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Midrajne In An Animal World
The Oxford English Dictionary defines speciesism as "discrimination against or exploitation of certain animal species by human beings, based on an assumption of mankind’s superiority."
Speciesism results in animals being classified hierarchically as “lower” and “higher” with humans on the top rung of the ladder. This speciesist view ignores individual variations in behavior within and between species and hierarchical speciesism results in endless harm and is bad biology.
Many animals experience pain, anxiety, and suffering (physically and psychologically) when they are held in captivity or subjected to extreme starvation, social isolation, physical restraint, or presented with painful situations from which they cannot escape. And even if it's not the same sort of pain, anxiety, or suffering experienced by humans, or even other animals including members of the same species, their feelings count. "Anyone who says that life matters less to animals than it does to us has not held in his hands an animal fighting for its life. The whole of the being of the animal is thrown into that fight, without reserve." (Elizabeth Costello, in J. M. Coetzee's book The Lives of Animals)
It’s individuals who count when we consider how we treat other animals. It is individuals who personally feel pain and suffer, not species.
Those people who choose use animals must show more sensitivity to the animals they use. Animals aren't mere resources or property. We must respect their dignity and their lives. It's a privilege to share their worlds.
Adapted from Marc Bekoff:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/200908/individual-animals-count-speciesism-doesnt-work
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holaaa!!!
thanks for your post.
I love the animals, because they are the most wonderful creation of the nature. The world would`nt be the same if they aren`t animals in this planet.
Sorry for my english, but i speak spanish, I live in CHILE
salUdos!
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Animals aren't mere resources or property. We must respect their dignity and their lives. It's a privilege to share their worlds. Unfortunatelly, this is what some people has not really clear. Great text.
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Me has dejado un mensaje muy profundo.
En donde yo vivo decimos "Ojo por ojo y diente por diente", cada persona es merecedora de lo que crea.
Mucha gente ha denunciado esta crueldad y quieren echar al criminal de la ciudad, lo que no entiendo es porque ese hombre no esta en la cárcel.