Intro note by Patrice Greanville
The backstory:
Somebody left a few tightly sealed boxes in an alley, and by sheer luck a kindhearted passerby heard some anguished cries and took the boxes to a rescue group. No one knows why the stranger —or strangers—who abandoned these animals did that instead of simply leaving the boxes right outside a shelter, and then calling to alert the staff. It's fairly elementary. It's also fortunate they were not killed outright, the fate of untold millions of young animals down the ages. Surprisingly, the kittens were thirsty and demised, and covered in fleas, but otherwise in acceptable health. Also, equally important for their future, they were not wild; they had obviously had human contact. Watch the video and ponder, how such things still happen in a civilized society. My hat is off, as usual, to the dedication of these women. People may not realize that up to 80% of the hard lifting on behalf of animals is done by women around the world. Women sometimes are at the helm of major Animalist organizations, such as PETA, but far more often they are anonymous soldiers, in the frontlines and the trenches, so to speak, doing the thankless tasks that prevent suffering for so many creatures. Let us all salute and support their immense effort. —PG
Thank you for visiting our animal defence section. Before leaving, please take a moment to reflect on these mind-numbing institutionalized cruelties.
The wheels of business and human food compulsions—often exacerbated by reactionary creeds— are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. And meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits and those around you in this regard.
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