I am a vegetarian, and one of the hardest things for me to talk about with others is how bad it is to not eat meat. My friends and family are quick to point out that I’m not an ideal meat eater, and I try to point out that I’m no vegetarian if I don’t agree with them.
One of the biggest things that has held me back on becoming an animal-rights activist is my fear that being a vegetarian would make me a bad person in the eyes of others. When I’m trying to be an activist and convince others to do the same, I often have to backtrack to my vegetarian roots and explain that I am the same person that I was when I was eating meat.
To be honest, I would go so far as to say that this is completely true. However, I do believe that it is easier to be a vegetarian than an animal rights activist. For one, vegetarians are less likely to have to argue and argue and argue, so that’s a plus. Secondly, it is easier to be a vegetarian because the meat industry doesn’t have the same ethical issues that most other industries do.
We need to be clear here, animals are people too. There are issues that most human beings just do not have the same ethical issues that some animals do. However, we need to be even more clear about that. If you have the same conscience as an animal, then you are a human and not an animal.
That said, we have no problems with the fact that animals have no human rights. There are many very admirable people in the animal industry that are doing absolutely wonderful things to help animals. Many are still trying to help animals and we should be proud of them. However, we do not want to allow any unethical industry to get away with exploiting animals.
So far, we’ve only seen a couple of animals, but they’re extremely cute and adorable. Here are three more of these adorable animals.
The first is a dog we found in a dumpster outside a local animal shelter. The dog had been there for a long time, but after it was found, we noticed that it had no visible injuries and just seemed like an adorable little guy. It was a good thing for us that no one else was around, because if they had seen what we saw, they might well have been quite worried about this little guy.
The second is a baby lion we rescued from a circus in the Midwest. The lion was blind and had no food. It was very sad for us that it would be this way, but we didn’t expect it to be this way. After it was rescued, we discovered that the lion had a congenital heart defect and had been abandoned in an abandoned truck (yes, it’s true).
The other is a pit bull that we rescued from a local dog fighting ring, where it wasn’t exactly sure what to do with itself. That was a real bummer, but the thing is, it was a pit bull and its kind. We were hoping that it would be more social and we would be able to rescue a number of pit bulls. We had one that was about 2 1/2 years old and was on the end of his leash.
So we rescued the pit bull, and then we rescued the leopard. Its really sad that a pit bull died, but we can’t really imagine that it was the end of the story for the other two. We are very grateful that both of them are okay, but we’re sure they will never find love.