Ethics and Exploitation

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Humans have the ability to weigh the rights and wrongs of quite complex problems.  Other animals are limited in this way - they can’t necessarily ‘get out of the rain’ as we can.  But humans have come to take this ability for granted, and use it to advantage ourselves, to the detriment of others, animate or inanimate.

         

Humans have come to love their comforts.  Our sophisticated thought processes have allowed us to feather our own nests, and to forget our role as guardians.  Our intellect has become detached from our conscience, giving us the green light to go ahead with things we shouldn’t be doing.  Our species has wreaked havoc in order to get what we want in the way of our comforts.  Now, it's time to make amends.

We need to put ourselves second for a change.  It’s pay back time.  We have to realise that we don't own the animals and resources of this planet.  They are not ours to trash.

         

On a personal level we may agree with this but, collectively, we are in league with the super-spoilers, the mega-polluters and the profit makers.  They have a grab and run attitude; in the main, they regard ethics simply as an obstacle. We, the consumers, have supported them in the past and continue to do so today, in which case they’ll continue until they’re stopped.  Grass roots public pressure can be very effective when it comes to protecting the environment; repair is creeping into our consciousness.  The environment gets good press after decades of neglect.  But that's not the case concerning the abuse of farm animals.  Collectively, we are reluctant to raise these issues, and you can depend on the Animal Industries to make sure about that. They make it a non-issue by emphasising the normality and good sense in using their products. They know that if it gets a foothold in the public psyche, Animal Rights would threaten the whole of the food and clothing industry.  They also know they are safe, since the consumer fears above anything else any threat to the supply chain.  And almost all individual consumers will not act alone without the permission of collective acceptability.