I'll be tucking into a big 10 pounder on Christmas day Francis. Will I feel guilty?
No
Was it 'murdered'
No
It was bred and killed for food.
far more humane than hunting and ripping our prey to sheds
natural selection and evolution, sounds alright to me
Nutroast. Nuts have feelings too”
by Francis Giles, Reading
Wednesday, December 22 2010, 12:38PM
“Well said, Gail Anthony.
Billions of folk have no compassion for animals, many folk not even caring about fellow humans. Recently, we found our nearby neighbour's big, robust, friendly male cat frozen solid on our back doorstep inside our conservatory. What a sad shock for me picking up his curled-up frozen body. His owners moved here with him 3 years ago, the cat never allowed to live in house, he out all terrible weathers, as are some other cats round here and elsewhere. His owners said they thought the world of him. Oh, yeah!
Also, many so-called charlatan Christians decry halal and kosher sacrificial murdered meat. Yet those very fallacious Christians eat murdered turkeys to celebrate their so-called honouring God. Oh, yeah!”