Most people are opposed to animal suffering, and yet they condone the suffering of trillions by choosing to eat animal products. That’s why activists are taking the fight for animal rights to the meat counter.
TATIANA VON RHEINBABEN: ‘ “Stop Eating Animals!” These were the signs that vegan activists in Auckland held on September 15th to bring the rights of animals into the spotlight in New Zealand. Protestors from the activist organization Direct Action Everywhere stood in front of the meat section in the grocery store Countdown St Lukes with their signs, chanting, “It’s not food; it’s violence!” The protesters’ goal: provoke shoppers to reconsider their meat purchases.
Many customers of Countdown St Lukes likely did not enjoy the direct nature of the protest, but the protestors and their signs were certainly impossible to ignore. The activists were making use of their freedom of speech to encourage shoppers to consider how their freedom in shopping choices directly interferes with the freedom to live for millions of animals…
Humans do not actually want other creatures to suffer. Most of us, even people who still eat animal products, are opposed to the inhumane conditions that animals in factory farms and slaughterhouses endure. New Zealanders are inspired to act on behalf of the animals, as the protest in Auckland showed. Each one of us, by converting to a vegan diet, can personally reduce the suffering of animals caused by the food industry.
Just because slavery was once common does not mean that it was ever justified or morally sound. Just because many people still eat meat does not mean that killing animals for food is morally acceptable. We are each accountable for our own individual actions – remember that the next time you visit the meat aisle of your local grocery store… Most people are opposed to animal suffering, and yet they condone the suffering of trillions by choosing to eat animal products. That’s why activists are taking the fight for animal rights to the meat counter’. SOURCE…
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