This invisible class of sentient beings is equal to humans in their capacity to feel pain, fear, mourn loved ones, form friendships and their desire to live free from harm. This fact can no longer be ignored by society.
NELLY SKOUFATOUGLOU: ‘Undoubtedly, an animal liberation resistance is being formed globally in the face of speciesist violence. At this very moment, Australia is in “spring lambing” season. Farms around Australia are littered with dying day old lambs that have been born at a time of the year deemed profitable by farmers – even though 15 million young lives this year alone will not survive the below zero temperatures and the threats of predators. These deaths are factored into farmers’ business models, indicating that the loss of their lives is expected and immaterial.
As anti-speciesists, we believe that breeding animals for the sole purpose of exploiting and killing them for profit is unjust. This fact can no longer be ignored by society. This invisible class of sentient beings is equal to humans in their capacity to feel pain, fear, mourn loved ones, form friendships and their desire to live free from harm. They are intelligent beings with personalities and are capable of reasoning. They are not units of production, commodities, inanimate objects to be traded and sold to the highest bidder. There is no way to humanely slaughter an animal that does not want to die. They fight, resist and rebel against their oppressor. They do not willingly go towards the slaughterer’s knife. Animal liberation activists do not advocate for better conditions (welfareist approach) but for the abolition of these animal exploitation industries…
Pythagoras, our forefather and a pioneer of ethical veganism, taught his students the importance of animal ethics. He believed animals had a soul. Pythagoras states : “As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.” Perhaps the Greek population and society at large who revere him for his mathematical and philosophical prowess, should also consider and embrace his position on animal liberation’. SOURCE…
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