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Never allow your wanton desires to interfere with the basic needs and interests of others and live simply so others may simply live
My Pledge to the Readers of this Blog
The progress of social justice is slow and measured. Its growth depends on an increasing number of us becoming aware of the truth and consequences of our actions.
I believe that it is morally wrong to allow our wanton desires to interfere with the basic needs and interests of other sentient beings.
I believe the physical and psychological abuse – confinement, social deprivation, mutilation, genetic and reproductive manipulation, and profit exploitation – imposed by us on other animals is morally wrong.
I believe the suggestion that the exploitation of other sentient beings by humans can be achieved without cruelty, violence, or injustice is false and misleading.
As an advocate for all life, committed to compassion and justice, I refuse to take part in the exploitation of other sentient beings or to collaborate with those caught up in such injustice.
I pledge to do my best to live a life that conveys a clear, sincere and uncompromised message that is free of resentment, fear, exploitation, anger, cynicism, and manipulation.
Furthermore, I pledge to continue to support a broad range of nonviolent initiatives and programs that will hopefully one day eliminate the needless pain and suffering we inflict upon all the many wonderful creatures with whom we share this planet.
I believe that it is morally wrong to allow our wanton desires to interfere with the basic needs and interests of other sentient beings.
I believe the physical and psychological abuse – confinement, social deprivation, mutilation, genetic and reproductive manipulation, and profit exploitation – imposed by us on other animals is morally wrong.
I believe the suggestion that the exploitation of other sentient beings by humans can be achieved without cruelty, violence, or injustice is false and misleading.
As an advocate for all life, committed to compassion and justice, I refuse to take part in the exploitation of other sentient beings or to collaborate with those caught up in such injustice.
I pledge to do my best to live a life that conveys a clear, sincere and uncompromised message that is free of resentment, fear, exploitation, anger, cynicism, and manipulation.
Furthermore, I pledge to continue to support a broad range of nonviolent initiatives and programs that will hopefully one day eliminate the needless pain and suffering we inflict upon all the many wonderful creatures with whom we share this planet.
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4 comments:
These made me smile!
An ongoing treat... but what do you give all these birds to get them to pose for you...
And also, what is your take or understanding of what happened in Alabama recently with thousands of dead birds? I saw a report today which said they died of blunt force trauma... but how on earth do five thousand birds die of blunt force trauma ???
I'm not sure what happened to those birds either, but I think in Alabama it was hundreds rather than thousands. Grackles at certain times of year migrate in huge numbers. To see them pass is quite amazing, they look like a fast moving, darting black cloud. A thousand or more grackles may descend on a field, and then take off. And they move as one. I do think a fast moving truck on an interstate could conceivably plow through such a 'cloud' of birds, perhaps as they were leaving a field. If so, I am sure they would be killed in large numbers. I don't know if that scenario applies to the Alabama incident or not. I may not be accurate in my facts, but Owen got me to thinking about it.
According to what I have read these incidents are not unusual during the migration seasons throughout the world. As Dan points out many species of migrating birds travel in extremely large numbers. It would not take much to bring down hundreds of birds at a time . . . weather, high tension power lines, planes, eighteen wheelers, etc.
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