Earthlings
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pacificpikachuI'm really hoping everyone doesn't just skip over this post.
I feel gloomy to begin with (I suspect PMS), so I want to write an entry about something I've been meaning to write about for a while. I would really appreciate it if you guys would read this, even if you don't think of yourself as much of an animal person.
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faoiltiamatani linked me to a documentary called Earthlings almost two weeks ago. I have hardly had the heart to bring it up since then. Now, for the record, I've watched a number of horrific, stomach-churning videos. I watch Animal Cops fairly often, and harsh documentaries and I'm aware of what goes on in slaughterhouses and the like. I am not someone who cries easily or is unaccustomed to death. (Wildlife rehabber, remember? And pre-vet?) I love animals, but I consider myself mostly a strong person emotionally.
Nothing I have ever seen prepared me for this documentary. In fact, I don't think I've ever been so affected by something on a screen. I sobbed through nearly the whole thing (sometimes so hard that I had to pause it for minutes at a time), felt physically ill on and off for the entire day after watching it, and I had to look away from the screen too many times to count. It is unspeakably horrifying. I am not exaggerating or being overly sensitive. It is that horrible. I don't know if I can ever bring myself to watch it again.
That said, I think it is a very important documentary. Not just for animal rights people, but for everyone who has ever cared even slightly about an animal. We urgently need to do something. And, to be honest, I'm not sure what I can do by myself (other than all the animal charity work I do already and the fact that I'm going into the veterinary field). So, I'm passing the video on and hoping it moves other people enough that they pass it on, because together we CAN do something important. I'm sure of it.
I am not trying to get you to swear off meat. I am not trying to get you to become a vegan, or free your pets, become an extreme animal rights protester, or anything like that. I do not intend to force my beliefs on you. I just want you to see it so you know. What you do with this information is entirely up to you. Want to ignore it and pretend you never saw it? Go ahead. However, as a general rule, the more informed we are, the more we can do to change things--and this needs to be changed. Something needs to happen. Something needs to happen as soon as possible because this suffering is going on ALL of the time--every second--and not pausing.
PLEASE, if you care at all, watch this documentary. Even if you don't think you care, watch this documentary. If even a third of you decide to watch it and pass it on to a few of your friends and they pass it on, we can make an impact.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967&q=earthlings&ei=YjcdSJ_zK4KIqgPhr-S9AQ
http://freedocumentaries.org/film.php?id=119
http://www.isawearthlings.com/
I feel gloomy to begin with (I suspect PMS), so I want to write an entry about something I've been meaning to write about for a while. I would really appreciate it if you guys would read this, even if you don't think of yourself as much of an animal person.
faoiltiamatani linked me to a documentary called Earthlings almost two weeks ago. I have hardly had the heart to bring it up since then. Now, for the record, I've watched a number of horrific, stomach-churning videos. I watch Animal Cops fairly often, and harsh documentaries and I'm aware of what goes on in slaughterhouses and the like. I am not someone who cries easily or is unaccustomed to death. (Wildlife rehabber, remember? And pre-vet?) I love animals, but I consider myself mostly a strong person emotionally.Nothing I have ever seen prepared me for this documentary. In fact, I don't think I've ever been so affected by something on a screen. I sobbed through nearly the whole thing (sometimes so hard that I had to pause it for minutes at a time), felt physically ill on and off for the entire day after watching it, and I had to look away from the screen too many times to count. It is unspeakably horrifying. I am not exaggerating or being overly sensitive. It is that horrible. I don't know if I can ever bring myself to watch it again.
That said, I think it is a very important documentary. Not just for animal rights people, but for everyone who has ever cared even slightly about an animal. We urgently need to do something. And, to be honest, I'm not sure what I can do by myself (other than all the animal charity work I do already and the fact that I'm going into the veterinary field). So, I'm passing the video on and hoping it moves other people enough that they pass it on, because together we CAN do something important. I'm sure of it.
I am not trying to get you to swear off meat. I am not trying to get you to become a vegan, or free your pets, become an extreme animal rights protester, or anything like that. I do not intend to force my beliefs on you. I just want you to see it so you know. What you do with this information is entirely up to you. Want to ignore it and pretend you never saw it? Go ahead. However, as a general rule, the more informed we are, the more we can do to change things--and this needs to be changed. Something needs to happen. Something needs to happen as soon as possible because this suffering is going on ALL of the time--every second--and not pausing.
PLEASE, if you care at all, watch this documentary. Even if you don't think you care, watch this documentary. If even a third of you decide to watch it and pass it on to a few of your friends and they pass it on, we can make an impact.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967&q=earthlings&ei=YjcdSJ_zK4KIqgPhr-S9AQ
http://freedocumentaries.org/film.php?id=119
http://www.isawearthlings.com/
