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This struggle we have with the popular mindset, about the
inappropriateness of using animals for human benefit, is a classic David and
Goliath battle. For us to create the
right atmosphere for an entire switch of attitude seems like an impossible
dream, yet it doesn’t rest there. If our
final aim is to use ‘animal’ issues as a springboard towards building a
non-violent society, then ethics must come first, before personal comfort. And that means people have to focus in on a
more compassionate consideration of other species.
At the moment we’re a long way from that. We still love comfort too much, in that we are
attached to rich animal-based foods or the warmth and comfort of animal skins
and furs. We’re still very sensual
beings but with a very low empathetic sensitivity.
If we want a secure supply of animal-based foods on our
dinner table each day, we know the animals have to be captive and therefore
accessible at will, just as water is from the tap. Animals must not only be kept ‘in their place’
but be seen as objects rather than sentient beings.
Even the most sensitive, kindly and well educated people,
support the exploitation of animals and are still able to enjoy eating them
without a shred of empathy arising for them.
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