[The abolition of the slave trade] would be extreme cruelty to the African savages, a portion of whom it saves from massacre, or intolerable bondage in their own country, and introduces into a much happier state of life. – James Boswell, (1740-1795) In the eighteenth century it was widely urged that domestication was good for [...]
As long as humanity continues to be the ruthless destroyer of other beings, we will never know health or peace. For as long as people massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love. –Pythagoras Compassion, in which all ethics must take [...]
“Both humans and animals share the ability to suffer from restricted freedom of movement, from the loss of social freedom, and to experience pain at the loss of a loved one. Both groups suffer or suffered from their common capacity to be terrified by being hunted, tormented, or injured. Both have been ‘objectified,’ treated as [...]
“By viewing the experiences of animals – such as dogs and ‘milk cows’ – through the lens of human slavery, we come to realize that master/slave relationships permeate our culture.” – Marjorie Spiegel Did you like this? Share it:Tweet